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A system of space solar power system (SSPS)

Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source

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created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 24

It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.


Metal air battery

Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (40) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spinoff company from Arizona State University plans to build a new battery with an energy density 11 times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries for just one-third the cost. With a ...


Solar power generation around the clock

Solar power generation around the clock

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Californian company, SolarReserve, is developing a solar power system that can store seven hours' worth of solar energy by focusing mirrors onto millions of gallons of molten salt, allowing ...


airpod

Car That Runs on Compressed Air Questioned by Critics (w/ Video)

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (21) | comments 36

(PhysOrg.com) -- As electric cars begin breaking into the short-distance vehicle market, one French company thinks that it has an alternative to the electric vehicle: a car that runs on compressed air. Motor ...


New rechargeable zinc-air batteries coming soon

New rechargeable zinc-air batteries coming soon

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (41) | comments 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new breed of rechargeable zinc-air batteries is soon to be available, and may replace lithium-ion batteries in cell phones, laptops and other consumer items. Lithium-ion batteries store ...


Barack Obama speaks after touring the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center

Obama unveils historic power grid reform

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1

President Barack Obama Tuesday announced the largest modernization of the US electricity grid in history, in a 3.4-billion-dollar bid to launch a new era of renewable energy consumption.


Toyota to release solar charger for electric vehicles

Toyota to release solar charger for electric vehicles

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (25) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toyota is developing a solar charging station for electric cars and plug-in hybrids, making a green technology even greener. It has also designed a battery charger for mounting inside an electric ...


Lighter, cheaper, LED light bulbs are starting to enter the marketplace

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 6

Just when you were finally warming up to the idea of swapping out your old light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones, you may soon find a new alternative at your local hardware store.


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Ultracapacitors Make City Buses Cheaper, Greener

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (45) | comments 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- A fleet of 17 buses near Shanghai has been running on ultracapacitors for the past three years, and today that technology is coming to the Washington, DC, for a one-day demonstration. Chinese ...


Photographers take pictures of the new Japanese Nissan Motor's electric vehicle called "Leaf"

Japanese car makers out to electrify Tokyo show

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 17

Move over hybrids -- the biggest buzz at this year's Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come from electric cars as the dream of affordable zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality.


US army to be powered by waste

US army to be powered by waste

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Defense company Qinetiq has been awarded a contract to supply the US army with a system that generates electricity from garbage.


Solar LED lamps

Solar Cells with LEDs Provide Inexpensive Lighting

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created 4 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Of the 1.5 billion people in developing countries who do not have electricity, many rely on kerosene lamps for light after the sun goes down. But now, researchers from Denmark have designed ...


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Tesla Roadster Goes 313 Miles on a Single Charge

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created 4 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tesla is becoming synonymous with high performance electric cars. Indeed, the Tesla car company has been making efforts to create a brand of sports car that runs on electricity, and does so ...


An aircraft dubbed 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA prototype, is rolled out of a hangar

Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.


The collection and storage and retention of the household data makes it vulnerable to security breaches

New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 12

The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said ...