On 29th of October, the new Journal of Urban Climate published a study which indicated that replacing old, heat-trapping paving materials with newer and cooler ones could increase electricity bills of neighboring buildings.
According to the authors, the new materials...
Renewable energy sources are green, to be sure, but they do have their quirks. Solar power plant output varies with sun intensity and cloud cover, as well as being useless at night. Hydro-electric power output can vary with rainfall,...
Tesla Motors first came onto the automotive scene with a modified Lotus Elise chassis and a Tesla all-electric power-train, the Tesla Roadster.
Making waves in the market isn't an easy thing to do, especially for a start-up company, but Tesla...
The world's most famous test track, the Nürburgring in Germany, is also regarded as the world's most difficult and demanding race track. Sports cars come here to race, to prove their performance characteristics, and sometimes crash while trying to...
Transonic Combustion, a start-up company is developing a more efficient ICE technology that could lead to further increases in efficiency.
The gasoline-powered internal combustion engine has seen more improvement in the last five years than in the last twenty, Quieter...
A lithiated silicon-carbon anode can be used as a replacement for lithium in lithium-air batteries. This is the conclusion of a study done by researchers at three international academic institutes- University of Rome Sapienza (Italy), Argonne National Laboratory (United...
Before Hurricane Katrina hit the Southeast coast, the St Thomas Housing Project was known as a low-income neighborhood with high crime rates. Nowadays, however, it is turning into a green dream place to live, thanks to several governmental agencies...
The first ever Israeli research center for Green Roofs Ecology is about to start functioning at University of Haifa. Non-irrigated green roofs, improvements on biological diversity and development of ecological and evolutionary theories will be among the areas on...
Passivhaus buildings, synonymous with energy efficiency and reduced ecological footprints, are becoming a staple in Europe. Once found on land, Passivhaus homes are now increasingly found in the water.
The Autark Home, docked in Masstrict, Netherlands, is one of these...
Energy can be enhanced by biofuels, according to researchers at UC Berkely. This finding may one day change the aviation and industrial landscape, as biofuels expand their usefulness and are utilized in jet planes and industrial vehicles.
Biofuels are a...
