 Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ... | |
 Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home 13 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. ... | |
 80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Green Vehicles, a company based in San Jose, California, has recently revealed that it will begin selling two lithium-ion-powered electric vehicles early this summer. The three-wheeled TRIAC is a highway-capable ... | |
 Sugarcane biofuel becomes Brazil's second energy source May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Biofuel and other derivatives from sugarcane have for the first time overtaken hydroelectric power as an energy source in Brazil, according to an annual official study released Thursday. | |
 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 71 vote(s)
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For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is actually decidedly low tech--and that's the point. | |
 How to slash vehicle fuel use May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis ... | |
 'Smart' power meters herald future of our electricity use May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Determined to cut his electricity bill, Darrell Brubaker took the usual steps of raising his air conditioner's thermostat and cooking more on the grill. But the key to maximum savings - as much as ... | |
US, EU asked to reconsider biofuel goals as food prices rise May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The U.S. and European Union should reconsider a shift to biofuels that has helped increase food prices worldwide by turning agricultural land over to energy crops, American economist Jeffrey Sachs said Monday. | |
 Smarter electric grid could be key to saving power May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The glowing amber dot on a light switch in the entryway of George Tsapoitis' house offers a clue about the future of electricity. | |
Creativity essential for climate targets -- existing -- housing May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It is a great shame that the most creative professional group in the building trade, the architects, rarely apply themselves to existing housing. A large proportion of the Netherlands’ climate targets will after all have ... | |
 High fuel prices force Californians into hybrids, or off the road April 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Faced with surging gasoline prices, a growing number of car-crazy Californians are ditching gas-guzzlers for hybrids and avoiding the road in a state known for its traffic jams and scenic routes. | |
 Renault's Ghosn says electric car draws Gulf interest May 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The head of French automaker Renault, Carlos Ghosn, said Thursday that a country in the Gulf region is interested in his company's environmentally friendly electronic car project. | |
 Natural-gas vehicles hot in Utah, where the fuel is cheap April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Troy Anderson was at the gas pump and couldn't have been happier, filling up at a rate of $5 per tank. Anderson was paying 63.8 cents per gallon equivalent for compressed natural gas, making Utah ... | |
 Brazil launches new diesel biofuel using sugarcane April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A new diesel biofuel derived from sugarcane is to be launched in Brazil after an accidental discovery made while researching malaria cures, the US and Brazilian companies producing it said Wednesday. | |
 Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense December 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 378 vote(s)
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In a recent study, fuel cell expert Ulf Bossel explains that a hydrogen economy is a wasteful economy. The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), ... | |
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