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  • Google extending renewable energy plans

    Google can brag about having the biggest corporate installation of solar power. But for them, it's just the beginning of their renewable energy plans.

  • Scientists say Australia shines for solar

    A map of the earth's sunniest locations reveals that Australia is truly a sunburnt country, with plenty of solar energy to spare.

  • Mobiles phones: Say goodbye to recharging

    German researchers are developing new types of power cells that could mean mobile phones will never have to be recharged at the mains again.

  • Smaller power sources on the horizon

    The pace at which scientists are developing new energy sources for portable electronics is dramatically speeding up as the industry races to make smaller devices with longer-lasting batteries.

  • Motorola cranks out phone power

    Motorola takes tech a step back to find a new way to extend mobile phone battery life. Freecharge will allow mobile phone users to extend their talk time by 5 minutes with 45 seconds of cranking.

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  • Notebook overhaul on the horizon

    Five years from now the notebook will likely be smaller and lighter, capable of making mobile phone calls on its own and running on methanol.

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  • Advanced energy solution pulls the plug on PDAs

    The Department for Energy Technology at the Fraunhofer-Institutea, -- cradle of MP3 and MIT opposite number in Germany - has presented a solar solution for powering PDAs without the need to externally recharge the battery. They soon could apear on the mass market.

  • Toshiba to showcase fuel cell prototype

    The company next week plans to exhibit a battery alternative that it said has the potential to replace environmentally taxing, rechargeable batteries with clean-energy technology.

  • Notebook overhaul on the horizon

    Five years from now the notebook will likely be smaller and lighter, capable of making mobile phone calls on its own and running on methanol.

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