Chicken feathers could one day constitute a perfect bioplastic resource, with biodegradable properties and zero carbon emissions. Feathers had been used for hydrogen storage before, but only experimentally. They had also been used for bioplastics, but with limited success - so far.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) is betting its money on the hydrogen trend and by all appearances, it won't be a waste: codes, standards and tests to make it possible for hydrogen to be commercialized as retail fuel. But most important of all, it will build three more hydrogen refueling stations.
Maybe the next time you visit London you'll wonder what has changed and what has remained the same in the old city. Next you'll find yourself taking a cab and finding the answer: it will still be the same black cab, only based on hydrogen fuel cells.
Apparently, Japan has opened many eyes regarding the risks of nuclear energy to the world: first China, now Germany. In the aftermath of the Japan disaster, the German government decided to reexamine the 17 nuclear reactors, while Chancellor Angela Merkel insists on doing away with the power plants quicker.
Have you ever thought you'd see the day when there will be an electric car Formula 1? Well, it looks as it's about to happen. Don't worry. It's not an all-electric Formula 1…yet! But the European Union Commission wants to see an electric car championship up and driving pretty soon.
One day we will get as far as taking a shower and turning on the heat in our room with the energy our roof has collected over the day. And when I say this I feel encouraged by the new solar-thermal device based on polymer material that Wake Forest University researchers invented.
The Japanese consortium SIM-Drive Corporation has made public its new electric car which bases itself on the so-called â€Ã…“in wheel†electric motor technology.
When China announced recently that it plans to change its 2020 target for nuclear power the world dared to hope. But don't hold your breath: it hasn't announced how much they will change and whether it's for the long run!
Things really do take off for leading Danish wind turbine producer Vestas: they have just announced the release of a new wind turbine! Like all new things, this is better because: 1) it is a seven megawatt turbine instead of a six, as predicted or a five as already in use and 2) it is especially for offshore placement.
One source of alternative energy the world is not really aware of is the geothermal one: large quantities of hot water, whose energy can be turned into electricity â€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ much like underground jacuzzis.
