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Mazda Makes Eco-Friendly Plastics from Biomass
Mazda Motor Corporation and Hiroshima University are researching together to develop a brand new "green" plastic material from cellulosic biomass. They want to use it in vehicles by 2013.
General Motors to Open Hydrogen Fueling Station Near LAX
Despite all the accusations that blame them not caring for, it seems like General Motors is getting more and more involved in the making of a fueling infrastructure for their fuel cell cars. GM has already invested heavily in two different ethanol companies (Coskata and Mascoma). Now they have partnered with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to open a hydrogen fueling station near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The stationshould be operational by 2008 fall.
Apple to Develop Self-Charging Solar Devices
Apple wants to develop a solar technology for its devices (laptops, ipods, etc). They want to incorporate solar panels in the devices' screen, so...
Mindset Six50: solar/battery/gasoline powered car
Mindset, a newcomer in the auto industry has announced Six50, a hybrid 2+2 seater that incorporates solar power, Li-Ion battery and a two-cylinder gasoline motor that also kicks in as a generator as required. Battery charging is further assisted by the roof-top solar panels.
Turbine Engine: a Different, 30% More Efficient Way to Move Trucks
The following is an excerpt from tt engines, a company who made a truck engine that does not have any pistons, valves, or any...
Low Energy Water Desalination Through Nanotechnology
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has found out a greener way to desalinize sea water. It uses carbon nanotubes which have pores that are 100,000 times smaller than a human hair, and were able to determine the rejection mechanism within the pores.
$150,000 Sportscar Runs on Water and Gasoline
Ronn Motor Company has proven what thousands of amateur energy enthusiasts from around the world keep researching in their garages for years: that it can run a gasoline sportscar (Scorpio) on both hydrogen and gasoline, mixing them on a 30 to 40 percent ratio.
EnerDel to Make Longer Lasting, Cheaper Li-Ion Batteries by 2010
EnerDel, a company who has been on the market since 2004, makes serious promises about more efficient lithium-Ion batteries (LIB) to be manufactured in the very near future. They're planning to make 300,000 of them by 2010. They also say that their batteries keep their charge capacity for up to 300,000 cycles, or 10 years of life.
New Iron-based Superconductors Have Green Gains
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has discovered a new type of iron-based superconductor that shares the same magnetic properties with the older copper-oxide superconductors. The amazing fact is that the new superconductors have all those magnetic properties at higher temperatures.
Magenn’s Floating Wind Turbines: Free Power Anywhere
The MARS wind turbine is lifted by helium, and it floats at an altitude of 1000 feet above the ground where it can easily capture any kind of winds, whether they're as slow as 4mph or as fast as 60mph. Speed is not a big problem here.
