Energy

Wind in the Stratosphere: China’s Airship Turbine Turns Sky into Power Plant

China has successfully launched what it calls the world’s first megawatt-level airborne wind power system, lifting a massive “windmill” airship to nearly 6,560 feet (2,000 meters) above the ground. During a recent test in Yibin,…

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Waste Heat Could Be Turned Into Electricity With New Thermoelectric Material

Industries and machines waste a vast amount of energy every day. Factories, vehicles, power plants, and electronic devices release excess heat that disappears into the environment without doing useful work. Scientists are now developing a…

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Hands-Free Rain Protection: A Drone-Powered Umbrella Takes Flight

A Drone Takes on a Daily Irritation Rain has always forced people into an awkward compromise: one hand occupied, the other juggling phones, bags, or coffee cups. A new DIY invention from the maker behind…

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Canadian Startup ITER Pushes Biochar Technology Toward Industrial Scale

A research team at Western University has turned years of pyrolysis and materials science work into a commercial venture called ITER Technologies, aiming to convert agricultural waste into engineered biochar at industrial scale. The startup,…

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Scientists uncover how sunlight repairs solar cells after ultraviolet damage

When Sunlight Becomes Both the Problem and the Solution Solar cells are designed to harvest sunlight, but prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation can slowly damage the very materials that convert light into electricity. UV…

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Solaris Concept Envisions Self-Charging Solar Motorcycle

An architecture firm, not a motorcycle OEM, is behind one of the most talked-about two-wheeler concepts of the month. MASK Architects has unveiled Solaris, a self-charging solar motorcycle that aims to run entirely on sunlight.…

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A Simple Twist at the Nanoscale Rewrites How Crystals Conduct Electricity

A Breakthrough in Nanoscale Engineering Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have discovered a remarkable way to steer the flow of electricity by physically twisting crystals at the nanoscale. This new approach…

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MIT Students Develop Spray-On Ice-Repellent Coating for Power Lines

A student team at MIT has developed a spray-on polymer coating that helps power lines shed ice during winter storms, a change that could reduce outages and repair costs as grids carry more electrified heating…

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First Solar Opens $1.1B AI-Enabled Factory in Louisiana

First Solar has inaugurated a $1.1 billion, AI-enabled manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, adding serious weight to U.S. clean-energy manufacturing. The 2.4 million-square-foot plant is the company’s fifth U.S. factory and currently employs more…

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BASF and ExxonMobil Plan Methane Pyrolysis Demo Plant for Low-Emission Hydrogen

BASF and ExxonMobil have signed a joint development agreement to move methane pyrolysis from lab-scale units to a demonstration plant capable of producing thousands of tons of low-emission hydrogen per year. The partners see the…

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