GE develops hybrid jet engine and battery to supplement California renewables
California aims to obtain half of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030, and on March 23 solar and wind...
Groundbreaking new material for longer-lasting batteries inspired by leaf veins
Biology may hold the clues to better batteries. An international team of scientists designed a porous material...
Hyundai reportedly working on next-gen solid-state batteries for electric vehicles
Major car companies like Hyundai have toyed with both hydrogen and electricity for clean fuel sources, but now...
Australia announces massive $1B solar farm with the world's largest battery
South Australia is about to get a huge clean energy boost with a $1 billion solar farm. The farm will pump and...
94-year-old inventor of lithium-ion cells develops new battery that can store 3 times more energy
94-year-old John Goodenough is known for helping to develop the lithium-ion battery, but he's not done revolutionizing...
Stanford researchers pioneer world's first affordable urea battery
Stanford University researchers have designed a new battery that could revolutionize renewable energy storage....
Groundbreaking new seawater battery could replace expensive lithium batteries
Open your smartphone and you'll probably find a lithium-ion battery inside. They're rechargeable, which is great...
Scientists turn nuclear waste into diamond batteries that last virtually forever
Researchers have found a way to use diamonds to convert nuclear waste into long-lasting batteries. A team of physicists...
Tesla and SolarCity power an entire island with nearly 100% solar
Fast on the heels of the completion of Tesla’s $2.6 billion merger with SolarCity comes the news that the companies...
US Energy Dept says "holy grail" of clean energy storage is imminent
Many countries are on the brink of becoming self-sufficient in their clean energy production, thanks to advances...
Groundbreaking self-destructing battery dissolves in water when its job is done
When it comes to the environment, batteries are a big problem. Even rechargeable batteries eventually reach the...
Researchers accidentally discover a way to make batteries last basically forever
Inventors joke about building “a better mousetrap,” but these days, it’s a better battery that everyone actually...
Tesla and SolarCity to add more energy storage in 2016 than the entire country did last year
Tesla - no longer ‘just’ a car company by any means - plans to add more energy storage capacity with SolarCity...
Urine-powered batteries could provide cheap energy where it's needed most
While others are busy creating batteries out of leaves or rotten apples, researchers at the University of Bath...
Scientists make eco-friendly batteries out of leaves
When we gaze up at a tree full of lush, green leaves we are actually looking at hundreds of tiny batteries. These...
