Whoever thought recycling would go that far? The first all-electric Ford Focus will continue what has now become a tradition for the company: using recycled materials to manufacture car accessories (PET bottles for carpets, tires for gaskets and dandelions...
Hawaii is set on becoming more than just "the" touristic destination – the Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) is putting in an effort to increase this year's geothermal exploitation through a Geothermal Request for Proposals.
Plans include an increase to...
As the first ever hybrid vehicle, Toyota Prius will have a worthy competitor later this year as it enters the market: The Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. Although a family car and smaller in size than what Volkswagen offered to its...
GM seems to have hit the right button when it comes to electric cars, or, at least, extended range EVs. Or so thinks Bob Lutz, former GM executive, who now joined VIA Motors, a company whose aim is to...
IBM seems to be the saviour of all electric vehicles, since it has recently come out with solutions for every major setback they present. For starters, they tackled the problem of the lithium-ion battery, meaning its heaviness, the low...
BYD is already being known as China's main producer of electric cars. They also produce their own ferrous batteries for the cars, which they now use to store wind and solar power in what represents the world's largest renewable...
You know the saying: every cloud has a silver lining. This proved to be particularly true on December 28 as strong winds cut off the power for 100,000 British homes but wind turbines registered a record high power production.
Wind...
I wonder what it feels like to know that you've contributed to space expeditions and, indirectly, to the future of mankind? Very proud, I assume, as must feel the engineers from SpaceX, a private space transport company led by...
The Solar e Power Series includes 2 generators, which have been designed to help isolated communities. The best part about them is that they produce energy without the fumes and noises that traditionally accompany the process.
The "bigger brother" of...
Two things do geothermal and solar heat have in common: they are both clean and "bottomless bags." Still, unlike solar, geothermal heat does not vary according to the weather forecast, the moment of the day or the season we’re...
