News tagged with solar hybrid

Hybrid power plants can help industry go green

Hybrid cars, powered by a mixture of gas and electricity, have become a practical way to "go green" on the roads. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are applying the term "hybrid" to power plants as well.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Hybrid solar system makes rooftop hydrogen

While roofs across the world sport photovoltaic solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity, a Duke University engineer believes a novel hybrid system can wring even more useful energy out of the sun's ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Japan to launch 'space yacht' propelled by solar particles (Update)

Japan is to launch a "space yacht" propelled by solar particles that bounce off its kite-shaped sails, the country's space agency said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (29) | comments 12

Green jobs grow slowly

Last year, Randy Hagen, president of Solar Skies Mfg in Starbuck, Minn., laid off four of his 14 workers after orders stalled for the rooftop solar collectors he makes. Government rebates promised last year under the Obama ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Hi-tech, eco-friendly dream home takes shape in Japan

On Tokyo Bay, at the edge of the largest urban sprawl on Earth, sits what may be an environmentalist's dream home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Plugging into an electric vehicle revolution

A road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, is underway. Over the next three months, staff from Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toyota to release solar charger for electric vehicles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toyota is developing a solar charging station for electric cars and plug-in hybrids, making a green technology even greener. It has also designed a battery charger for mounting inside an electric ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 10 weblog

Looking deeply into polymer solar cells

Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Ulm have made the first high-resolution 3D images of the inside of a polymer solar cell. This gives them important new insights ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

NTT DOCOMO Develops Solar-powered Handset

NTT DOCOMO, Japan's largest mobile operator, announced today its development of the SOLAR HYBRID (docomo STYLE series SH-08A), a solar-powered, waterproof mobile phone that will go on sale in Japan from September.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toyota rolls out new Prius to fend off rivals

Toyota Motor on Monday rolled out a cheaper, revamped Prius, seeking to boost its flagging sales and maintain its lead in fuel-sipping hybrids in the face of growing competition from rival Honda.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Obama puts up $2.4 bln for electric vehicles

President Barack Obama Thursday unveiled a 2.4 billion dollar boost for electric vehicle development, vowing to compete with foreign nations in the race to be world leader on renewable energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2