2014
16 articles originally published this year.
Dreams of the New Power Grid
A FUEL CELL FOR EVERY HOME: THAT'S THE IDEA. BUT THERE ARE A FEW OBSTACLES IN THE WAY
20 Nov 2014 · 7 min read
New technique for generating electricity from mechanical vibrations
Electrical energy is normally generated through heat, motion, nuclear transformation, or chemical reactions, but now scientists at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland have devised a new method…
12 Nov 2014 · 2 min read
Thorium Car: Re-fuel once a lifetime
If anything has yet to peek your curiosity in the tech news recently, the Thorium car should. Many types of hybrid cars have been on the rise recently, some running on electricity, bio-diesel, while…
2 Nov 2014 · 2 min read
Lockheed Martin's new fusion reactor can change humanity forever
The announcement by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works of plans to develop a compact fusion reactor (CFR) has potentially huge implications for future space and aircraft propulsion. Should the current…
15 Oct 2014 · 2 min read
Engineered Bacteria Excrete Propane Fuel
Researchers want to harness your stomach bug in the service of your barbecue!
2 Sep 2014 · 1 min read
New Device Generates Electricity From Condensation
MIT researchers have found a way to generate small amounts of electricity from condensation, by having electrically-charged droplets jump between superhydrophobic (water-repelling) and hydrophilic…
23 Jul 2014 · 2 min read
Fraunhofer Developing Fuel Cell System to Power the Home
The cell stacks that are the heart of a home fuel cell system being developed by Fraunhofer (Photo: Fraunhofer IKTS)
20 Jun 2014 · 3 min read
Could this biomass generator start an energy revolution?
The Power Pallet is a complete biomass power generation solution that converts woody biomass into electricity, and soon to heat or PTO shaft power. It is a compact and fully automated system -from…
28 May 2014 · 1 min read
Brazilian Firm Goes To Market With Free Energy Generator Capable of Powering 2 Average Size Homes
Two Brazilian inventors, Nilson Barbosa and Cleriston Leal, claim to have invented a free energy device and are now selling this device to the public. The device is called the Earth Electron Captor…
6 May 2014 · 3 min read
Quantum Energy Generator - Open Source Plans
If you haven’t heard of the QEG (Quantum Energy Generator) then this is going to be a nice surprise for you. This device is based off of Tesla’s work where he built a resonance generator that…
5 May 2014 · 1 min read
"Solar" jet fuel created from water and carbon dioxide
28th April 2014: With the first ever production of synthesized “solar” jet fuel, the EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has successfully demonstrated the entire production chain for renewable kerosene…
2 May 2014 · 2 min read
Groundbreaking 100% Carbon Free, Clean Air Hydrogen Reactor
Solar Hydrogen Trends, Inc. develops innovative breakthrough technology with the world’s first hydrogen reactor for production of unlimited hydrogen; reactor uses water as main fuel and is 100%…
29 Apr 2014 · 2 min read
Blacklight announces sustained production of enormous electrical power from water
BlackLight Power, Inc. Announces Sustained Production of Electricity Using Photovoltaic Conversion of the Millions of Watts of Brilliant Plasma Formed by the Reaction of Water to a More Stable Form…
29 Apr 2014 · 6 min read
Magenn Floating Wind Generators
We've already seen some wind turbines designed to float offshore, but Canadian startup Magenn Power has some ideas of its own for getting wind power off the ground and, judging by its latest tests,…
21 Apr 2014 · 1 min read
The Rawlemon Spherical Solar Energy Generator
Created by Andre Broessel, a German architect inspired by his daughter’s toy marbles, the Rawlemon design uses a spherical lens to concentrate sunlight on a small photovoltaic panel and combines this…
16 Apr 2014 · 1 min read
Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Quest for Fusion Power
In a perfect example of beating swords into plowshares, a team of scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California reached a milestone…
13 Feb 2014 · 4 min read