Wood chips, switchgrass and other non-edible parts of crops, also known as "agricultural waste" have been touted recently as good biofuel sources. However, extracting the necessary sugars that would further on get converted into fuels had been proven hard...
Simple story: one morning, Bill Gates wanted some chocolate for breakfast. The next thing that happened is that his foundation analyzed the prices of chocolate worldwide, the price of cocoa, someone in Ghana prepared an ultra-special recipe for him...
Atacama Solar Challenge, Latin America's first big solar auto competition has a winner: Alejandra Oyarzo, pilot of the Universidad de La Serena's Intikalpa team arrives in Antofagasta, 1300 Km north to Santiago, Chile.
The Intikalpa (which means solar energy) team...
Paris became the first city in the world that is one step closer to launch an electric car sharing program. A Bluecar is revealed in Paris, on the first day of a test session of the Autolib' electric car...
Currently, lithium-ion battery electrodes are made of graphite - we all know their performance. Silicon electrodes, on the other hand, could theoretically hold up to 10 times more lithium than graphite and around 30 percent more electricity for that...
After troubling financial difficulties, Tesla Motors is ready to step onto the next level of their so far magnificent evolution. This weekend, as GigaOm's Katie Fehrenbacher reports, the company has unveiled the beta version of their next Model S...
The United States is about to become the world's first geothermal energy producer. New statistics from Pike Research says that the goal will be reachable within the next 10 years or less.
Pike Research says that the total geothermal output...
Many scientists and researchers are trying to find the best solutions to harness offshore winds and generate clean electricity. All have concluded that the basic design of any wind turbine is that of a classic windmill.
Daniel Ehrnberg, the owner...
NASA wants to impress the world again by creating the world's largest solar sail. The agency's upcoming Technology Demonstration Missions are intended to "transform its space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities."
The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration is...
For the first time in its 108 years of existence, Ford announces an electric bike (still in the concept phase, though) for the masses. Well, I don't know which masses Ford is thinking of, exactly, because from what I've...
