A salt battery (sodium ion battery) is being developed in Australia is set to increase solar energy use and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, according to researchers.
Can we really shift the world completely away from fossil fuels in the next 20 years? A brave band of scientists, engineers and young people believe so. Wilson da Silva watched them develop this bold new blueprint for the future of energy.
Solar energy and wind energy technology is well known and has been around for decades. The major barrier to implementation, however, has been storing that energy.
Organic photovoltaic cells may be the answer to the 1.5 billion ‘energy poor’ people, living without access to electricity from the grid.
With more and more of the world’s population flocking to the city, there are smart ways to increase energy efficiency and decrease the overall carbon footprint of a city.
Wind and solar power are enormously appealing as planet-friendly sources of energy – but those who think we can completely rely on them in the future are dreaming.
