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Tesla Gigafactory Battery Improvements Could Cut Battery Costs 70By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pTesla will drive down batterypacklevel costs by 70 down to around 38kilowatthour once the Gigafactory hits peak production via economies of scale improved chemistry supply chain optimization and other factors according to Jefferies analyst Dan Dolevp pAs part of his... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Jay Whitacre takes the LemelsonMIT Prize for his saltwater batteryBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pThe 2015 500000 LemelsonMIT Prize has gone to Jay Whitacre for his invention of the Aqueous Hybrid Ion AHI battery The battery used primarily in combination with solar and wind energy systems was created using abundant and nontoxic resources including salt water and carbon... Read more.. Subject Tags: Innovation , Technology |
Kirigamiinspired solar cells track Sun the entire dayBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pSolar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available on our planet And with the use of modern technology we can not only harness solar energy for power generation and several other purposesp pBut generating power is not such an easy task as... Read more.. |
Sustainable development possible along with greenhouse gas cuts studyBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIndia can improve sustainable development metrics while at the same time reducing its greenhouse gas emissions said a study released on Thursday that places quality of life for all at the centre of Indiarsquos development strategyp pThe study by the Center for Study... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Solar watersplitting method to provide clean energyBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pResearchers from Rice University have demonstrated an efficient new way to capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into clean renewable energy by splitting water moleculesp pThe technology relies on a configuration of lightactivated gold nanoparticles that... Read more.. Subject Tags: Renewable Energy , Technology |
India Australia to establish research center for clean energy technologyBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pAcademic institutions in India and Australia are cooperating to start a center for bilateral collaboration in energyrelated research and technology developmentp pThe focus of the center will be on renewable energy and fossil fuels particularly on clean coal... Read more.. |
India ready with indigenous model to predict rainfallBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pIndia is finally ready with an indigenous model to predict long range and seasonal rainfall In the next six months the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology IITM Pune will be able to operationalise a dynamic numerical climate model it has developed to forecast... Read more.. |
New cheaper more efficient LED technology developedBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015
pScientists including one of Indianorigin have developed a new highly efficient and low cost light emitting diode using a combination of organic and inorganic materialsp pquotIt can potentially revolutionise lighting technology In general the cost of LED lighting has... Read more.. Subject Tags: Energy Efficiency , Technology |
PhilRice studying heat-tolerant rice variety as it pushes climate change-ready technologiesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2015
Researchers identified promising breeding lines that exhibit tolerance to drought and heat stress that will pave way to the development of new varieties that addresses climate change in the country’s major rice-growing areas. Thelma Padolina, lead researcher of the... Read more.. |
BS-IV emission norms to be applicable across India from April 2017By : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2015
Sale and registration of any new vehicle not complying with BS-IV emission norms will not be allowed anywhere in the country from April 2017. Road transport ministry has issued a draft notification making BS-IV norms mandatory across the country in a phased manner starting... Read more.. |