Tech innovations and Startups

Mobility & Transportation
Integrated photovoltaics in vehicles, up to 4,500 km a year powered by the sun
Integrated photovoltaics in vehicles (VIPV) is emerging as a breakthrough technology, combining solar energy and electric mobility while reducing grid reliance.
Alessandro Petrone•4 September 2025

Circular Economy
Lignin from wood emerges as a…
Lignin, a natural polymer found in wood, is being transformed into a…
Paolo Travisi•4 September 2025

Energy
Hydrogen storage in polystyrene waste could…
South Korean researchers have developed a method for hydrogen storage using polystyrene…
Editorial Team•3 September 2025

Tech innovations and Startups
The largest floating photovoltaic in Europe? It is in Portugal
The 5 GW of the EDPR plant will come into operation this summer but the company…
10 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
How to turn soot into clean energy
A group of American engineers has improved the efficiency of solar clean energy kitchens thanks to…
9 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
The forest-saving steak? It is based on microbial proteins
A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research estimates that replacing 20% of red…
6 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
Reference-factory.H2 gives a green hydrogen digital twin
The structure, designed by the Fraunhofer IWU, is a production system of hydrogen technologies based on…
5 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
Airbus continues testing on bioinspired wings
The wind tunnel trials for the new eXtra Performance Wing have been completed. The project aims…
4 May 2022

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From China the Lithium-ion battery that charges to 60% in 5 minutes
A team of researchers has created a new structurally "tidy" anode that can increase the charging…
3 May 2022

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The hydrogen-electric plane HY4 marks a new record
Lo scorso 12 aprile il velivolo a propulsione ibrida ha realizzato il primo volo dall’aeroporto di…
29 April 2022

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The domestic thermal battery that will free millions of homes from gas
The water and salt battery made by a group of Dutch researchers begins its first tests…
28 April 2022

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Purify wastewater to irrigate fields
ENEA, University of Bologna, Hera group and Irretec have developed a technologically advanced prototype capable of…
27 April 2022

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From University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) over 80 bio-friendly compositions with superior…
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) researchers have formulated an extensive library of more than eighty compositions…
26 April 2022

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E-bike batteries become stationary storage units
European Lions2Life project demonstrates re-purposing used e-bike batteries to store electricity generated by renewable energy plants
25 April 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
From the USA the thermophotovoltaic cell with an efficiency of 40%
MIT and National Renewable Energy Laboratory engineers designed a TPV system that outperforms traditional steam turbi