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Peugeot iOn Electric Car to be Launched by the End of This Year
Peugeot is planning to launch a new electric car, called iOn, by the end of this year, more precisely at Christmas. The electric vehicle's battery pack (produced by Lithium Energy from Japan), needs only six hours to be fully recharged from a 220v socket.
Siloxane Blocking Development of Biogas Industry: Graphite Filters Solve The Problem
Siloxane is a carbon-silicon compound found inside various chemical products on the market and then released into the air when methane is produced. Its existence threatens the biogas machinery, being able to cause serious damage.
Europe's Largest Onshore Wind Farm Grows With Another 75 Turbines
Europe's biggest onshore wind farm is located in East Renfrewshire and now it is about to have a massive expansion. The company called ScottishPower Renewables plans to add another 75 turbines to Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor until 2012.
Cow Rumen Bacteria Provide Groundbreaking Knowledge For Biofuel Industry
They make use of the rumen bacterium as a model, as "it's one of the most efficient machines to deconstruct plant matter," said Isaac Cann, associate professor in the U of I Department of Animal Sciences and member of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI).
Aesthetically Pleasing Solar Powered Slates Offered by UK Company
Today's practical solar panels are also aesthetically unpleasant, because they are usually bulky and usually ruin a home's looks (unless you really want it to look geeky). Heritage Solar Slate, a UK-based company, proposes solar cells that are identical to classic roofing slates, fully weather proof and aesthetically pleasing.
Parisian Metro Passengers Will Provide Heat to Nearby Public Housing Project
A project started in Paris aims to harvest the heat generated by the people passing in the metro to help heat a public housing project in the city center. The building is located in the famous rue Beaubourg, close to the Pompidou museum, and is currently undergoing an environmentally-friendly renovating project.
Wave Hub Become UK's First Offshore Wave Energy Site and World's Largest
Wave Hub is the name of one of the world's biggest wave energy generation test site. It has been installed off Cornwall's northern coast and is the UK's first offshore wave energy site. Wave Hub will allow four wave energy generator systems to be evaluated simultaneously. The systems also have a total capacity of 20 MW.
Guinea Pigs Producing Biogas for Peruvian Family
More than 400 pounds of guinea pig poo is processed into methane and a liquid product that then farmers can feed the plants with. They use the classic anaerobic digestion.
Researchers Create New Electric Fuel Cell Powered by Our Own Body
Nowadays everybody's looking to find new sources of energy. All our electronics or gadgets, including laptops, iPods,cell phones need good batteries to keep talking or playing. The truth is that our batteries aren't so good being not much better than the voltaic pile battery invented more than 200 years ago by Alessandro Volta.
China's New Bio Energy Research Center will Turn Coal into Biofuels
A new Zealand-based company called LanzaTech which is considered an expert in turning waste into fuel, has recently signed an agreement with Henan Coal, one of the largest coal producers in China and with the Chemical Industrial Corporation for the production of ethanol fuels.
