backup generator Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:40:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 “Active Air Control” Improves Emissions and Fuel Economy in Larger Engines https://www.greenoptimistic.com/active-air-control-improves-emissions-fuel-economy-larger-engines-20140214/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/active-air-control-improves-emissions-fuel-economy-larger-engines-20140214/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:40:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45926 An internal combustion engine (ICE) is essentially an air pump. The more efficient the air flows through the air pump (ICE), the better power and fuel economy the ICE can deliver. The ICE is a complex high-speed ballet of mechanical parts, designed to extract as much usable power from a spritz of gasoline in each […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/active-air-control-improves-emissions-fuel-economy-larger-engines-20140214/feed/ 0 45926 Toyota Prius Backup Power – An Aftermarket Solution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/converdant-prius-backup-power-20130201/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/converdant-prius-backup-power-20130201/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:50:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32442 Modern society depends on electricity, and without it, most everything ceases to function, including heating and cooling, refrigerators, mobile phones, computers, and the list goes on. In emergencies, such as Hurricane Sandy knocking out power for millions of people, some for weeks, backup power generators make all kinds of sense to have on hand. Backup […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/converdant-prius-backup-power-20130201/feed/ 0 32442 Solar-Powered Backup System for Afflicted Areas Developed by Japanese Companies https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-afflicted-areas-sharp-20110321/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-afflicted-areas-sharp-20110321/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:24:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17597 We've been hearing all the time that one company or another has developed a system "aimed for disaster-stricken areas," to provide electricity for the people's basic needs. Now is the time for such a technology, after the massacre of Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

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