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First Electric Commuter Airplane Expected Within Three Years

Mila Luleva — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:24:22 +0000

This is the moment we have all been waiting for. The first electric commuter airplane is almost ready to go, it only needs its certifications. Over the last few years we have witnessed a complete transformation in the way people look at commuting. If before a “train-ride-away”, was the norm, now jumping on a plane, […]

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Mission SolarStratos – Electric Solar Airplane that Will Fly at 80,000 Feet

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 12:50:09 +0000

The two-seat electric solar airplane Mission SolarStratos aims to break the 80,000 ft (24,400 km) electric flight record by 2020. This airplane has already shown itself when it flew around the globe. However, this goal is even more ambitious. It will have to fly two times higher than the highest commercial jetliner using only sun’s […]

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100 Boeing-Backed Hybrid-Electric Airplanes to be Launched by JetSuite

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 26 May 2018 16:30:55 +0000

“Did you know that short-haul flights produce over 40% of aviation emissions? With our aircraft, we believe these will be largely eliminated within twenty years. Our aircraft are ‘hybrid-to-electrics’ that sip fuel only when they have to, will use even less over time as batteries upgrade, and will one day go completely without – so […]

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Bitcoin: Too Expensive and Hugely Energy-Consuming?

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:05:54 +0000

Created in 2009 by an unknown person, the virtual money generated and traded electronically called bitcoin introduced to investors and businessmen a method that allows transactions which exclude banks and government. This meant that money transfers can be done very quickly without paying bank fees and taxes. Not only that, but bitcoin owners are also […]

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Hydrogen Potential Accounts for 20% of World Carbon Reduction by 2050

Jose Aguilar — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 08:59:29 +0000

BONN, Germany — The gradual utilization of Hydrogen as electrical power, transportation, and heating source would provide for a sizeable 20 percent reduction of carbon emissions by the next 33 years, bringing global warming limit goals into reach, according to a report by the Hydrogen Council early this week. The Hydrogen Council, in progress as of January […]

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Zunum Aero’s First Hybrid Aircraft Could Fly as Soon as 2022

Guest Contributor — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:23:49 +0000

As technology advances, more and more industries begin looking for ways to integrate hybrid or fully electrical motors into their vehicles. While we have seen most carmakers announce many EVs for the next few years, Zunum Aero seems to be the first company that moves towards fully electric flight. Backed by Boeing’s HorizonX and Jet […]

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Electric Airplanes to Start Flying in a Decade, says EasyJet

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:53:54 +0000

Aviation plays an important role in global economy – tourism, official business travels, importation and exportation of goods. However, it is also a significant contributor to air pollution that even with the utmost effort of improving aerodynamics, greenhouse gas emissions are still unmanageable because of the unprecedented increase in travels by air. The efforts for […]

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Ice Buildup on Solar Panels No More: Researchers Find Solution

Guest Contributor — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:56:33 +0000

Specialists have recently discovered the solution to a problem that could potentially threaten all man-made structures: the build-up of ice on their surfaces. Scientists have been observing that dangerous amounts of ice are occasionally building up on sensitive objects such as solar panels and power lines for years, however, they never found a solution to […]

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Lilium Successfully Flies World’s First Electric Vertical Take Off Airplane

Nicholas Say — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 19:16:58 +0000

Once in a while something really interesting happens. I would say that the successful flight of a Vertical Take Off and Landing EV jet is pretty $*@& interesting. Lilium was founded to explore innovative ways to integrate new technologies into aerospace, and with their recent demonstration of an incredible 100% electric airplane I would say […]

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Full Electric Plane to Connect London And Paris In a Decade

Nicholas Say — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:14:24 +0000

Wright Electric is developing an electric aircraft that they hope will be operational within a decade. It isn’t going to be a replacement for all jets. They plan on flying short distance routes to begin, and their design offers some amazing capabilities. Their jet, called the “Wright One”, is being engineered to fly routes like […]

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This Student-Built Electric Aircraft in Singapore is Amazing

