May 8th, 2010

Germans Get Paid To Consume Surplus Energy From Wind Farms

In the northern part of Germany, electricity operatores pay citizens to surplus energy from wind farms, which otherwise would go to waste.

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December 27th, 2009

Panasonic’s Li-ion Battery Can Store Electricity for One Week of Use

Panasonic say that this storage battery is more efficient compared to solar batteries for home use and fuel cells because it is able to store surplus renewable energy and use it to power your house with green electricity.

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November 30th, 2009

Algae Being Used For Making Ultra-Thin Batteries

An algae called Cladophora is used in creating a ultra-thin battery, cabable of recharging in only 11 seconds.

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November 27th, 2009

IceBank – Storing Wind Energy As Ice

The company Calmac, has developed a storage device called IceBank, which is supposed to work as a battery for wind power.

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November 7th, 2009

High-Energy Storage – Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries To Be Soon Available

ReVolt announced that they managed to develop a rechargeable zinc-air battery that can store three times more energy than the common lithium-ion battery.

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October 7th, 2009

France to spend $2.2 Billion In A Charging Network For EV’s

The French government has recently announced the intentions to spend $2.2 billion (~€1.5 billion) on building a charging network for electric vehicles.

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September 12th, 2009

Solar Roadways Could Power The Entire World

Solar Roadways concept plans to transform the current asphalt roads into a intelligent road system that is capable of capturing the sun’s energy, store it and deliver it the our homes

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July 27th, 2009

Nissan’s New Electric Car

The Japanese car manufacturer, Nissan, announced today it’s latest electric car prototype, a model similar to the existing car, Tiida, with improved performances, which tells you when and where to charge the battery.

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July 25th, 2009

Wind-Harnessing Device Sol-Air Use Hand Winder System If Wind isn’t Blowing

I will present a wind powered charger,a wind-harnessing device that can recharge your portable devices in outdoor locations.

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June 24th, 2009

Wind – capable of powering the entire world

The results from a study showed that the energy extracted from the wind is forty times greater than the planet’s demand for electricity today and all energy necessities combined, five times.

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