August 29th, 2010

New mitochondria fuel cell uses soda to power laptops and cell phones

Scientists presented at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society their new mitochondria fuel cell, that uses sugar to produce electricity. It may sound weird, but this is true! Once again inspired by nature and living organisms, scientists used in their experiments a particular compound found in organic cells (the mitochondria) that can convert sugar and fats into energy.

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August 11th, 2010

The Vibration Energy Cell produces electricity after a strong shake

The Vibration Energy Cell is a vibration-harvesting generator which can produce electricity after a strong shaking.

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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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December 20th, 2009

BMW ActiveE All-Electric Sedan will be Unveiled in Detroit

This zero-emission car manages to run with 60mph in under 9 seconds. ActiveE will be unveiled next year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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November 7th, 2009

Miletto Electric Scooter is 10 Times More Effective than Any other Scooter

This new model,Miletto, is actually produced by Prostaff, a Japanese company. Miletto Electric Scooter is equipped with batteries, pedals and will appear on the market in 10 different colors.

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October 22nd, 2009

Ultracapacitor Buses – More Greener And Cheaper

A Chinese company, Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company proved that ultracapacitor buses are greener and cheaper than any other bus.

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August 10th, 2009

Charge Your Electronics With Voltaic Backpacks Made From Recycled PET Bottles

Backpacks from Voltaic Systems are equipped with solar panels which can charge every common electronic device, from iPods to laptops.

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July 24th, 2009

Microfluidic Fuel Cells Could Provide Energy for Portable Devices

Daniel Spencer an engineer who recently finished studies at Meng in Electronic Engineering at the University’s School of Electronics and Computer Science, has found a new way to store electricity for portable devices.

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June 18th, 2009

LED-Flashlight without batteries – recharges in only 90 seconds

The ‘Light of Life” flashlight consists of 3 LED lights and requires no conventional batteries, but uses ultracapacitor energy storage systems, which recharge in 90 seconds.

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June 4th, 2009

Kinetic Charger – nPower Personal Energy Generator

nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) is very small, fit in your pocket or purse, and is very easy to use (by simply connecting to your phone or mp3). Tremont Electric say that if everyone would wear such a kinetic charger one hour per day, the energy saved would be enough to power 21.000 homes for a year.

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