Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered that a particular type of algae produces a substance that can be used to make inexpensive, non-toxic, simple-to-build, flexible, thin and durable batteries that, after optimization, are …

Two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed battery cells capable of charging in under a minute, an amazing 100 times faster than a normal rechargable battery.
The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car …

Solar cell companies in China recently submitted a scheme to the Ministry of Science and Technology to cut the cost of solar power generation to $0.146 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2012. This is three years …

Lead-Carbon batteries are a possible game changing energy storage technology. The Economist published an article about Axion Power International (AXPW.OB) titled “Lead-acid Batteries Recharged” and Sandia National Laboratories released a report detailing side-by-side testing of …

Existing hydropower technologies require an average current of five or six knots to operate efficiently, while most of the earth’s currents are slower than three knots. This new technology can generate electricity in water flowing …

The International Energy Agency’s has just released it’s annual publication the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2008. IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that the report highlights that current trends in energy supply and consumption are …

Last Tuesday, Californians voted in favor of an 800 mile high speed train system that will stop in every major city from Sacramento to San Diego. According to the High Speed Rail Authority, California is …

An MIT chemist has created catalysts that enable sunlight to turn water into hydrogen. If the process can be scaled up, it could make solar power a dominant source of energy.
“I’m going to show you …

Xcel Energy Inc. and enXco will build wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota that will generate 351 megawatts of power, Xcel announced Friday. EnXco is a renewable energy developer headquartered in Escondido, Calif. It …

A home wind turbine already installed at 250 sites in Scotland is now being sold in the U.S. Cascade Engineering said Monday. The Swift wind turbine is available in the U.S. and Canada now and …