A Down-To-Earth Wind Turbine

Tom Lombardo posted on May 19, 2013

SheerWind's INVELOX design captures, accelerates, and concentrates the wind, sending it to a gound-level turbine, allowing it to generate more electricity at lower cost.

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PowerWINDows

Tom Lombardo posted on May 15, 2013

PowerWINDows is not a Microsoft product, but a potential wind energy system designed for urban environments.

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Off-Grid Street Lighting

Tom Lombardo posted on May 12, 2013

This off-grid street light gets all of its power from two solar panels, a helical wind turbine, and a battery back-up.

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A Smart LED Bulb

Tom Lombardo posted on May 08, 2013

It’s been more than a hundred years since Thomas Edison made a commercially-viable light bulb. Since that time, the technology hasn’t improved much. Thanks to the LIFX bulb, the industry might undergo a bright - or at least a more colorful - future!

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Does This Energy Storage System Have Potential?

Tom Lombardo posted on May 05, 2013

MIT researchers are proposing an energy storage system to stabilize the energy generated by off-shore wind turbines. Is it really feasible?

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New Batteries Help Put Renewable Energy on the Grid

Tom Lombardo posted on May 01, 2013

For renewable energy sources like solar and wind to make a significant impact on grid power, inexpensive and reliable energy storage is required. A new type of flow battery developed at Stanford University might be the answer.

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Climbing Robotic Wind Turbine Inspector

Tom Lombardo posted on April 28, 2013

A robot that climbs wind turbines makes inspections faster, safer, and less expensive.

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A New Approach to Wind Energy

Tom Lombardo posted on April 24, 2013

Caltech's Biological Propulsion Laboratory proposes wind farms that consist of small vertical-axis wind turbines, citing their higher power density for a given plot of land.

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3D Printed Thermoelectric Generators

Tom Lombardo posted on April 21, 2013

A team of researchers in Dresden has developed a 3D printing process that creates small inexpensive thermoelectric generators that convert waste heat into electricity.

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3D Photovoltaics

Tom Lombardo posted on April 17, 2013

Researchers at MIT are wondering why photovoltaic system designers insist on thinking in only two dimensions. They’ve come up with a novel approach: arrange the panels into 3D structures.

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Nanotechnology “Solar Ink” Increases Photovoltaic Efficiency

Tom Lombardo posted on April 15, 2013

A nanowire manufacturing technique promises to improve solar cell efficiency at a low cost.

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Three Problems: One SOL-ution

Tom Lombardo posted on April 10, 2013

The SunSmart E-Shelter program lowers energy bills, provides educational resources, and supplies power in the aftermath of natural disasters: a triple win!

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Good Whey to Generate Electricity

Tom Lombardo posted on April 07, 2013

This Wisconsin factory takes waste water from the cheese-making industry and converts it into electricity and fertilizer.

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A "Brilliant" Wind Turbine

Tom Lombardo posted on April 03, 2013

GE's 2.5 megawatt wind turbine uses sensors, on-site batteries, communication, and data analysis to generate predictable electricity from wind.

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Flower Power!

Tom Lombardo posted on March 31, 2013

This artificial lotus flower uses sunlight to generate electricity, and creates hot water and purified water as its byproducts.

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Sun-Tracking Robot

Tom Lombardo posted on March 27, 2013

This robot travels around a solar farm and adjusts the panels so they always point directly towards the sun.

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A Chemical Multi-Tool

Tom Lombardo posted on March 24, 2013

I'd like Nanotechnology for $100, Alex. The answer is: This substance kills bacteria, filters water, generates electricity, and increases bat...

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Charge it in the Shade

Tom Lombardo posted on March 21, 2013

A few days ago I posted an article about a wireless charging system for electric vehicles. I promised that I'd discuss the solar power angle in my nex...

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Electric Bus Picks up Passengers ... and Energy

Tom Lombardo posted on March 18, 2013

Many years ago I bought a rechargeable battery-operated toothbrush with its own charging cradle. I noticed that there were no electrodes on the toothb...

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Is that a Generator in Your Ear?

Tom Lombardo posted on March 14, 2013

Happy Pi Day! Scientists have known for a long time that the cochlea - the ear's sound sensor and transducer - contains two tubes with distinc...

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