Researchers at Michigan State University are developing a biocompatible ferroelectret nanogenerator (FENG) that can be integrated in smartphones and that ...
Wi-Fi using 10,000 times lower power and saving the battery
Engineers in the US have generated a Wi-Fi transmission that uses 10,000 times less power than common methods. This means downloads can be done all the ...
Apple invests in Chinese wind generation
Apple has entered a partnership with Goldwind, the world’s largest wind turbine maker. Apple bought a 30 percent stake in subsidiaries of Goldwind in ...
New superbattery charges within minutes and seconds
Researchers at the University of Surrey developed a new material that could be used to create supercapacitors 1,000 to 10,000 times more powerful than ...
Examples of community-based energy production
In countries worldwide the number of community schemes for renewable energy production is growing. These groups of citizens vary in size and organization ...
A wind tree to harness low-speed wind
Newwind is a French startup that designed a “Wind Tree” that can generate energy from low-speed wind. The design allows it to be installed in ...
Verkehrswende zu E-mobilität volkswirtschaftlich am günstigsten
Das Ergebnis der Studie „Erarbeitung einer fachlichen Strategie zur Energieversorgung des Verkehrs bis zum Jahr 2050“, die vom Öko-Institut für das ...
Kenya receives huge financing for solar-and-wind project
Kenya, the biggest economy in East Africa, is going to receive 150 million USD financing from the World Bank for a solar-and-wind project in the ...
Solar panels repaired their fossil fuel debt
Solar panels require energy from fossil fuels to make them and transport them before they start producing clean energy. Solar panels carry a fossil fuel ...
Australian Prime Minister refuses carbon tax and trading scheme
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that the government would not impose a carbon tax or an emissions trading scheme in Australia. This ...
