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
Photovoltaic clothing, thousands of mini solar cells hidden in fabric
To researchers at Nottingham Trent University, new fabrics integrated with photovoltaic technology and able to power…
19 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
New sodium batteries from poisonous herbs and weeds
A group of researchers has created a high quality anodic material, exploiting the Heracleum sosnowskyi, toxic…
17 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Flexible solar cells in CIGS, efficiency exceeds 22%
Empa scientists make the encore and a year later exceed their own record of efficiency for…
14 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
The offshore wind giant of Siemens Gamesa marks a new world record
The prototype SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine produced 359 MWh over a 24-hour period, a…
14 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Is hydrogen diesel engine the future?
A group of engineers in Australia has converted a diesel engine into a dual-fuel system capable…
12 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
From NTU the portable micro wind that captures light breezes
The device created by scientists at Nanyang Technological University is able to produce small amounts of…
11 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Copper-based transparent solar cell, Toshiba continues to make progress
Japanese company announces new steps towards the development of efficient, low-cost and highly reliable tandem photovoltaic…
6 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Silicon Perovskite solar cell, more than 30% efficiency (once again)
TNO, TU Eindhoven, imec and TU Delft joined forces to build a 4-terminal silicon and perovskite…
3 October 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Floating artificial leaves cross rivers producing solar fuels
Researchers at Cambridge University have designed ultra-thin and flexible devices that generate clean fuels from sunlight…
30 September 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
New cobalt-free cathode developed for lithium-ion batteries
Overcome the thermal and chemical-mechanical instabilities of nickel-based cathodes. The merit is of a group of…
27 September 2022
Water
Ocean Energy: flexWEC generators create snakes and elastic walls
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has brought into the water innovative energy converters, which produce electricity…
26 September 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Passive cooling, MIT system only needs a little water
A group of MIT scientists has taken passive cooling to a new level of efficiency, mixing…
22 September 2022
Mobility & Transportation
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