Tech innovations and Startups

Rinnovabili • Digital twin of Italy: 60 million synthetic users for virtual testing
IT
Italy’s first digital twin simulates 60 million synthetic users

The digital twin of Italy simulates 60 million synthetic users to test policies, products, and smart city solutions without real-world risks

Rinnovabili • BIPV: semitransparent solar panel with micro-concentration boosts energy efficiency
Energy
New semitransparent BIPV panel from Spain…

BIPV breakthrough from Spain: a semitransparent solar panel with tracking and micro-concentration…

Rinnovabili • perovskite cell efficiency: rubidium strain cuts energy loss
Energy
Rubidium strain enhances perovskite cell efficiency…

Incorporating rubidium into perovskite solar cells via lattice strain has been shown…


Rinnovabili • Mobile Charging Stations: China is a Step Ahead
Mobility & Transportation
From China, mobile charging stations for electric cars

The Chinese company Wuling launches two self-driving mobile charging stations that work like power banks on…

Rinnovabili • Residential Thermophotovoltaic with Storage: Is It Worth It?
Energy
Residential Thermophotovoltaic with Storage: Is It Worth It?

A new study has identified several critical factors that influence the overall cost of thermophotovoltaic systems,…

Rinnovabili • HPBC photovoltaic module, record efficiency at 25.4%
Tech innovations and Startups
HPBC photovoltaic module, record efficiency at 25.4%

LONGi Sets a New World Record at the Module Level with its HPBC 2.0 Back-Contact Solar…

Rinnovabili • Electric flying vehicles: USA Approves Regulations
Aerospace
New regulations for electric flying vehicles approved in the USA

The era of transportation via electric flying vehicles has officially begun. The Federal Aviation Administration has…

Rinnovabili • Light and functional, the recyclable wind turbines awarded in the USA
Circular Economy
Light and functional, the recyclable wind turbines awarded in the USA

Weighing 41% less and representing an excellent mix of materials, the recyclable wind turbines from ORNL…

Rinnovabili • UK Approves Drones for Inspecting Offshore Wind Turbines
IT
UK Approves Drones for Inspecting Offshore Wind Turbines

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has announced the names of the projects that will take part…

Rinnovabili • The elastic polymer solar cell that stretches like rubber.
Energy
The elastic polymer solar cell that stretches like rubber

The Japanese research institute RIKEN has developed an organic solar cell that can be stretched up…

Rinnovabili • Green hydrogen will never be truly competitive for the hard-to-abate sectors
Energy
Green hydrogen will never be truly competitive for the hard-to-abate sectors

The storage and distribution costs of the carrier for most end uses in hard-to-decarbonize sectors make…

Rinnovabili • From KAUST, the atmospheric water harvesting system that harnesses gravity
Water
From KAUST, the atmospheric water harvesting system that harnesses gravity

A new passive water harvesting system has been developed, utilizing radiative cooling sheets equipped with a…

Rinnovabili • Electric Skates Arrive: Lightweight and Capable of Speeds Up to 30 km/h
Mobility & Transportation
Electric Skates Arrive: Lightweight and Capable of Speeds Up to 30 km/h

For those who loved the iconic rollerblades, these electric skates designed in France represent an interesting…

Rinnovabili • Hybrid Solar System: Here’s the Photovoltaic Thermal Battery with Record Efficiency
Energy
Hybrid Solar System: Here’s the Photovoltaic Thermal Battery with Record Efficiency

A hybrid device has been created that combines, for the first time ever, molecular thermal solar…

Rinnovabili • Textured perovskite-silicon photovoltaic achieves efficiency record
Energy
Textured perovskite-silicon photovoltaic achieves efficiency record

Scientists at Fraunhofer ISE have created a tandem solar cell by depositing a perovskite layer on…