New Technology Uses Food Waste to Turn UV Light Into Renewable Energy
A technology called AuREUS , which uses waste materials to turn UV light into electricity,...
Blockchain technology to optimize P2P energy trading
A research team of Tokyo Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has...
Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help
Solar power is becoming more common for households at all income levels. These homes in...
Solar technology with the beauty of butterfly wings
The new photovoltaic modules can be manufactured in the desired colour. Credit: Fraunhofer ISE Photovoltaic...
Photovoltatronics: Smart solar cells that talk to each other
Credit: Delft University of Technology Imagine you’re walking through the city on a sunny summer...
New hard-carbon anode material for sodium-ion batteries will solve the lithium conundrum
The higher capacity of this new hard carbon electrode material means that a 19% increase...
A cool advance in thermoelectric conversion
Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology More than two-thirds of the energy used worldwide is ultimately...
Up to 90% of electricity from solar and wind the cheapest option by 2030
Credit: Shutterstock With the cost of energy generated from wind and solar now less than...
Benefits of renewable energy vary from place to place
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the...
South Africa’s electricity supply: what’s tripping the switch
Electricity customers should brace themselves for steeper increases. Credit: Shutterstock Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power...