Wobbling gyroscopes could harvest energy from ocean waves
Design can be tuned to work at a wide range of wave frequencies
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Reinforcement learning could help airborne wind energy take off
Machine learning technique teaches power-generating kites to extract energy from turbulent airflows more effectively, boosting their efficiency
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Droplet-based ‘wind farms’ harvest low-speed wind energy
Anchored droplets of ionic liquids collect enough charge to power a pocket calculator
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Green and novel: the future of energy generation
Harnessing energy directly in space and from the ocean flow
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Here’s why Tesla’s Master Plan 3 makes a lot of sense for a sustainable future
James McKenzie examines the Master Plan 3 released earlier this year by Tesla
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Combining solar power with thermal storage to avoid wasting energy
Australian company RayGen hopes to solve the limits of solar power by combining its systems with thermal storage, as Richard Stevenson reports
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Launching solar farms in space
Space-based solar power could replace fossil fuels in energy mixes
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Floating artificial leaves could produce solar-generated fuel
New devices might make it possible to locate solar farms on water, not land
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Solar cell keeps going after sunset
New device produces power at night thanks to an integrated thermoelectric generator
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Why we need to tackle renewable energy’s storage problem
Peter Edwards, Peter Dobson and Gari Owen say that net-zero targets can only be met if renewable energy can be stored cost-effectively
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