Scientists have developed a thin, highly flexible textile lithium battery that could safely power wearable electronics used in healthcare monitoring, smart clothes and Internet of Things (IoT). The lightweight Textile Lithium Battery, developed by researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has high energy density and excellent flexibility. The battery, which is less than 0.5 […]
Ball Enters Agreements for 100% Renewable Energy in North America by 2021
New agreements support transition to clean energy, commitment to make the aluminum can the most sustainable package BROOMFIELD, Colo.: Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced that it has executed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) – one wind and one solar – for 388 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy. These agreements will allow the company to address […]
On October 2, 100,000 students in India to assemble solar lamps
As part of the upcoming 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and ongoing diamond jubilee of IIT-Bombay, a whopping 100,000 students from 100 schools across India will assemble solar lamps on October 2, an official said here on Friday. The workshop, under the IIT-B’s Solar Urja through Localisation for Sustainability (SoULS) programme, is billed as […]
