Energy
Electric cars and hot water systems could turn cities into giant batteries
A new study shows how electric vehicles and hot water systems could help turn urban areas into massive storage hubs, easing pressure on the power grid.
Paolo Travisi•13 August 2025
Energy
Indoor solar cells hit 40% efficiency…
Fraunhofer ISE develops a high-efficiency indoor photovoltaic cell using GaInP semiconductors, pushing…
Stefania Del Bianco•8 August 2025
Energy
Organic photovoltaic facade debuts on building…
NEXT Energy Technologies installs the world’s first integrated organic photovoltaic facade in…
Editorial Team•31 July 2025
Tech innovations and Startups
Perovskite thermochromic windows: the promising solution to save energy in buildings
The researchers of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the Doe have tried to insert a…
16 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
A new and extraordinary catalyst for marine hydrogen
Developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to produce hydrogen directly from seawater
15 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Towards fast charging metal lithium batteries
Developed a new system to grow dense layers of metallic lithium that prevents the formation of…
14 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Aluminium sodium batteries, towards high energy density
Developed a new design for melted salt batteries able to offer good technical performance without the…
9 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Vertical Sky® A32, the wind turbine “silent” and space saving
During the operational tests the vertical axis wind turbine of Agile Wind Power showed an efficiency…
8 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Save energy at home by recreating extreme climate effects in the laboratory
Two typical dwellings, built inside a maxi laboratory in which it is possible to test extreme…
7 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
From Berkeley Lab a new material for batteries that facilitates recycling
Created a special binder for batteries that dissolves quickly in solution making the process of separating…
6 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Producing hydrogen from the ocean directly
Development of a solution for direct use of seawater in electrolysers without pre-treatment and alkali addition…
4 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Cool with salt, from the Berkeley Lab a new ecological refrigerator
A couple of researchers in the USA demonstrated the feasibility of a "ionocaloric" refrigeration process based…
2 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Role of CSP in hybrid systems for reliable renewable energy supply in…
In the perspective of a 100% hybrid renewable energy system, CSP technology can play a key…
31 January 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Will be born in Greece the 1st line of production of printed…
The European project "Flex2Energy", in which Italy also takes part, will realize in Thessaloniki the first…
30 January 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Thermal insulation: smart material which changes color under an external electrical stimulus
The chameleon-like building material produced by the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) changes its external…
28 January 2023
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