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Have you ever wondered what companies should do in order to safely dispose of nuclear waste? Considering the current charging rate per cubic foot, it is bound to be quite a lot, but actually, according an article at the...
It is more than a year ago since we first introduced the concept of liquid nitrogen to be used in a motor, however there were still some limitations and doubts to whether this idea will ever be realized commercially. Now,...
Around 40% of the world’s power needs are currently met by electrical energy and that proportion is expected to rise as countries cut carbon emissions and shift to renewable energy sources. As the trend towards renewable energies increases, enabling...
A particularly difficult argument to have with those who do not have a background in environmental topics is one that involves the actual effects of greenhouse gases. You can drone on all day about the science and math involved, but without direct...
A few automakers have promised hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the next few years, but Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says it's going to be at least a decade. This is pretty interesting for the CEO of a company who has...
Which came first, Tesla Model S or the Tesla Supercharger? Well, obviously the Tesla Model S came first, and most popularly so! In Norway, for example, the Tesla Model S is actually the country's best-selling vehicle, not green vehicle or...
Climate change isn't the work of one person over a short period of time, or even of a few people over decades. Thanks to the concerted efforts of billions of people over the last couple hundred years, climate change has...
Energy storage device, which runs on sugar, could very soon power our cell phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets. The biobattery is not only environmentally friendly as it uses one of the best natural compounds for energy storage, but...
If it weren't for the high cost, many commercial airlines would already be using renewable fuels, and now, thanks to Boeing, sustainable jet fuel may now be affordable. Under a groundbreaking green diesel initiative, Boeing is exploring the best ways...
A team of scientists from the Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales claim to have found a way to quantify concentrations of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and ammonia levels in the atmosphere using satellite images acquired by IASI infrared sounder. Their dataset...