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Boeing to be making a fuel cell airplane

With all the effort we are witnessing in developing environmentally progressive technologies for automotive applications, it's great to see that Boeing researchers and industry...

5 steps to building a backyard fuel cell

Stephen Friend has the first hand-built fuel cell-powered house in the US. No, not another hopeful boil-your-own-yogurt demo for an impractical technology, but a...

The Rotary Air Engine (Di Pietro motor)

The Di Pietro motor concept is based on a rotary piston. Different from existing rotary engines, the Di Pietro motor uses a simple cylindrical...

Global Dimming reducing means a hotter and dryer world?

Despite concerns over global warming, scientists have discovered something that may have actually limited the impact...

Self-powered Electric Vehicle Running without OIL/GAS/HV Battery

This car runs by itself with no need for GAS, OIL or any other external power source. It's entirely self-powered by an electric mechanism...

How to make your own biodiesel

There are at least three ways to run a diesel engine on biofuel using vegetable oils, animal fats or both. All three are used...

What Does Nissan Do About Hybrid Cars?

Nissan has been building their Altima hybrid cars at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant, which has the capacity of building up to 50,000 vehicles. If...

Hydrogen Powered Bike

How about this little bike? I ride a very beautiful bike but it doesn't go 239km/h (150mph)!!! What if we all ride bikes and fuel...

How much does it cost to make the world carbon free?

Are you carbon neutral yet? It sure seems like everyone else is. Al Gore has wiped away his carbon footprint. The World Bank aims...

Abu Dhabi plans the world's first fossil free city

It may seem strange that the emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the planet's largest suppliers of oil, is planning to build the world's first carbon-neutral city.