Sponge boils water using sunlight: a new invention by MIT scientists
Harvesting solar energy as heat has many applications, such as power generation, residential water heating, desalination, distillation and wastewater treatment.
However, the solar flux is...
Scientists develop greener, inexpensive solar cells with mixed tin-lead perovaskites
Solar cells, or photovoltaic (PV) cells, are electrical devices that convert energy of sunlight in to electricity. Solar cells have been widely used in...
Solar parking lots can charge electric vehicles
Renewable energy is seen as the major solution for increasing electricity demand and environmental sustainability.
In the transport sector, the most promising way to achieve...
A new fabric that can harvest energy from sunshine and movement
Wearable electronics now play a more important role in our daily life. However, developing a lightweight, flexible, foldable wearable device that has sustainable power...
A new roof that uses solar-wind-rain power to generate energy
Renewable energy becomes more and more important in our daily life.
On one hand, it can help fulfill the high demand for energy use; on...
A new source of clean energy: osmotic power
In a study newly published in Nature, researchers introduce a new source of clean energy: osmotic power (blue energy), or the power generated when...
Scientists developed advanced high-energy sodium-ion batteries
The large consumption of non-renewable resources has pushed the current fossil-fuel-based economy to be at serious risk. One solution is to use renewable energy...
Solar PV panels coupled with lead-acid batteries can strongly increase electricity self-sufficiency
Nowadays, more and more people use solar PV panels and energy storage systems at home to support household electricity use. This is in line...
A novel method of battery pack inconsistency and state-of-charge estimation
The lithium-ion battery has been widely used in distribution energy system and electric vehicles as its features of high density, long cycle, low self-discharge...
How to use Li-ion batteries safely
More and more people are using electric vehicles and green energy sources (solar, wind or geothermal heat) nowadays. These techniques can help solve the...