The solar/wind battery we’ve all been waiting for?
photo by Yuan Yufei (source: Wikimedia Commons) What, you mean you haven’t been breathless with anticipation regarding the large-scale storage of renewable energy from wind and solar power? Well get...
View ArticleElectric cars: Public battery swap stations to launch in Japan
Renault Fluence EV; photo by canonsnapper (source: Flickr Creative Commons) On April 26th the city of Tokyo, Japan will experiment with a new public system for charging electric vehicles. The ‘battery...
View ArticleElectric airplanes – Will flying ever go green?
photo by Caleb’s Photography (source: Flickr Creative Commons) The air travel industry wants more efficient – and thereby greener – airplanes in order to boost profits and improve its image in an...
View ArticleSaving energy: California clamps down on ‘vampire’ chargers
photo by Leo Dirac (Flickr CC) Wasteful battery chargers for smartphones, tablet computers, laptops, etc., will be subject to new, stricter rules in the US state of California. ‘Vampire’ battery...
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