Swiss voters backed the government’s plan to provide billions of dollars in subsidies for renewable energy, ban new nuclear plants and help bail out struggling utilities in a binding referendum on Sunday.
Ultra-stable perovskite solar cell remains stable for more than a year
Perovskite solar cells promise cheaper and efficient solar energy, with enormous potential for commercialization. But even though they have been shown to achieve over 22% power-conversion efficiency, their operational stability still fails market requirements.
World’s first solar panel road opens in Normandy village
Route in Tourouvre-au-Perche cost €5m to construct and will be used by about 2,000 motorists a day during two-year test period.
The Classic Vespa Scooter Is Finally Going Electric
There’s not much info aside from “we promise it’s coming,” but Vespa has finally revealed it’s making an electric version of its iconic scooter.
World’s First Wind-Hydro Farm Supplies Power Even When There’s No Wind
Germany will soon be home to a groundbreaking wind farm that solves a big problem with wind power: What happens when the wind isn’t blowing?
Portable micro wind turbine
Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn’t appropriate.
Forget ‘Peak Oil’: We could reach ‘Peak Demand’ for energy before 2030
A new report from the World Energy Council has found that per capita energy demand will peak in the next decade or so.
The Edge, Amsterdam
In the face of very strong competition the edge was awarded the bream award for offices new construction in 2016, and also won the public vote for the prestigious your BREEAM award.
Ellum Solar, light different
The new Ellum Solar is an intuitive smart light, embedded with sensors that illuminate the dark when motion is detected.
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