Some people may have gotten used to reading nice green inventions on our cleantech blog. This time, though, I'll show anyone interested in pollution what some idle minds can invent in this direction. Meet the world's first Freightliner powered...
Evolve Motorcycles has been the center of attention at the Milan International Motorcycle Show (EICMA) this week. The company has revealed an amazing concept of a futuristic electric bike.
Based on the Tron Lightcycle replica, which is a real bike,...
Nissan is going to introduce their newest and most powerful electric vehicle charger in the U.S.. The fun fact is that, despite its initial price of $9,900, this will be the cheapest EV quick charger in the world, almost...
A new report made by Environment California, a statewide advocacy group, reveals that the state has hit a major renewable energy milestone: it is now home to 1 gigawatt's-worth of rooftop solar power.
Currently, only five countries were able to...
Facebook, the world's largest social networking website has recently decided to turn to renewable energy. The company plans to install a nicely-sized solar power system to power its new Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters.
Last year, Facebook officials said that the...
An economic "war" is about to unleash between China's solar panel industry and the U.S.'s, as the latter applied more than $1 billion in duties to the imports from China. Also, Solyndra LLC blamed the Chinese low-priced solar cells...
You knew Germany is set to shut all of its 18 nuclear power plants by 2022, didn't you? I also knew that, but as Angela Merkel's government ordered shutting eight of them this year, it now plans for a...
According to the Scottish government, Ferguson Shipbuilders won a $32 million (£20 million) contract to build the world's first hybrid ferries. So far we've certainly seen similar "eco-friendly" ships such as the New York City based Hornblower Hybrid or...
As our loyal readers already know, Michael Grätzel invented dye-sensitized solar cells 20 years ago, but, despite their low price, these organic cells have proved rather inefficient. However, Grätzel now found a solution for the cells to be cheaper...
We all know that the Toyota Prius is certainly the best-selling hybrid so far. After Toyota, the next giant carmaker, Honda, launched the Insight but could not beat the Prius in sales.
With emission regulations getting tougher, Toyota is looking...
