Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) of Littleton, Colorado has announced that its thin film rechargeable batteries are now capable of 75,000 deep discharge cycles. Most rechargeable batteries are capable only of 300 to 1000 deep discharge cycles and need to be replaced thereafter. This breakthrough could signal the hope for rechargeable batteries that can last the [...]
American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs
Awaiting a key U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) decision, American solar manufacturers are speaking out against SolarWorld’s campaign to raise tariffs on imported Chinese solar cells. Manufacturers including Dow Corning and Hemlock Semiconductor, GT Advanced Technologies, MEMC, REC Silicon, and Suntech America believe that free trade and global competition are good for the American solar [...]
FUTUREWATCH: Solar Powered Bionic Eye
A retinal implant or a bionic eye has been developed by scientists at Stanford University in California. It is powered by light as compared to present day implants which are run on batteries. This device uses a unique pair of spectacles to shaft a stream of light into the eye. This sends signals to the [...]
The UK’s Green Deal
The Green Deal is a new UK government led scheme which aims to make it easier for British homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient. The deal allows homeowners to borrow up to £10,000 to pay for energy saving devices such as double glazing. Repayments are added to utility bills and repayment plans can [...]
Future Energy Solutions Creates Energy Harvesting Platform
In a bid to enable design engineers to gauge the feasibility of utilizing harvested energy to power appliances, Future Energy Solutions has unveiled a development system that includes a software which shows the flow of harvested energy from the time of its capture to conversion and storage. Since the energy flow is depicted in real-time, [...]
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