After last year's March 11 events, the Japanese government wants to impose strict limitations to the lifespan of future nuclear power plants. Environment and Nuclear Crisis Minister Goshi Hosono said that the limit would be 40 years. Only in...
Strict fuel economy regulations have driven the company to come up with the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept ready to be presented at this year's Detroit event starting in a few days.
By the look of it, Volvo has big plans...
India seems to aim higher and think bigger in terms of its solar energy: from a set goal of 20 GW, the National Solar Mission grew its prospects to 33.4 GW all around the country, according to a report...
The 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit will open its gates on January 9, but every car fan is already buzzing with excitement at the thought of it. Small wonders are expected to be presented, like the...
Due to its storage capacity, hydrogen has an enormous potential in the clean energy industry. Unfortunately, it is very hard to "master": only setting apart single atoms costs a fortune! Luckily for us, researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory...
14-year-old Instructables user Angelo S. Casimiro put up a step-by-step fabrication process that can be completed in as little as 10 minutes and can power a small calculator or a similar low-consumption device.
If you're just before an exam, but...
Living in Germany has suddenly become more appealing and wait till you've read this article – you’ll want to move there too, if only for a little while! Why? Because thanks to a major increase in the usage of...
Dear reader,
We, The Green Optimistic team, want to thank you for being loyal to us during 2011.
As a sign of our appreciation, I am writing this post and wishing you all the best in the year to come,
May...
People all over the world are taking their own initiative in what the protection of the environment is concerned and try to come up with their own "green" ideas. Take Stephan Boyer for example, an inventive MIT student who...
A weird-looking electric car called SIM-LEI has been unveiled by a Japanese company, SIM Drive Corporation, which is actually a spin-off from the Keio University in Tokyo. The company has been founded in August 2009.
The SIM-LEI has had multiple...