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:01:31 +0000

Orville and Wilbur Wright might have developed the gasoline-powered aircraft in 1903, setting the stage for transportation via flight, but had never imagined an entirely different possibility in 2016- electric aircraft. Students attending the National University of Singapore recently built a three-winged paraglider they named The Delta that travels at a maximum speed of 22 […]

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“Maxwell”: Meet NASA’s Faster, More Efficient Electric Airplane

Courtney Lepping — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:04:52 +0000

Airplanes are a great convenience to society but not to the environment. Luckily, NASA is constructing an electric airplane designed to be more efficient and quiet. The new airplane, which was deemed X-57 by the Air Force, is expected to hold at most 9 passengers at a speed up to 175 miles per hour. It […]

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Hybrid Aircraft Could Turn Into Reality, Thanks to NASA

Samantha Joe — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:39:57 +0000

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) might be best known for its space endeavors, but it does a lot of work inside our atmosphere, too. Researchers at the NASA Glenn Research Center are working on the creation of a hybrid aircraft. Much like a hybrid road vehicle, it would be powered by both fossil […]

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Taurus Electro, the Ultimate Ultra-Light Electric Airplane

Mila Luleva — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:10:06 +0000

Taurus Electro, a small ultra-light electric airplane developed by a Slovenian company, gives the polluting aviation sector a green makeover. Back in 2007, a small Slovenian start-up called, Pipistrel, set a challenge and took on the task to make a difference. Their aim was to cut at least a little bit of that annual 13% of […]

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New German Kite Technology Traps Wind Power

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:16:57 +0000

The earth’s winds get faster the higher they are above the surface, and in Germany, they are hoping to capitalize on that fact to generate tons of wind power. The new technology may come in different forms, from airplanes to helium ballon-rings, but many German researchers are looking at kites as a way to increase the […]

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Can Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Make Nanofibers?

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 06:27:06 +0000

Climate scientists now concede that in order to mitigate the effects of climate change, it is not enough to simply reduce fossil fuel emissions. No, the situation is dire enough that we need to find a way to actually remove the carbon dioxide already emitted into the atmosphere. Scientists have largely focused their efforts on […]

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Electric Airplane Crosses English Channel First Time in History

Mila Luleva — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:04:12 +0000

The first electric air-plane to cross the English Channel is the E-Fan technology demonstrator by the Airbus Group- most probably. Electric airplanes are making more and more headlines as technology improves, and are now increasingly setting unseen records. First it was the Solar Impulse airplane, marking the longest journey ever made by solar powered electric […]

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RX1E – World’s First Electric Passenger Plane Made in China

Satya Sivani — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:39:22 +0000

China’s first electric plane, RX1E Ruixiang, has become the world’s first electric passenger airplane to receive an airworthiness certificate. With an ultimate motive of reducing the fossil fuel usage where ever possible, Electric planes sector is one area where many nations are encouraging their scientists. So, since 1973, when the first man-carrying electric plane was made, […]

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New Backup Electric Motor for Light Aircraft Designed for More Power and Safety

Mila Luleva — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:18:20 +0000

A new and small electric engine, designed to provide additional power to single-engine aircrafts, might be the key to greater safety. It is no wonder that Solar Impulse airplane is so popular- it is the first aircraft that is be able to go around the globe only powered by solar. But another aspect of that still […]

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3D View of Melting Li-ion Batteries Helps Improve Safety

Mila Luleva — Fri, 01 May 2015 18:37:40 +0000

Engineers from University College London put lithium-ion batteries to the most challenging of tests in order to find ways to improve safety. When it comes to energy storage, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are currently the leaders by miles. We all have them around us, or even on us, for the majority of the day, probably without […]

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Progress Eagle, a Triple-Decker Solar-Powered Airplane Concept

Satya Sivani — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:55:22 +0000

With an ultimate aim of reducing the environmental impact of air travel, the AWWA-QG Progress Eagle Quantum airplane, an airplane concept, was designed with zero carbon emissions. ‘Progress Eagle’ was designed by a Barcelona-based Spanish designer, Oscar Vinals, as his second concept. Last year, he released his design of AWWA Sky Whale, an airplane concept […]

