Aircraft powered by electricity are not new and have been around for a number of years, some of these have even been solar powered. All of these have been of limited use and mostly as a proof of concept. This all changes with the development by Sonex Aircraft of a usable aircraft. The company has [...]
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Hong Kong has it’s first community powered by renewable energy. A little Island off the east coat of the region in Sai Kung is host to the Dawn Island Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center which up until now has been powered by generators. Connecting the Island to the Country’s energy grid would not have been [...]
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Nissan’s Electric Vehicle is about to enter the market in Japan and in the USA. This month we can expect to see the Zero Emission vehicle on our streets alongside their soon-to-be-redundant gas guzzling polluting combustion engine driven cars. One hurdle that can cause the New Electric Cars problems is recharging. The combustion engine car [...]
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The German Airline Lufthansa is commencing scheduled flights using aircraft powered by BioFuel. Flight will start in 2011 and will be the first airline to use the alternative fuel source on commercial routes. The Flights will be short internal routes between the cities of Hamburg and Frankfurt and will be flown by an Airbus-321. The [...]
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Aquamarine Power has received an investment boost of £11 million to continue the development of it`s Oyster Wave Energy system. Located in Scotland, Aquamarine are well placed for the research of wave energy technologies. The rugged coasts provide a stiff challenge for Wave Energy developments that only the best will survive. The funding came from [...]
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The PlanetSolar Yacht has started a global trip around the world and hopes to complete the voyage using nothing but renewable energy. Starting its journey in Monaco, a little principality resting on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, the catamaran powered it`s way across the Atlantic Ocean. All this was done using Solar Energy. The [...]
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The Philadelphia Eagles football team are used to running around on the green grass and using a lot of energy. Now they are about the change the meanings of green and energy. In a move to be more energy efficient the home stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, is to be fitted out with a renewable energy [...]
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Scientists, Boffins Egg-heads where would we be without them. Here the Boffins from the University of Bolton from the United Kingdom are developing a super material that sucks in energy from the surrounding environment. They have combined the power generating effects of movement together with the light properties of the sun to produce a fiber [...]
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We may think Contamination of the water Supplies is just something that happens in undeveloped countries. This is something you`ll unfortunately say is wrong if you happen to live in Barstow, California. This little town is the unfortunate recipient of contaminated water and have been warned not to use the supply. The toxin present is [...]
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We all want one, a brand new Clean Electric Car, but are still not sure about this new technology coming on our roads. One tempting solution might be to Hire an Electric Car for a personal test drive. The Car Rental Company Hertz are equipping their fleet with these new electric vehicles and this gives [...]
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