Home Search
ELECTRICITY - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
New Batteries Boost Electric Car and Laptop Capacity by Thousand Percent
Stanford researchers say they've found a way to make a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery that produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing...
Australians Pioneer New Cheaper Fuel Cells
A much cheaper fuel cell could be on its way thanks to a breakthrough cathode built by Australian researchers that uses Gortex, the same...
‘Major Discovery’ from MIT Could Unleash Solar Revolution
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier: how to store...
Japanese Town Blazes Trail in Clean Energy
In the mountains of northern Japan, wind, sun and even cow dung are being turned into electricity as part of efforts to turn a...
Trash To Be Turned into Power at Pioneering British Plant
"In July, a $16 million gasification plant — the first in Britain and one of only a few in the world — will rip...
Focusing the Sun for Cheaper Energy (Video)
With fossil fuels pushing electricity costs ever higher, bringing solar power to the market is looking more attractive every day. This solar array in...
Where Can I Buy an Electric Car in America?
The transition has begun that will wean our society from gas powered cars to electric. As we strive to improve the environment and grapple...
Local Governments Can Take On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Pasadena, Long Beach, Santa Monica and West Hollywood, have all adopted new strict Green Building Codes, but Los Angeles is poised to become the...
Toyota Brings Fuel Cell Dream Closer to Reality
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it had developed a new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that has a longer cruising distance than previous models and can...
New Light Source Lasts 15 Years Without Recharging
A company has invented a glowing light source that lasts for 15 years -- instead of the 15 minutes for a typical glowstick. GlowPaint...
Biomass Gas Project Provides Clean Power for India Villages
A new biomass plant that converts wood or agricultural waste into a combustible gas mixture is offering remote communities access to electricity in an...
Empowering West African Women With Diesel Engines
The mechanization of domestic tasks such as milling or husking grains (normally done with a mortar and pestle or grinding stone) can transform the...
Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the Sky
Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of...
Green Visionaries Unveil Plan for World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Waste-Free, Car-Free City
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is awash in profitable oil reserves yet pouring billions into renewable- and sustainable-energy technologies...
China Fires up Eight Biomass Plants
China has launched eight biomass plants in five leading grain-producing provinces to cut carbon dioxide emissions in electricity generation amid growing global concerns over...
Google Plugs the Internet Into Clean Power
"Google and other large data servers now consume more electricity each year than the entire state of Colorado. Sensing perils to both the environment...
North American Exclusive! Eco-Friendly Steel Cuts Coal Use and Emissions
The process of manufacturing environmentally friendly steel not only reduces coal use by one-third, it also salvages plastic waste from garbage dumps, cooking it...
Some Safeway Grocery Stores Going Solar
Safeway, the largest consumer of electricity in California, has installed more than 1,000 solar panels on the roof of one of its stores to...
Cell Phone Revolution Eases Burdens in Haiti, Caribbean
In a country where most people live without paved roads, running water or even electricity, there's one modern convenience that more than a quarter...
Dell First Major Computer Firm to go Carbon Neutral
Continuing its program of environmental stewardship, Dell became the first major computer manufacturer to commit to neutralizing the carbon impact of its worldwide operations....