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The Japanese from Toyota want to make something that's never been done before. They want to conceive a vehicle that has 1/3 the weight of a Prius, and 1/2 of its consumption. Let's not talk about the carbon dioxide...
Volkswagen has made a tradition from launching new versions of their famous little sporty car. This time they want to beat Toyota's Prius, the long-time established standard in the hybrid car industry. VW says they will make a diesel...
Here's a little tricky experiment that you can do on your own at home. It's very simple to do, all you have to have is a solar battery (you can buy that cheaply from a scrap store), a bottle,...
Denmark has a problem. When you're not like the whole crowd you come from, you're different and you want to stand up, then you have a problem. Denmark produces a lot more electricity from wind farms than it can...
Some Washington University engineers using an advanced imaging technology found out that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into a source of alternative energy. Hog and cow manure is a persistent pollutant from very large, industrial-sized barns and feed...
Water powered cell phones are yet another cool invention from Samsung. After they did break many European and American markets, they plan to knock out those solar power fanatics, by using water as a power source. Yes, you heard right.
Here's a short video of someone who modified his bicycle to go electric. He used a brushless motor and a pack of several Li-Ion batteries of 36V capable of 30A (about 1kW). You'll, see, he uses two, four, six,...
I can't not write about this, even if this blog's theme is Green Energy and Green Optimism. We're all blogging brothers. Watch it and blog!
The TV presenter Jem Stansfield modified this small moped to function on compressed air stored in two high pressure carbon fiber tanks, like the ones that the firefighters use. The engine has been replaced by two rotary air engines....
1. First of all, remove the aggressive tendency from your driving habits. I admit I myself like to be aggressive sometimes, it gives me chills, diesel cars have a lot of torque at low rpm, but from what I...