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NASA Using Distributed Propulsion for Electric Airplane

Satya Sivani — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:22:51 +0000

An announcement made by NASA changes our perspective of Airplane wings and propulsion system. NASA announced its distributed propulsion design on which it was working since last year. The project, named Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech) was taken up by NASA in cooperation with Joby Aviation and Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero). To build electric planes, […]

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EV4, Innovative Electric Quad Bike

Mila Luleva — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:46:15 +0000

Tired of being stuck behind the wheel in a tedious urban traffic jam, but missing the stability of four wheels in clean electric bike drives? Wait no more, EV4 is just what you need. EV4 quad e-bike is the result of the incredible efforts of a young and talented Polish inventor and CEO of the firm […]

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Hybrid-Electric Airplane Built by Boeing

Mila Luleva — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:24:54 +0000

Many would argue that hybrid-electric vehicles nowadays are the wisest choice. Clean and smooth, yet minus the fear that the battery will run out half way between charging stations. If this is the case with cars, it is only logical that same goes for planes, right? Well, this is what the guys from Boeing thought when […]

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Bio-Electric Hybrid Aircraft Needs Support on Kickstarter

Mila Luleva — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:06:55 +0000

Let’s all combine forces to help the world’s first ever hybrid eco-friendly aircraft become a reality. A team of UK engineers hope to raise enough money through crowdfunding, in order to develop their near-silent, non-polluting, bio-electric triplane. The Bio-Electric-Hybrid-Aircraft (BEHA) is a creation of a team from the engineering university at Cranfield, UK, and […]

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Hemp-based Aircraft Fueled with Hemp Bio-diesel to Revolutionize the World

Mila Luleva — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:10:37 +0000

The first of its kind airplane made and powered with hemp, is due to be built next year. The concept comes from the environmentalist Derek Kesek, who just signed a contract for construction of the machine with a plane manufacturer from Florida. People are discovering more and more properties of hemp, the proud member of the […]

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Getting Fans Excited About Formula E Electric Vehicle Racing

Benji Jerew — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:54:55 +0000

Formula 1 racing fans feel, when hearing about fuel economy limits and other “greening” regulations, like the sport is being gutted. In the face of Formula E racing, that’s exactly what this dinosaur of a sport needs. Let’s face it, we love to push the limits on everything, and we make it bigger, faster, more […]

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Vehicle Fuel Economy Could be Improved by 3D-Printed Composites

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:38:03 +0000

Lightweight and strong natural design, as found in balsa wood, has been replicated in the lab, and could improve vehicle fuel economy, in addition to other applications. Hollow-core construction, the same natural design found in avian bones, also enables man-made flight and lighter and safer cars. Balsa wood, 95% of which comes from Ecuador, is […]

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Electric Airplane Makes Maiden Flight

Benji Jerew — Mon, 12 May 2014 15:28:06 +0000

Nearly a year ago, the EADS E-Fan electric airplane was shown as a concept at the Paris Air Show, but it hadn’t officially taken to the air. Still, the electric airplane generated a lot of interest in the aviation community, and development continued. The EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company) Innovation Works E-Fan demonstrator […]

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Festo DualWingGenerator is Remarkably Efficient Wind Power Device

Benji Jerew — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:04:48 +0000

A few years ago, Festo created a flying bird model that was remarkably similar to the genuine article. Now they’re turning their attention to wind power. It makes sense, of course, since the same aerodynamic principles that enable birds and airplanes to fly can be applied to the stationary wings of a wind power device. […]

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Taxiing Green With Airbus A320’s Fuel-Efficient eTaxi System

Benji Jerew — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:32:49 +0000

In the air, the Airbus A320 passenger plane is one of the most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft that airlines can invest in. On the ground, however, Airbus found a way to make at least the Airbus A320 series plane even more fuel-efficient, but not using the main engines. Of course, the only way that Airbus can […]

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Voxan Wattman – World’s Most Powerful Electric Motorcycle

