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True Green Power: Electricity Generated from Living Plants
Researchers have developed a system to harvest electricity from plant leaves.
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Saltwater Batteries: A New Wave in Renewable Storage
Saltwater-based aqueous batteries could be edging closer to commercial viability, thanks to a promising breakthrough.
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A Year of Innovation: Our Most-Read Articles in 2018
To round up this exciting 2018 we have selected our most read stories, just in case you missed any of them amidst all the online news.
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A tale of how to design a better planet
The story begins “Once upon a time…” and illustrates, in a very special way, the progress, innovation and commitment needed to design a better planet.
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Paper-Based Batteries Take Recycling to a Whole New Level
Paper and bacteria come together to provide a cheap and biodegradable technology for the batteries, sensors, and wearables of the future.
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Solar PV Cells Powered by Living Bacteria
A new generation of bacteria-based solar PV cells is set to produce electricity even under overcast skies.
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PHOTON: Solar PV and Solar Thermal Come Together in a Pioneering Project
This initiative intends to improve the efficiency of central-tower solar thermal plants and achieve unheard-of power output.
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Wood Waste Could Power Fuel Cells
A new generation of fuel cells will make use of lignin, a paper production byproduct, to produce energy.
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Solar thermal energy, also called solar thermal power or thermoelectric energy, is a renewable energy that uses the heat of the sun to produce clean electricity on a large scale. Like photovoltaic energy, which uses light energy from the sun captured by solar cells, solar thermal technology uses the sun's heat to warm a fluid, produce steam, and generate electricity in a conventional thermal process. There are also several technologies used to produce thermal energy: parabolic trough and central tower, primarily.
Solar thermal energy, also called solar thermal power or thermoelectric energy, is a renewable energy that uses the heat of the sun to produce clean electricity on a large scale. Like photovoltaic energy, which uses light energy from the sun captured by solar cells, solar thermal technology uses the sun's heat to warm a fluid, produce steam, and generate electricity in a conventional thermal process. There are also several technologies used to produce thermal energy: parabolic trough and central tower, primarily.