MIT’s “Sun In A Box”
2018-12-10
Much of the world’s electricity is generated in real time — power plants fuel our homes when we need it, as we need it, and excess energy generally goes toContinue Reading
UNICEF’s Medical Drone Pilot Project For Vanuatu Islands
2018-12-10
UNICEF, the Australian company Swoop Aero, and the German firm Wingcopter are collaborating on a three-month medical drone pilot project. Vanuatu, a South Pacific ocean nation with 83 islands. It’sContinue Reading
Solar-Powered Drone That Can Fly Non-Stop For 1 Year
2018-12-08
Engineers have created a solar-powered drone which can fly for up to a year before it requires maintenance. BAE Systems and aerospace technology firm Prismatic are working towards preparing theContinue Reading
Intel Wants To Address Fireworks Pollution With Drone Light Shows
2018-12-08
Fireworks have been around for centuries. They create a lot of pollution and noise but people all over the world love it. Fireworks have been linked to increased in nitrogenContinue Reading
Solar Cells That Turn To Face The Sun The Way Sunflowers Do
2018-12-07
Researchers at the Harvard Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences say they have created shape-shifting polymers that respond to heat and light without theContinue Reading
First Solar : Pioneering The Recycling Of Modules At The ‘End Of Life’
2018-12-06
Recycling is something that First Solar has been working on for years. They started out by charging customers a small recycling fee with the purchase price of the module. WithContinue Reading
Paris To Launch ‘ Worlds Largest e-bike Program’
2018-12-06
A new e-bike rental program called Veligo will be launched in the Paris region in September 2019 with 10,000 ebikes by Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), a transport agency. The goal ofContinue Reading
New Tech Brings Down The Cost Of Carbon Capture
2018-12-05
Realistically, coal-fired generating facilities will be part of the world’s energy mix for decades to come. Capturing a significant proportion of carbon emissions from going up the smokestacks of coal-poweredContinue Reading