Category Archives: Innovations

California Researchers Transform Waste Heat to Electricity

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

A team of scientists from University of California, Riverside (UCR) have successfully developed thermoelectric devices that can transform low-level waste heat into electricity. Continue reading →

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Wood Waste to Facilitate Production of Green Electricity in Queensland

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

The Queensland timber industry is all set to alleviate the energy shortages that the country is facing as a result of the shutdown of coal-fired power stations. The industry reportedly could position itself to be at the vanguard of renewable energy by utilizing its wood waste. Continue reading →






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Electricity from a Biomimetic Tree

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Scientists from the Iowa State University in the United States have developed a unique gadget that can imitate the leaves and branches of a tree and help in electricity generation. Continue reading →






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Scientists Create Food From Electricity – Will It Fight World Hunger?

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Food can now be created from carbon dioxide, electricity, and microbes according to a team of Finnish scientists. The single-cell protein meal has opened pathways to being a new food in the future. Continue reading →






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France and Ireland to Get Electrified Together!

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

A project Celtic interconnector which will link French and Irish electricity grid has been awarded a €4 million grant from the European Commission recently. The feasibility study of the project was carried out with the support of the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Continue reading →






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Cornell Engineers Convert Food Waste To Green Electricity

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Food waste can now be turned into valuable green electricity. Cornell University researchers have carried out groundbreaking research. Continue reading →






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Conversion of Heat to Electricity in Single Molecules Explored

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

A Japanese team of researchers has investigated how geometry can affect electricity generation from heat by single-molecule devices. The groundbreaking research is premised on the direct conversion of a temperature difference into electricity. Continue reading →






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A New Wave of Coal Mines Could Produce Renewable Electricity

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Hannelore Kraft, North-Rhine Westphalia state governor, declared her support for a project that would transform the coal mine, Prosper Haniel, into a pumped storage facility. Continue reading →






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Wind Turbines Disguised As Trees To Produce Electricity

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Imagine trees that can capture the wind and turn it into energy. With the use of developing technology, it is amazing to see how solar installations can produce energy without using fossil fuels. Continue reading →






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Electricity from Earth Crust – Iceland Drilling in Molten Magma

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) is drilling down into the molten magma that flows through volcanoes and hopes to have created the hottest hole in the earth. The project leaders and earth science scientists have hopes of establishing a powerful new sustainable energy source Continue reading →






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