Credit: FuturoprossimoChinese solar giant Longi has shattered expectations with a new tandem solar cell that achieves a record-breaking 34.85% efficiency—thanks to an innovative fusion of perovskite and silicon technologies.In the world of solar energy, even a 0.1% boost in efficiency is considered a big deal. Now imagine surpassing what was long believed to be...
Credit: FuturoprossimoSingapore has introduced the world’s first vertical solar forest—18 striking “supertrees” that generate 67,000 kWh annually, reshaping the future of sustainable architecture.Solar panels have traditionally been seen as more practical than beautiful. But Singapore’s urban planners challenged that notion. At Gardens by the Bay, they’ve created the first global example of vertical photovoltaics...
Credit: FuturoprossimoThree groundbreaking energy innovations are coming together to form a perfect storm—one that could mark the end of oil and coal as we know them.Remember how the iPhone brought Nokia’s reign to an abrupt end? Something just as monumental is about to shake up the energy sector. Three distinct discoveries—each one revolutionary on...
A 10-ft test sphere being dropped down to the bottom of Lake Constance in EuropeFraunhofer IEETo avoid using large areas of land for building renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been developing a bold yet feasible idea: using hollow concrete spheres submerged in the deep ocean to store energy.The StEnSea Project: Storing...
The SG DD-276 turbine spans over three football fields across with a 21.5 MW capacitySiemens GamesaIn the ever-competitive game of "who builds it bigger," China has stepped aside for now as European company Siemens Gamesa sets a new world record with a massive wind turbine installed at the Østerild test field in Denmark.A Giant...
Manufacturing partner, Horien, in Switzerland has so far been producing sodium metal chloride batteries in factories like this, but will also take on production of Inlyte's sodium-iron batteriesInlyte EnergyFor years, lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to solution for long-term energy storage, but their production and maintenance costs remain high. A California-based startup, Inlyte, aims...
Credit: PixabayA gravity battery generates electricity by releasing a heavy load, converting potential energy into power when grid demand is high. When surplus energy is available, the system lifts the load back up for future use.A common example is pumped-storage hydroelectric systems, where water flows downhill to generate power and is pumped back up...
Synthesis process of hard carbon and the application of the battery. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c17922A research team from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, collaborating with baijiu manufacturer Wuliangye, has developed a carbon-based anode for sodium-ion batteries using baijiu sediment. Their study, published in ACS Applied Materials &...
Power Roll's solar film is inching closer to becoming cheap to produce, and more efficient at generating energy as wellPower Roll / The University of SheffieldSince 2012, UK-based Power Roll has been developing a cost-effective way to print solar film for clean energy generation. Now, the company has taken a major step toward large-scale...
Plasma sparks naturally (left) and ultrasound-guided (right)Josu IrisarriElectricity is naturally unpredictable, typically requiring wires and circuits for control. However, researchers in Europe and Canada have successfully directed sparks through open air and around obstacles using ultrasound waves.In open air, electricity naturally spreads in unpredictable directions—much like a lightning bolt. Its path is influenced by...
