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From Sugar to Gasoline

September 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | User comments: 9

Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, ...


100-mpg plug-in hybrids popping up in US

September 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 64 vote(s) | User comments: 16

Although many people would like to drive more fuel-efficient vehicles, most of us have to wait for the large vehicle manufacturers to mass-produce affordable cars that run on alternative power. In the meantime, ...


Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show

October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

Carmarkers rolled out a slew of electric models at the Paris motor show Friday, with a view to filling dealer showrooms by 2012 when new European legislation on curbing emissions kicks in.


Scientists explore putting electric cars on a two-way power street

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Think of it as the end of cars' slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by providing power to the electricity grid.


CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 1

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 ...


The hybrid offensive

October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fraunhofer research engineers are busy converting a standard production gasoline-engine car into a hybrid. By doing so, they aim to demonstrate what hybrid technology can do, and prove that it can even be ...


Solar powered cars race in South Africa

October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 1

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.


Madagascar: solar power ends dark age for rural clinics

September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Elisabeth's 13 children were born by candlelight. Her daughter, who has just become a mother for the first time, was more "fortunate".


Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent

September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 78 vote(s) | User comments: 24

Amid sticker-shock fuel prices, researchers in Pennsylvania are reporting results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attached to a car engine's fuel injector can ...


Solar water heaters growing in power-hungry Burkina Faso

September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

A solar panel lies on the roof of Pierre Guissou's home in Burkina Faso, feeding power to his water heater and allowing his family to take precious hot showers in a country where most homes lack electricity. ...


Simple device which uses electrical field could boost gas efficiency

September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 83 vote(s) | User comments: 27

With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel ...


Ocean offers hope for green energy

September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | No comments yet

Five miles off the southern tip of Long Beach Island, an oversize yellow buoy floats alone, purposefully mounting the waves and occasionally phoning home.


What energy upgrades would you make for $250?

September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | User comments: 14

It's a double whammy: Home energy costs are rising just when most of us can least afford it.


Chrysler to go electric in 2010

September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Chrysler this week joined the ranks of automakers promising to bring electric cars to the market in 2010.


Google and GE allies in quest for clean energy (Update)

September 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Internet titan Google and technology colossus General Electric said Wednesday they are joining forces to promote a "smart" US electric power grid and clean energy.


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