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:54:47 +0000

Electric vehicles aren’t limited to the four-wheel type, but practically every mode of transportation imaginable, from the solar-powered electric airplane HB-SIA to the two-wheeled Voxan Wattman, the world’s most powerful electric motorcycle. The specifications are impressive for this 772lb beast, equipped with 12.8kWh of lithium-ion battery, which can cruise over 100mi per charge and recharges […]

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E-Volo, World’s First Ever Electric Helicopter Takes Off In Germany

Mila Luleva — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:51:12 +0000

For a first time ever, German engineers managed to not only design and produce a prototype of an electric helicopter, but they were also able to demonstrate how it takes off and flies up to almost 22 meters in height. The tests of the emission-free machine were extremely successful, surprising everyone with its impressing capabilities. […]

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Range Anxiety Stifles Electric Vehicle Rentals

Benji Jerew — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:21:22 +0000

Major automobile rental companies, in response to demand, have been putting electric vehicles into their fleets, but the interest is fleeting, at best. Depending on the time available, the next time you go on vacation farther than a few hours from home, you’ll probably take an airplane. Unless you like road trips [I’m the only […]

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Tesla Model S, “Safest Car in America,” Goes Up In Flames?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:44:10 +0000

Stock prices and public perception are fickle things and, after a recent Tesla Model S fire, Tesla Motors stock dropped some 6%. Thanks to the internet, everyone in the world can get a glimpse of your worst mistake, and it will live forever in the ether. Yesterday, on Twitter, someone pointed out to me a […]

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Solar Impulse HB-SIA Will Go Global, Literally, with Google Partnership

Benji Jerew — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:27:43 +0000

A few companies have the distinction of global recognition, such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Coca-Cola, or Google. Swiss company Solar Impulse could join the list soon, going global quite literally. Solar Impulse is a unique company, led by a Swiss psychiatrist/aeronaut, Bertrand Piccard, and a businessman, André Borschberg, who’ve set out to prove that flight […]

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eSpyder: World’s First Commercially-Available Electric Plane

Benji Jerew — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:49:53 +0000

Of course, you could always go for an electric model airplane, but it would be unlikely to carry your massive [by comparison] personage. Enter the GreenWing eSpyder, the world’s first electric plane available for sale [some assembly required]. Now, we have seen plenty of electric planes, but these have all been prototypes and experimental craft. […]

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Chip Yates’ Electric Airplane Atlantic Crossing, Visionary or Reckless?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:40:24 +0000

A little word association to start the day: Electric Vehicle – Clean, Expensive, Limited Range. Very good. Electric Airplane – ummmm, Slow? If you’re thinking of a solar electric airplane that recently flew across the US and plans to circumnavigate the globe, then you would be right. Powered solely by solar panels plastered across its […]

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Airplane Fuel Economy on the Ground Improved by New Electric Taxi Gear

Benji Jerew — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:31:11 +0000

We’ve covered airplane fuel economy before, and there are a number of approaches to improving it, including use of lighter materials, lighter hybrid control systems, and more efficient engines. We often think of airplane fuel economy in terms of how many miles each seat can go per gallon, referred to as seat-miles per gallon [sMPG]. […]

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E-Fan Electric Plane Could Take Flight This Fall

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:42:14 +0000

Electric planes actually aren’t new, from tiny electric model airplanes up to the solar plane that is set to circumnavigate the globe in 2015. True, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA is a purely solar powered electric plane and not much good for anything other than a proof-of-concept, that is, you wouldn’t load it with cargo and […]

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The Future of Automobiles, Gasoline vs Electric Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:57:22 +0000

After reading an article on Edmunds.com on the future of automobiles, the internal combustion engine vs the electric vehicle, I have to wonder who’s pocket the story really came out of. The story was published today and has an honest-to-goodness ridiculous title “Why the Internal Combustion Engine is the Future – EVs Have a Lot […]

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Soundscraper Converts Noise and Vibrations into Sustainable Energy

