Used Electric Car Batteries Could Be Recycled into New Life as Energy Storage for Solar Farms, Says New Study
The MIT researchers say that the average used car battery could provide up to a decade of backup storage for solar grids.
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This New German Car is Covered With Solar Panels and Charges As It Drives
Munich's Sono Motors are about to launch the first mass-produced solar powered car in the world, the Sion, with solar panels all over it.
Electric Vehicle Sales in Europe Have Smashed Through Even the Most Optimistic Forecasts
European electric car sales have tripled and are expected to rise to 15% by 2021 on the back of stricter emissions restrictions.
UK is 'Looking to the future,' Setting a Ban on Gas and Diesel Car Sales For 2030
Boris Johnson announce, starting in 2030, the sale of gasoline and diesel cars will be banned as part of the UK green industrial revolution.
Aptera Solar-Powered Car With '1,000-Mile' Range Gets 7,000 Preorders for Delivery in 2021
Trying to sell their solar electric car by the end of 2021, Aptera Motors have announced $4 million in financing and 7,000 reservations.
The Best Selling Truck in the US, the Ford F-150, Has Gone Electric
America's most popular truck is now available in electric mode, with the F-150 Lighting, starting at $36,500 with 230 miles of range.
Ford's New Affordable Small Hybrid Truck: Maverick Gets 40 mpg and Starts at $19,995
Ford release the Maverick hybrid multi-use pickup starting at $19,995 just weeks after announcing their all electric F-150 Lighting.
Nuclear Fusion Milestone Finally Passed at US Lab
Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion. Harnessing fusion - the process that powers the Sun - could provide an unlimited and cheap source of energy. Now, a breakthrough by scientists at the National Ignition Facility could boost hopes of scaling up fusion.
Amazing Tech Developed by Private Firms Are on the Verge of Creating Nuclear Fusion Reactors to Power Humanity
Nuclear fusion reactors are the key to unlimited clean energy, and two firms are racing to develop the first net-producing reactors.
World's Biggest Factory to Suck Carbon from the Sky and Store it For Millions of Years Turns on in Iceland
Carbfix says the world's biggest CO2 sucking factory is operating in Iceland, burying the carbon in rock deep underground.
Malawi Inventor Lights Up His Whole Village Basically for Free-Starting With a Bicycle and a River
Colrerd Nkosi is a tinkerer who created an electric turbine out of junk for his Malawi village that uses the river to power up all the homes.
When Walked On, These Wooden Floors Harvest Enough Energy to Turn On a Lightbulb
When walked on, these wooden floors harvest enough energy to turn on a lightbulb, according to a Wood Materials Science study.
In Hurricane Stricken New Orleans, a Solar Microgrid Kept the Lights on in This Apartment Building for Low Income Vets
While most of the city lies is struggling to get the power back, St. Peter Residential, thanks to its solar microgrid, can relax.
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems -Many of Them Recycled
Millions remain around the world without affordable access to electricity, but could the second-hand solar panel market solve it for cheap?
Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity - While Cleaning It Up
University of Washington in St. Louis researcher Zhen (Jason) He has discovered a way of cleaning up wastewater and turning it into electricity.
Buy Some Wind Power With Your Furniture? IKEA is Now Selling Renewable Energy
IKEA is combating emissions wherever they can be found, now offering Swedish customers green electricity services, and selling solar panels.
Steelworkers Union is Helping Turn Massive Abandoned Steel Mill into Producer of Wind Turbines
US Wind will turn a former steel mill at Sparrows Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, into a manufacturer of wind turbine parts.
Company Says its Multi-Day Storage Batteries For Renewable Energy Are the Holy Grail We've Been Waiting For
A firm that's attracted enormous investment say they have the "Holy Grail" of renewable storage technology in a battery powered by rust.
Student Invents Toilet That Converts Poop into Energy - And Pays in Digital Currency if You Help to Fill it!
At a South Korean university, a professor's invention of a composting toilet rewards 'contributors' with a digital token to buy lunch items.
'Future Belongs to Renewable Energy' Says India's Largest Oil Baron and Greenland, Which Ended Search for Oil
The richest oil baron in Asia has said 'the age of fossil fuels is over' while Greenland has cancelled all future oil and gas exploration.
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