Renewable Energy
Daimler Tiny Cars Evolved
The Smart ED as they call it. ED means Electric Drive and can cover 90 miles without recharging. Daimler started testing an earlier version of the Smart ED since the end of 2007 in London. Daimler will test 100 EDs which runs on lithium-ion batteries. Utility giant RWE will install 500 charging stations scattered along [...]
Solar Cells can now be painted on steel…
A new photo voltaic paint is being developed in a UK university and a commercial partner and the steel industry. Buildings covered in steel sheets will be generating huge amounts of solar electricity in three years. These new solar paints have the advantage of being able to absorb across the visible spectrum which makes them [...]
Solar Cooking, Sustainable and Healthy
Solar cooking is a simple, safe, and convenient way to cook food without consuming fuel or heating up the kitchen. Many people choose to solar cook for these reasons. But for hundreds of millions of people around the world who cook over fires fueled by wood dung, and who walk for miles to collect wood or [...]
Third Generation Solar Cells
By the year 2050, the world will need 30 terawatts (TW) of energy resources in place to maintain economic growth and sustain emerging economies such as China and India. The world today consumes 13 TW of continues energy, of which the U.S. uses one-fourth and the greatest part of this energy will have to come [...]
