Rinnovabili • Giant batteries in cities, how electric vehicles support the grid
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.

Rinnovabili • Indoor photovoltaic reaches 40% efficiency with GaInP
Energy
Indoor solar cells hit 40% efficiency…

Fraunhofer ISE develops a high-efficiency indoor photovoltaic cell using GaInP semiconductors, pushing…

Rinnovabili • Organic photovoltaic facade, the first real-world building installation
Energy
Organic photovoltaic facade debuts on building…

NEXT Energy Technologies installs the world’s first integrated organic photovoltaic facade in…


Rinnovabili • double-sided photovoltaic
Tech innovations and Startups
Sicily, final ok for the largest EU gigafactory of double-sided photovoltaic modules

The 3Sun plant of EGP in Catania will be expanded by 15 times to produce 3GW…

Rinnovabili • solar-cells
Tech innovations and Startups
Thin solar cells, new record efficiencies

A new nanostructure has been created to render the silicon thin film opaque and thus increase…

Rinnovabili • wind turbine blade
Tech innovations and Startups
GE presents 100% recyclable wind turbine blade

The 62 meter long prototype is made with a special resin that is easy to recycle…

Rinnovabili • osmotic power plant
Tech innovations and Startups
France: in 2023 the first osmotic power plant, will produce 4 TWh…

Thanks to the technology of the Breton start-up Sweetch Energy, which applies a system of electrodes…