Mike Sandru — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:24:21 +0000

The “Soundscraper” would be a state-of-the-art structure which converts the noise and vibrations a city produces into sustainable energy. The design of the structure was put together by Olivier Colliez, Julien Bourgeois, Romain Grouselle, Cedric Dounval and Savinien de Pizzol as their entry in this year’s eVolo Skyscraper Competition. The structure would essentially be a […]

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Solar Impulse Airplane (HB-SIA) to Fly Across U.S. in Spring

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:48:20 +0000

Swiss company Solar Impulse has demonstrated that a solar-powered airplane can fly day and night without any other fuel than sunlight. Solar Impulse flew its solar-powered airplane, with a wingspan of 208 feet, aboard a Boeing 747 after the team spent February disassembling the airplane and preparing it for travel. Before beginning test flights in […]

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Russian Airplane Industry Considering Solar as Alternative Power Source

Mike Sandru — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:39:10 +0000

According to recent announcements about government investments in solar, it appears that the energy source will be powering the civilian aircraft in Russia in the not-too-distant future. With rising fuel costs and the hunt for alternatives, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade or Minpromtorg has committed resources to funding a number of studies looking […]

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New Solid Battery Electrolyte Prevents Fire, Increases Capacity Five Fold

Mila Luleva — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:02:32 +0000

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developed an electrolyte, which has the potential to boost the energy storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries, while being safer than these on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Although the reason for the fire on the Boeing is not yet determined, if they used a safer electrolyte, the risk of fire […]

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Solar Powered Airplane Will Fly Across the U.S. In 2013

Mila Luleva — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:04:08 +0000

The Solar Impulse team, based in Switzerland, is engineering a new lightweight solar airplane to fly across the U.S. This technological break-through is completely powered by solar energy, it has a 200-foot wingspan and reaches a speed of 60 to 70 mph thanks to the four 10-horsepower electric motors. The guys from Solar Impulse aim […]

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Boeing Hybrid Plane SUGAR Volt with Foldable Wings Enables Better Lift

Mike Sandru — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:43:44 +0000

On being asked by NASA to forecast what could be the possible future design of airplanes, Boeing had one answer – electric. This commercial aircraft which will incorporate both traditional fuel and electric power to ensure low-emission flights is known as the Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) Volt flight. The SUGAR would also have […]

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GE’s Ultra-Thin Piezo Technology Used to Cool Future Laptops and Tablets

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:04:37 +0000

As electronics get smaller, faster, and more powerful, the devices we count on in our everyday connected lives tend to get hotter, requiring some kind of cooling device. Laptops have enough room for a fan to extract heat from the CPU and memory modules, but sometimes these can become noisy. Additionally, fans take up a […]

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Methane-Producing Microbes as New Source of Renewable Energy

Maria Reyes — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:59:12 +0000

Researchers from Stanford and Penn State are studying microbes that can convert carbon dioxide to methane using electricity. These microbes could be potential sources of renewable energy. Methane is the main component of natural gas, which is a fossil fuel. Many organic compounds used in industry are derived from fossil fuels. The goal of the […]

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Wireless Laser Recharging for Electric Airplanes a Step Forward

Maria Reyes — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:36:57 +0000

Imagine seeing laser beams lighting the dark sky. What could it be? It is a wireless laser recharging technology for electric airplanes without the need of power lines and power transmission infrastructures. LaserMotive, a Seattle-based company has been in collaboration with Lockheed Martin to recharge electric aircraft in flight using laser beams that charge batteries […]

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Revolutionary Butane-Powered Backup Charger to Hit Market This Year

Mike Sandru — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:09:38 +0000

A 10-year-old MIT spinoff, Lilliputian Systems is now ready to commercialize a portable charger that, if priced correctly, will revolutionize batteries and backup charging for mobile devices. It runs on butane and contains a revolutionary fuel cell that transforms the liquid into electricity. The device will be retailed through Brookstone and will probably hit the market […]

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Volta Volare GT4 – The Plug-In Hybrid Plane That Eliminates Range Anxiety

