Toyota Test Their First Fuel Cell Buses
First Toyota hydrogen fuel cell bus is currently under testing in Tokyo, Japan, in preparation for market launch.
Over the past few years, we have...
400 kW Piezoelectric Energy Recovery System Under Israel's Highways
When I was like 12, I did an interesting experiment: I connected a piezoelectric cigarette lighter to a halogen lamp based voltmeter measuring up to 3000V. The short spark easily raised the voltage above that figure. Of course, the current is very small, but the voltage is high - to the degree of about several tens of thousands volts.
GELI to Unveil Operating System That Will Manage Future Smart Grids
In the years to come, the electric grid is to change radically. What is now produced by coal-fired plants and consumed instantly, will then...
Low-Priced Chinese Solar Cells Pose Huge Threat to German Solar Industry
Things are going bad for the German solar manufacturing industry, just as they have been for the U.S. one. The enemy are the low...
Hydrogen Cheaper Than Gasoline: Thanks To Nanoparticles
QuantumSphere Inc. says it has perfected the manufacture of highly reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings that could up the efficiency of electrolysis, the technique that...
South Africa Wind Power Industry Offering New Wind Atlas for Builders
Technology in renewable energy advances all the time. For South Africa it means that, as an investor, you don't have to go by foot...
General Motors’ New Chevy Spark EV Battery to be Built In-House
The 2014 Chevy Spark EV is powered by a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery, which General Motors has been outsourcing until now.
The Chevy Spark EV...
Hydrogen Powered Lawn Mower
This is maybe a lawn mower's engine, but I think it would work for any engine. What do you think?
Does Daylight Saving Time Really Cut Down On Our Energy Bills?
For most states in the U.S., except Hawaii and Arizona, daylight saving time (DST) was officially over this weekend. The clocks went one hour...
Extremely Long Platinum Nanowires Will Improve Fuel Cells
An article published in a paper in the Nano Letters journal, has described the use of nanowires to provide significant increase in both longevity and efficiency of fuel cells. These long platinum nanowires have been developed at the University of Rochester and could improve fuel cells into a commercially viable solution.
