The US non-profit research company, SRI International, is testing a buoy-mounted, wave-powered generator in the ocean near Santa Cruz, California.
Belgian researchers have created a shirt with an integrated device that converts body heat into electricity.
The USA’s largest government-industry research partnership for wind-power generation has received a boost with the formal commissioning of a 2.3MW Siemens wind turbine.
A British firm has developed a hybrid periscope for armoured land vehicles that incorporates optical and digital image sources.