Mike Sandru — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:11:04 +0000

If electric vehicles sound scary (because of range anxiety), how do electric planes sound? Being stranded on the ground is nothing compared to getting stranded in the sky! But have no fear, the GT4 is here! More precisely, the Volta Volare GT4 from an aeronautics company in Portland, Oregon is a plug-in hybrid plane to […]

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Elektra One: Electric Airplane Doubles Range by Installing Solar Panels

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:26:30 +0000

Is it a big thing to produce an airplane that runs on solar power? The obvious answer is yes. It may cost more on the beginning but it will be very affective in the long run. Solar world and PC Aero have joined hands to take the lead in solar aviation. The child of this […]

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Solar Impulse, World’s First Solar Powered Airplane Preparing for 48h Trip to Morocco

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:20:53 +0000

Solar Impulse, the world’s lightest electric plane, powered entirely by solar panels, will take off this spring and head for Morocco, where it will mark the start of building the country’s five solar complexes that will generate a total of 2 GW of electricity. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the company’s two founders (and both […]

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SUGAR Freeze: Boeing’s Future LNG-Powered, Ultra-Efficient Aircraft

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:43:54 +0000

It’s a predictable fact that future aircraft won’t be as polluting as today’s aircraft is, but where technology will take us is yet to be decided. For that matter, Boeing is predicting that the future fuel for planes will be liquefied natural gas (LNG), and their idea is being supported by NASA, whose specialists think […]

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Future Aircraft to Become More Fuel-Efficient Thanks to Regenerative Braking

Mike Sandru — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:20:50 +0000

If you fly pretty often, you’re going to like this a lot. Again, if you’re living near an airport, you’re going to dig this even more. I’m talking about planes powering themselves and thus making for a cheaper ticket or a less noisy airport. How is that possible? Well, maybe few of us knew that […]

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NASA Green Flight Challenge Won by Taurus G4 Electric Plane

Mike Sandru — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:30:13 +0000

A Pennsylvania-based team called Pipistrel-USA has recently won the NASA CAFE Green Flight Challenge after taking the first place with their electric plane called the Taurus G4, that was able to fly 200 miles in less than two hours. The contest, sponsored by Google, was created in order to spur development of electric airplanes and […]

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VoltAir Electric Airplane Presented At Paris Air Show 2011

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:49:17 +0000

Hybrid and electric cars are just the first step in the electrification of everything that moves us. VoltAir, presented at last week's Paris Air Show, is the next-generation electric airplane that may carry us between continents by 2035.

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DA36 E-Star: World's First Hybrid Electric Airplane Debuts at The Paris Air Show

Mike Sandru — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:00:36 +0000

Dubbed DA36 E-Star, the two-seater airplane made its maiden flight on June 8 at the Wiener Neustadt airfield in Vienna, Austria. As company officials said, the E-Star could reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 25%, compared to an equivalent aircraft from its class.

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Cri-Cri Electric Ultra-Light Aircraft Breaks Old Speed Record

Mike Sandru — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:48:26 +0000

A new speed record of 162 mph was established by a French pilot with his twin-motor, electric powered Cri-Cri, exceeding the previous record of 155 mph set by an Italian team in 2009. The electric aircraft used 35-horsepower motors made by Electravia. These were set in place with custom propellers designed especially for the flight. The speed record was achieved using only 75% power.

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MIT's New Water Desalination System Powered by Solar Energy

Mike Sandru — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:15:16 +0000

A group of researchers from MIT's Field and Space Robotics Laboratory (FSRL) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering found a new way to combat the lack of potable water from disaster zones and remote regions.

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New OCN Jet Engine Sips 25% Less Fuel and Outputs 75% Less Greenhouse Gases

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:00:25 +0000

An Israeli firm called R-Jet Engineering has designed a new jet engine that could lower the fuel consumption by 25%. Just like current jet engines are twice as efficient compared to those built in the 1960s, this one, if applied on commercial airplanes, could offer significant savings in fuel and greenhouse gases.

