UC Davis Will Study Users of New Plug-in Hybrid Cars October 30, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The latest green car goes under the UC Davis microscope today: a hybrid sedan modified to recharge from a standard 110-volt electric outlet. It can travel as far as 20 miles on batteries before drinking a drop of gasoline, ... | |
Fowl play as scientists make power from chicken droppings October 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have started work on a project to produce power from chicken droppings. | |
Microorganisms one part of the solution to energy problem, says report November 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The answer to one of the world's largest problems – the need for clean, renewable sources of energy – might just come from some of the world's smallest inhabitants – bacteria – according to a new report, Microbial Energy ... | |
EU project to develop first fuel-cell aircraft June 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Designing the first fuel-cell manned intercity aircraft is the goal of a recently launched EU-funded project. | |
Mileage from megawatts: Study finds enough electric capacity to 'fill up' plug-in vehicles across much of the nation December 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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If all the cars and light trucks in the nation switched from oil to electrons, idle capacity in the existing electric power system could generate most of the electricity consumed by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. A new ... | |
 Texas' first hydrogen fuel cell bus on the road November 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The University of Texas at Austin and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) have introduced a joint technology program that features the first hydrogen fuel cell bus to be licensed and operated in Texas. | |
The power of multiples: Connecting wind farms can make a more reliable - and cheaper - power source November 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford University. | |
 Sweet success for pioneering hydrogen energy project May 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Bacteria that can munch through confectionery could be a valuable source of non-polluting energy in the years ahead, new research has shown. In a feasibility study funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences ... | |
ORNL hybrid lighting technology gaining momentum around nation August 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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With five hybrid solar lighting systems already in place and another 20 scheduled to be installed in the next couple of months, the forecast is looking sunny for a technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ... | |
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 ... | |
 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 81 vote(s)
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IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. | |
U.S. funds hydrogen experiment February 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The U.S. Energy Department has awarded a U.S. researcher a $3 million grant for a project that focuses on harnessing photoactive material from the sun. | |
 Fish and chips fuel 'green' revolution June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Faced with soaring prices at the petrol pumps, ecologically-minded Britons are turning to fish and chips to run their cars -- transforming the leftover frying oil into "green" fuel. | |
Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence May 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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The hydrogen economy is not a futuristic concept. The U.S. Department of Energy's 2006 Advance Energy Initiative calls for competitive ethanol from plant sources by 2012 and a good selection of hydrogen-powered fuel cell ... | |
 Africa's deserts could supply solar electricity to continent: experts June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Solar power from Africa's deserts could supply all 600 million citizens currently without electricity and even export power to Europe, a green energy conference in Nairobi heard Thursday. | |
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