GM will provide new equipment for the new Chevy Volt electric-gasoline vehicle beside other GM models. The equipment consists of wireless charging stationa that will be able to charge cell phones alongside other similar small devices. As a consequence, the ones who own these types of cars won't have to use the car charger any longer.
The meeting of the most important gas, oil and car companies in Japan took place yesterday, on January 13. During the meeting, the issue of the infrastructure requested to drive hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles has been discussed.
NASA's Goddard space Flight Centre (GSFC) has awarded a contract to Emcore Corporation, a provider of subsystems and semiconductor-based components for the solar power and fiber optic markets. The value of the contract is about $10 million and refers to producing, testing and delivering panels for the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS).
At North American International Auto Show, Honda Motor Co. presented a new concept of their classic Civic. In accordance to the company's statements, the hybrid will be equipped with Li-ion rechargeable battery.
Jan Kleissl, Environmental Engineering professor at the San Diego University of California, has been working with his Ph.D. student Matt Lave and other students at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering at the improvement of the solar map for the state of California, turning Google Earth into an accessible partner.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has big plans for the nation's electric production. In spite of Italy's incredible solar-energy potential, the growing electrical needs as a follow-up to the developing infrastructure in water supply and treatment, as well as transport upgrading, are taking up most of the resources.
The Detroit Auto Show was the scene for the unveiling of yet another wonder in technology. Li-Ion Motors and EV Innovations, a company specialized in energy storage solutions for most anything, presented the brand new Inizio electric car.
An interesting concept for producing energy has caught my eyes today, and I think it might even work. The devices that Phil Pauley conceived are called "Hydrostatic Turbines", and operate at high water depths.
Stockholm's Central Station, the largest and the most crowded railway station in Sweden, has opened on July 18, 1871. This railway station offers many high quality services and is one of the most modern in Northern Europe. In the last period, though, it confronted with an issue: large amounts of money spent on energy.
The ultracapacitors and hybrid-capacitors produced by Ioxus are meant for high performance with low resistance, making them ideal for distributing high power amounts for acceleration, energy capture, turn on/off mild hybrids, or high power applications.