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LaserMotive Flies Laser-Powered Toy Helicopter For 6 Hours in Colorado

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:18:49 +0000

LaserMotive, a company that was awarded $900,000 last year by NASA for powering robots wirelessly through a laser, now comes up with another laser-powered gadget: a helicopter. They kept the solar-powered toy hovering for six hours, until the brush motors, not designed to run that long, burned out.

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Blest Can Turn World's Scrap Plastic Into Usable Oil Having Lower CO2 Output

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:25:58 +0000

Plastics are made from gas, extracted from oil fields. Through a specific process, the gas is transformed into what we know as bottles, coffee cups and toys. The bad part is that each of them ends up in a landfill, eventually.

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World's First Aerobatic Aircraft Featuring Four Electric Motors

Mike Sandru — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:12:08 +0000

According to the maker, this airplane has just one seat. Compared to the massive A380, Cri-Cri could be considered a toy. Being the first electric powered, fully aerobatic four engine aircraft, it has caught the attention of the aviation world.

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Huge Swiss Airplane Powered Only by Solar Cells Takes Off For 36h Flight

Mike Sandru — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:17:35 +0000

A huge plane powered by solar energy is being tested in Switzerland. In December, the airplane made its first successful test flight, rising at a height of just one meter above the ground.

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Proof-of-Concept Piezoelectric Generators Used to Recover Energy from Wind

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:48:03 +0000

City College of New York researchers, led by professor Yiannis Andreopoulos, are studying how to incorporate piezoelectric electricity generators into cars and planes, so they can convert the kinetic energy of motion into electricity.

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Researchers Use Wind Turbine Technique to Build Efficient Wave Powered Generators

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:22:21 +0000

Mankind has been adopting the working principles of natural phenomenons and animals since ages. Now, when it's time to learn from fish to develop wave-powered generators, it's also time to learn what others have learned from birds - and use them in the seas, to gather energy which they would later turn into electricity.

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ETT: Intercontinental Vacuum-Based Transportation System Can Reach 4,000mph

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:18:36 +0000

ETT stands for Evacuated Tube Transport, and it is a new concept of a transportation system that makes use of vacuum pumps, tubes and cabins to take people from point A to point B with only 2 percent of the energy required otherwise to power an airplane, a car or a train.

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Hydrogenius Electric Airplane Competing for $1.65m NASA Prize

Mike Sandru — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:45:34 +0000

Researchers and designers at the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Aircraft Design (IFB) have announced that they'll begin the construction of a zero-emission electric aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The aircraft, called Hydrogenius will compete in NASA's Green Flight Challenge competition.

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Scientists Developing Artificial Leaves to Produce Energy

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:11:49 +0000

Mimicking nature has been man's dream since he tried inventing the airplane, and even earlier. Mimicking a leaf for obtaining energy from the Sun has been even more challenging than learning to fly, though, until now, nobody succeeded imitating the evolution or creation or whatever our nature is made of.

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Solar Impulse: Viable Manned Flight Powered by The Sun

Cristi — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:20:16 +0000

Solar Impulse, the first solar powered plane has been unveiled in Switzerland. With a wingspan of a Boeing 747 but lighter than a small car, the plan could fly around the world powered entirely by the sun.

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Trains Polluting More Than Airplanes in the U.S.?

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:28:47 +0000

A recent study reveals shocking figures telling that, basically, traveling by train pollutes the environment more than traveling by airplane. How can that be?

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Revolting: 114 mpg Avion Sports Car Rejected for Fuel Being "Too Cheap"

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:06:53 +0000

There was a sports car built in 1984 by Craig Henderson and Bill Green from Bellingham, Washington, and at that time it was able to set a record of 103.7 mpg for Guinness Book(in European terms, that's 2.27 liters/100km). Now they're reviving it with the help of the X-Prize Competition.

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Toshiba`s SCiB Battery: Charging in 5 Mins/No Plans for Use in EV Soon

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:58:38 +0000

Toshiba has developed an advanced type of Lithium-Ion batteries, the SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery). They say it has the capacity of charging within 5 minutes at 90% of its capacity, and it is being able to bear 5000 to 6000 charges until it starts losing capacity. They used the battery to demonstrate these on a laptop.

