energy

Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip

Posted in Science on 26th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi.

Musk reveals his new master plan for the future of Tesla

Posted in Business on 21st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

Elon Musk revealed his new master plan for Tesla today (July 20) in a blog post published on Teslas website:

New clues could help scientists harness the power of photosynthesis

Posted in Science on 9th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

"There is intense interest in creating artificial photosynthesis as an alternative energy source"

Renewable energy: UK expected to miss 2020 targets

Posted in Science on 6th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Climate Change Act mandates emissions cuts of 80% by 2050.

Nanoscale discovery could push perovskite solar cells to 31% efficency

Posted in Hardware on 4th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

The efficiency at which solar cells convert photons to electricity has increased more rapidly for perovskite than any other material to date.