energy

Engineers invent a way for cars to harvest energy from bumps in the road
Can we harvest energy from the suspension of vehicles? New research says it can.   Lei Zuo, a professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has been developing the potential of harvesting energy from a car’s suspension. Zuo explained that only 10-16% of the fuel a car consumes is actually used to drive — that ...Read More

VTT's energy-harvesting "tree" generates electricity from multiple sources
Scientists at the VTT Technical Centre of Finland (VTT) have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings, whether indoors or outdoors.  The prototype stores the solar energy it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs. The technology ...Read More

Modular biobattery plant turns a wide range of biomass into energy
A new high-efficiency biogas plant developed at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany could accelerate renewable energy production around the globe. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Energy and Safety Technology have developed a “biobattery” in the form of a highly efficient biogas plant that can turn raw materials like straw, scrap wood and sludge ...Read More