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Xof1 (Power of One) solar car sets new distance record, reaches LA
We've kept you informed about the progress of the Xof1, also known as "The Power of 1," since the vehicle left Buffalo, NY last June (remember the UFO incident?). The original plan was to go from Buffalo, NY to Inuvik, NT (up in the Artic Circle) and back, but the trip has now been extended. But,. . .
Found : on 21/3/09.
Design Project: 2020 Hyundai City Car Concept
The car's body consists of transparent solar panels, which "collect ambient light" and create electricity. The electricity is fed into a water tank to split the hydrogen from the oxygen and the hydrogen is stored to power the vehicle.
Found : on 19/3/09.
Solar Day Coming In June
There’s a new day on the calendar. Well not a new day, just a new celebration. This one on solar energy. Move over Earth Day. There?s a new environmentally friendly semi-holiday coming up, and it?s none other than Solar Day. This day doesn?t just thank the sun for shining, though. It?s m. . .
Found : on 19/3/09.
The Autopia Solar Tricycle WTF? Photo Caption Contest
We're not sure what it is, who made it or why, but this three-wheeled solar ... thing is perfect fodder for our photo caption contest. Add your caption.
Found : on 21/3/09.
UN to tax oil for green investments
A "Green New Deal"Adam Steiner, Head of the UN Environmental Program, thinks it time for a green tax on oil to raise money to "revive the economy and protect the environment, according to Reuters. The funds raised, some $750 billion, would be used for "improved energy efficiency for buildings and. . .
Found : on 19/3/09.
Shell Alternative Energy Strategy Now Focused on Biofuels; Little Growth for Wind, Solar and Hydrogen
Shell?s strategy for investment and development of alternative energy is settling on biofuels, according to Jeroen van der Veer, Royal Dutch Shell?s CEO. During a presentation on Shell?s updated strategy, van der Veer said that he did not expect the...
Found : on 17/3/09.
Scosche releases SolChat solar-powered Bluetooth speakerphone
The SolChat retails for $100.(Credit: Scosche)Hot on the heals of its announcement that it would be making accessories for the third-generation Shuffle, Scosche has "gone green" with a $100 solar-powered Bluetooth speakerphone for cars. SolChat. . .
Found : on 17/3/09.
Power Of One Solar Car Reaches Los Angeles After Breaking World Distance Record, Heading to Washington, DC
Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One solar car (earlier post), recently arrived in Los Angeles after traveling more than 12,500 miles. In the process, he reached the Arctic Circle, and broke the world distance record for a solar...
Found : on 16/3/09.
Should we "Just Say No!" to renewable energy zones?
Mesila Valley Desert by Brian Stansberry Creative Commons A few days ago, Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar established a task force to identify zones on public lands where the department can help begin the development of mega-sized renewable resource projects. At first blush this sounds. . .
Found : on 14/3/09.
New Nano-sized Photocatalyst for Artificial Photosynthesis; Step Toward Production of Carbon-Neutral Transportation Fuels
Under the fuel through artificial photosynthesis scenario, nanotubes embedded within a membrane would act like green leaves, using incident solar radiation (H?) to split water molecules (H2O), freeing up electrons and oxygen (O2) that then react with carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Found : on 13/3/09.
New Research Tools for Assessing Impacts of Aerosols on Climate
Visibility in the clear sky is reduced by the presence of aerosols, whose types and concentrations have a large impact on the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth?s surface. Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of...
Found : on 13/3/09.
Japan and EU May Collaborate on Long-Term Development of Advanced Automotive Batteries, Solar Cells
Bloomberg. Officials from the European Union and Japan met recently in Tokyo to explore jointly developing advanced automotive batteries for electric vehicles and solar cells. ?This tie-up would be aimed at making these advanced technologies commercially viable by 2030 or...
Found : on 10/3/09.
Solar Power Fueling Atlantic City
You wouldn’t think of the bright lights of the casinos of Atlantic City, New Jersey as the place for energy conservation, but the East Coast’s gambling center is the home of a pioneering solar energy project. This story from CNN says government officials were on hand to show off solar. . .
Found : on 8/3/09.
Pininfarina BLUECAR Production Version Revealed in Geneva
Electric car will come with Lithium Metal Polymere batteries and solar panels on the hood that give it a range of 250 km. The BLUECAR is a compact 5-door, 4-seat MPV. Pininfarina plans an annual production of 60,000 vehicles by 2015.
Found : on 6/3/09.
Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg
Click above for a high-res gallery of the NLV Quant by Koenigsegg The cars created by Christian von Koenigsegg are not renowned for being environmentally friendly. The car unveiled by Koenigsegg today in Geneva is in many ways diametrically opposed to the CCX and its variants. Rather than burnin. . .
Found : on 6/3/09.
Geneva 2009: Koenigsegg Quant - Solar Electric Supercar
Until now, thoughts of a working solar-electric powered car have been mostly science fiction. The Koenigsegg Quant makes that science a reality.Koenigsegg has been synonymous with outlandish supercars since the company's inception. So who better than them to break into the solar-electric market. . .
Found : on 6/3/09.
New Prius: Is 50 mpg enough?
10 percent more efficientToyota is beginning to stage media briefings in preparation for its April launch, but really most of the key details are based around one simple stat: MPGs.According to the EPA, the new Toyota Prius will achieve 49 mpg on the highway and 50 mpg in the city - a number that. . .
Found : on 6/3/09.
Solar Panel Array Backdrop for Stimulus Bill
While Pres. Obama’s signing of the nearly $800 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… better known as the Stimulus Bill… attracted lots of attention, especially for the billions that will be going to alternative energy, a Colorado company in the renewable energy field j. . .
Found : on 21/2/09.
Wind, Solar & Geothermal Make Energy & Money for Utah Schools
Students in Utah schools are having their classrooms lit up and warmed up by a combination of wind, solar and geothermal energy sources. Those classrooms are also being funded by those same renewable energy projects. This story from the Salt Lake Tribune says Utah’s School and Institutiona. . .
Found : on 21/2/09.
Solar-powered pontoon boat gets official thumbs up w/video
The Sunrider 6,2, a solar-powered pontoon boat by Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt. Ltd., has received a hearty endorsement from Malcom Moss, president of the Electric Boat Association UK. The 10-passenger craft, currently undergoing trials in India, gave Moss a taste of its charms . . .