Category: INNOVATION

An interesting idea: Run electric trucks downhill as an alternative to dams. All that’s needed would be existing roads, e-trucks,[…]

A gigantic sail like that used by paragliders or kitesurfers is creating electricity for the grid off the African coast.[…]

Dust accumulating on solar panels is a major problem, reducing output by as much as 30% in just one month,[…]

Mitrex, a Canadian solar technology manufacturer, is launching the Solar Brick. It looks like a brick wall, but has solar[…]

SUPER TIDAL STREAM TURBINE The world’s most powerful and advanced tidal stream turbine, the O2, has been exporting low carbon[…]

Using a recipe containing gelatin, glucose, citric acid and glycerol, researchers have made biodegradable, recyclable ink with which they 3D[…]

Buoy photo: Girma Nigusse  Rechargeable seawater batteries (SWBs) are fire safe, environmentally benign, and less expensive than lithium-ion batteries. They[…]

Starting with sugars, sustainable plastics have been made that perform as well, or even better, than commonly available plastics, are[…]

Photo: a rubber tree Electric vehicles (EVs) need cost-effective, safer, longer-lasting batteries that won’t explode during use or harm the[…]

Conn Center researchers at the University of Louisville have created the CuBert™ paste which replaces expensive silver with affordable and[…]