The quest to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight's energy to produce electricity has taken a radically new turn, with the proposal of a "solar energy funnel" that takes advantage of materials under elastic strain.

Although it is often the case that flexible solar panels are assumed to be related to organic photovoltaic technologies, that is not always the case.

A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new method for significantly increasing the heat transfer rate across two different materials.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics.

Scientists at Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated how energy can be extracted from the stochastic motion of individual hydrogen molecules to drive a "mechanic machine."

The project aims to generate a flexible photovoltaic product in order to produce electricity through urban furniture in cities.

A seamless graphene/nanotube hybrid created at Rice University may be the best electrode interface material possible for many energy storage and electronics applications.

The technology enables the production of electricity from living plants at practically every site where plants can grow.

Highlighting breakthroughs in different areas of imec's comprehensive research portfolio, imec will discuss the latest developments achieved in collaboration with its industrial partners.

Researchers have developed a radically new design for a concentrator solar cell that, when irradiated from the side, generates solar conversion efficiencies that rival, and may eventually surpass, the most ultra-efficient photovoltaics.

A team of scientists has explored a novel idea to integrate micro- to nanoscale thermoelectric materials with the window glasses to generate thermoelectricity based on the temperature difference that exists between the hot outside and relatively cold inside.

Researchers at Georgia Tech have created a device that takes advantage of static electricity to convert movement—like a phone bouncing around in your pocket—into enough power to charge a cell phone battery.

Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam.

Disasolar, a French SME based in Limoges specialized in thin-film photovoltaics has received the innovative enterprise award.

Combining iron with gallium amplifies iron's magnetostrictive capability tenfold. Iron-gallium, or Galfenol, is ductile, stable over a wide temperature range and has energy-harvesting capabilities.

An innovative energy harvester that has the potential to save millions of dollars in energy costs for railroads while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Researchers have created a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrical current, surpassing earlier methods that used either light or thermal energy, but not both.

IDTechEx announced the winners of the 3rd Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensor Networks USA awards last week, at the conference held in Washington, DC and attended by over 300 people.

Cell phones as thin and flex­ible as a sheet of paper. Energy-​​storing house paint. Roll-​​up touch screen dis­plays. These are the sorts of devices that the engi­neering industry is preparing for and expecting.

The Metrology for Energy Harvesting project has just announced the development of the world's most accurate energy source simulator and plans to create a world leading, European-wide measurement infrastructure for industry and academics alike.