Renewables

Dr Mark Keevers with one of the spectrum splitting, four-junction mini-modules developed at UNSW to improve solar cell efficiency - image courtesy of UNSW.

Solar cell efficiency reaches new levels, decades ahead of expectations

On 19 May, 2016, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a fire at The Ivanpah concentrated solar power plant in California - image courtesy of San Bernardino County Fire Department. Global Power Grid

Fire at world’s largest concentrated solar power plant caused by own mirrors

An artist's impression of a cityscape featuring a skyTran system - image courtesy of skyTran

Futuristic skyTran levitating pod transportation set for Lagos, Nigeria

The 2016 Toyota Hybrid Prius. Image courtesy of Toyota

Toyota hybrid car sales reach over 9 million

Max Steinberg CBE, chair, International Festival for Business 2016.

30 days to International Festival for Business 2016

The toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever is also the greenest according to Ford - image courtesy of Ford

Ford first to use captured CO2 to make foam and plastic for cars

A SunEdison solar project - image courtesy of SunEdison and PRNewsWire.

Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance created to help companies buy green electricity

The 2016 Ford Focus Electric vehicle at a charging point - image courtesy of Ford

Ford to take on Chevrolet and Tesla with improved electric vehicle

The £65m battery technology Institute will bring together the expertise from its 7 founding partner universities- image courtesy of Steve Zylius and UCI.

New rechargeable battery that can charge over 200k times

By 2020 and 2025, European OEM’s must reduce average fleet tailpipe emissions to below 95g of CO2/ km and then 75g of CO2/km.

Automotive light weighting: driving the revolution

Flux have launched three high performance affordable e-bike models including the Attack pictured here - image courtesy of Flux.

Flux Electric Bikes look to ‘Trump’ the e-bike market with mid-mounted motor