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100 Year-Old Aerodynamics Problem Solved: Could Increase MPG Dramatically

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:06:10 +0000

MIT researchers discovered the solution to a problem put 100 years ago by Ludwig Prandtl. It refers to the situation when, for example, a car accelerates up and down a hill, then slows to follow a turn, and the airflow around it cannot keep up and separates from it. This aerodynamic phenomena creates an additional drag, slowing the car, and forcing you to push harder on the pedal, consuming more gas.

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GM Hy-Wire Fuel Cell Vehicle Tested by Top Gear

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:18:43 +0000

...and here's the HyWire technology, the one the world has been talking about in the last few months. It's a concept made by General Motors, there is only one example of it made, and it runs on fuel cell power. I mean... hydrogen power.

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Boeing to fly fuel cell powered airplane

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:44:16 +0000

I’m in an airport right now, waiting for my plane to get me home. So I looked for green aviation news and found out this one: For the first time in the history of aviation, Boeing flew a manned fuel cell powered vehicle. Three test flights took place in February and March 2008 at the […]

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Hybrid Electric Aircraft to Take Off by 2009

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:14:42 +0000

Falx Air Vehicles, from Staffordshire, UK, will release commercially a tilt-rotor hybrid airplane by the end of 2009. The tilt-rotor concept is present in the aviation since the 1950’s, but there haven’t been any breakthroughs in this area yet. Still, Falx puts a 100hp combustion engine on it, a powerful solar array, and an electric […]

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How To Run Your Car On Tap Water Plans

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:35:14 +0000

IT ALSO WORKS ON YOUR TRUCK / RV / MOTORCYCLE / AIRPLANE (ETC) Will This Work? Although we cannot guarantee it, we believe these plans will enable you to build a car that runs on water. If you test it out, though, do as the writer suggests and use an old car that doesn’t represent […]

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Solar Electrolysis for Dummies

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:03:05 +0000

Electrolysis: Obtaining hydrogen from water: The Basis for a Solar-Hydrogen Economy This project involves a fascinating experiment in electrochemistry that illustrates several important energy related processes, and provides an ideal context for discussion of several issues related to electricity generation. Introduction to Electrolysis: Hydrogen from Water As covered in the discussion section below, it is […]

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The Tesla Turbine

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:33:23 +0000

Nikola Tesla created an engine design nearly 100 years ago that is as much as three or four times more efficient than the combustion engine design that has dominated for reasons other than science.At the time of his invention around 1909, Tesla was able to demonstrate a fuel efficiency of 60% with his bladeless turbine […]

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How to build a Joe cell free energy device

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:47:14 +0000

(Copyright 1998-2005 Educate-Yourself and Ken Adachi. All rights reserved) By Ken Adachi (Ken Adachi, Editor) http://educate-yourself.org/fe/fejoewatercell.shtml An Australian man, only identified by the name of Joe “X”, has designed a remarkable water Energy Cell that only utilizes water for a “fuel” and develops substantially more power than gasoline. It was originally designed for use in […]

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Boeing to be making a fuel cell airplane

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:58:59 +0000

With all the effort we are witnessing in developing environmentally progressive technologies for automotive applications, it’s great to see that Boeing researchers and industry partners throughout Europe are planning to conduct experimental flight tests this year of a manned airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries. The systems integration phase of the […]

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Volvo puts its mind towards alternative energy

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:36:24 +0000

On climate, on energy security, time is not on our side. Researchers at NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, say that the record heat of 2006 was, in large part, caused by us. Researchers at NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, conclude in a article in Earth Observatory – “Greenland’s Ice Island […]

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The Dirty Energy Conspiracy – Why do they hide the radiant energy from us?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:24:52 +0000

[The following is excerpted from Peter lindemann’s longer essay, which includes a theory as to the reason(s) the promise of advanced energy technologies have not been developedand introduced into the market. Such “conspiracy theories” are discussed elsewhere]. In the late 1880s, trade journals in the electrical sciences were predicting “free electricity” in the near future. […]

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