Innovations in Renewable Energy

New ways to create renewable energy across the globe.

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Solar Paint | RMIT University

RMIT researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to get generate Hydrogen - the cleanest source of energy.

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Are printable solar panels the future of solar power?

"[N]ew superthin, printable solar panels could bring the price of rooftop solar power down dramatically. Researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia are testing solar cells that use electronic inks printed on plastic film to conduct electricity. The panels are less than one-tenth of a millimeter thick and can be printed quickly in large quantities.

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Portland Now Generates Electricity From Turbines Installed In City Water Pipes

Water flowing through the city's pipes will generate electricity like a dam with none of the environmental consequences.

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Flexible Solar Panels

You Can Fold Up These Nearly Unbreakable Solar Panels And Take Them With You

A new type of solar technology, miniaturized so that each cell is the size of a piece of glitter, could be used anywhere. The tiny cells are made from high-efficiency silicon, like standard solar panels. But the new form means that they're not only small but flexible, and can be folded up for transportation, incorporated into clothing, or easily used in electronics.

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The Next Space Race: Farming Solar Power in the Cosmos

Scientists are making the big push to send electricity to Earthlings from the final frontier.

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Solar thermal Magazine

Many lower-cost thin film solar cells, alternative to silicon, are composed of toxic elements such as lead or cadmium, or contain scarce elements such as indium or tellurium.

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Alternative Energy Sources

Wind Powered Energy Going Far Beyond The Traditional Turbine - Biofriendly Planet | For a Cooler Environment

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NameBright - Domain Expired

Bristol’s amazing Solar Trees.

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The computer that makes clean water, energy | CNN

Touted by its creators as the "world's largest solar-powered computer," it could offer a quantum leap for development across rural Africa. The Watly machine, created by an Italian-Spanish start-up of the same name, resembles a futuristic space capsule. But its mission is to provide electricity, clean water, and Internet services that could transform lives and economies across rural Africa.

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This massive solar-powered computer can provide water for an entire village

Watly is world’s first, and largest, solar-powered computer that uses thermal technology to provide clean water, electricity, and Internet connectivity to about 750 people. Measuring in at about 131 feet (40 meters) long, this machine can sanitize up to 1,320 gallons (5,000 liters) of water a day, while generating electricity that can be used to charge external devices. Watly is also built with a 3G/4G router that gives people access to the Internet.