 Panasonic Engineers Introduce Methanol Fuel Cell Prototype October 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at Panasonic will showcase their new reduced size methanol fuel cell at the Hydrogen Energy Advanced Technology Exhibition 2008 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. Japan's most populated ... | |
Squeezing more synthetic fuel from abundant supplies of coal October 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists in Italy are reporting that a new process could eliminate key obstacles to expanded use of coal gasification to transform that abundant domestic energy resource into synthetic liquid fuels for cars and trucks. ... | |
CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan's Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, and US manufacturer, East Penn, today ... | |
 Solar powered cars race in South Africa October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday. | |
 New technique makes corn ethanol process more efficient September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are proposing to borrow a process used in breweries and wastewater treatment facilities to make corn ethanol more energy efficient. They are ... | |
 Revolutionary green technology bus July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Insight from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, commitment from two Michigan companies and funding from the Department of Energy have led to the commercialization of a lightweight urban transit bus with double ... | |
Sharp Achieves the World’s Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Sharp Corp. has achieved the world's highest power density, 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell volume. The use of ... | |
 How to slash vehicle fuel use May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 41 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 ... | |
 Researchers purposely damage batteries to see how much abuse they can take April 01, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers in the Power Sources R&D group at Sandia National Laboratories have been driving nails into batteries, heating them to extreme temperatures, overcharging them, and putting them into some of the ... | |
Edison International In Process of Launching Photovoltaic Project on Roof Tops March 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Edison International plans to launch a roof top photovoltaic solar project. The process requires no fuel or a transmission station to operate. The plans include an initial phase to be up and running by Summer, 2008. | |
Hydrogen-fueled cars stuck at the gate February 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Analysts say hydrogen fuel cells have major hurdles to overcome before U.S. consumers will accept the technology in their cars. | |
 Wind power a vexing question for Vermont September 04, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When farmer Greg Bryant first heard about plans for windmills along a swath of mountain ridges in this northeastern Vermont hamlet, he was all for it. The idea of tapping a plentiful natural resource ... | |
What If Your Energy Supply is Gone with the Wind? November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research program at Oregon State University proposes to tackle one of the major remaining problems with wind energy – how do you provide a steady, or at least predictable flow of electricity when the ... | |
 Air New Zealand to trial biofuel in December November 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Air New Zealand said it will conduct its first trial of biofuel on one of its Boeing 747 aircraft on a flight next month. | |
Water heater choice and maintenance can reduce energy costs November 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Between 16 and 18 percent of home energy is used to generate hot water, so hot water tank maintenance can pay big dividends on your energy bill. | |
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