The 1970s and 1980s were good years for nuclear reactor construction in the UK, but most of them are going to retire in the next decade.
The UK's sixteen nuclear reactors currently provide some 19% of the energy, 70TWh ,...
Most commonly, the way we find electric vehicle charging stations are the traditional post-and-plug type in an electric vehicle parking space.
With this type of electric vehicle charging station, you get out of your car, most likely swipe a...
Reading about new energy efficient technologies that can transform the world to a cleaner and greener place, with a lot less emissions and minimal air pollution, can never be tiresome and uninteresting.
Probably this is one of the main reasons...
It seems that Fisker Automotive just might get that second chance it's been needing since it stopped making cars over a year ago and filed for bankruptcy protection.
After suffering a series of unfortunate events, Fisker Automotive seemed like it...
The availability of clean drinking water in many areas around the world is limited. Engineers and scientists are continuously searching for solutions to this pressing problem, developing technologies and gadgets that can purify water in a matter of hours.
The...
Carbon Dioxide is a growing concern due to how it impacts global climate. CO2 is formed when carbon binds with oxygen at power plants used to generate electricity. Scientists at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory are in the...
A panel of esteemed scientists from the World Bank's Global Partnership for Oceans has called for part privatization of oceans in an attempt to find an effective ways to finance ocean protection.
In a newly released report, 21 conservationists, scientists,...
![A Carbon-Fiber Supercapacitor Trunk Lid For Better Fuel Economy [Note that it's practically weightless!]](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Fullscreen-capture-10182013-20220-PM.bmp.jpg?resize=681%2C392&ssl=1 "Spiral Effect – Volvo Structural Batteries Increase Fuel Economy")
Better than eighteen months ago, Volvo Car Group started a project that was meant to start a spiral of increasing fuel economy, starting with the electrical system.
The heart of the project is a new lithium-based supercapacitor, which is just...
With vehicle emissions standards becoming more and more stringent, automakers are focusing on improving the fuel economy of their fleets.
The internal combustion engine has remained relatively unchanged in principle, but researching fuel economy improvements is ongoing, such as turbocharging...
The World Health Organization finally acknowledged the danger of increased air pollution, and more specifically particulate matter, by officially classifying it as carcinogenic to humans, placing it in the group of tobacco smoke, UV radiation and plutonium.
A group of world's...
