Nano silicon for advanced renewable energy harvest and storage technologies
There is an energy crisis, which is triggered by increasing consumption and cost, and which creates, as an incidental impact, serious and growing environmental and health challenges. One response to these problems is to investigate innovative renewable energy applications. A novel silicon nanomaterial was invented at the University of Illinois, and it has been investigated to develop more efficient nano energy related devices. ( Cont... )

Fusion Energy for Future
There are two ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion, by magnetic confinement fusion and by inertial confinement fusion. Magnetic confinement fusion uses a magnetic field to contain hot plasma. Inertial confinement fusion uses an intense pulse of laser light to compress and heat a small capsule of fuel. The fuel in both cases is usually a deuterium-tritium mixture, because that combination is the easiest to fuse. Most research effort has been directed towards magnetic confinement technology. ( Cont... )

Evaluation of Biodiesel Production, Engine Performance and Emissions
Nowadays, in order to decrease environmental pollutions and depending on fosil based fuels, research on alternative renewable energy sources has been increasing. One of the renewable energy sources is biodiesel which is used as alternative fuel for diesel engines. Biodiesel is, renewable, non-toxic biodegradable and environment friendly. ( Cont... )

New Approaches in Photovoltaic Energy Conversion towards Higher Efficiencies
Photovoltaic solar cell conversion technologies are attracting increasingly higher attention due to recent developments in reducing their cost and improved conversion performance. In particular, crystalline Silicon (Si) cell technology has reached an extremely well maturity level with well-optimized material and process conditions. However, for an ultimate victory of solar energy over other energy resources, further improvements in the cell efficiency and the cost are needed. ( Cont... )