If you spent any time in school over the past generation or so, you probably experienced those old-time overhead flickering fluorescent light fixtures, and maybe you wondered if they were exchanging some kind of secret code with government spies, alien invaders, or maybe just with each other. Well, wonder no … [continued]
Headed up by the University of Illinois, a research team has developed a new strain of yeast that can feast on two very different types of plant sugar at the same time. The new breakthrough could lead to far more cost-effective operations for producing biofuel from woody non-food crops. The … [continued]
According to a recently released report, Scotland is on track to meet its ambitious renewable energy goal of generating 80 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. In the report, Energy Trends, it was revealed that 27 percent of the electricity in 2009 was generated using renewable … [continued]
A collaboration between a wind company and a thermal energy storage company will cut Maine heating bills in half and show the way to a national model for how renewable power can cut dependence on oil. Oil heats 80% of all homes in Maine. To encourage Maine homeowners to reduce … [continued]
Those canny wee Scots! They know how to save money with fuel-free energy, that decade after decade, has a fuel cost of absolutely zero! The small nation combines great engineering aptitude with some of the most ambitious climate legislation in the world. A frugal understanding that investing in new energy … [continued]
Last year, the renewable energy world reeled with the news that China was clamping down on its exports of rare earth materials. The entire world needs rare earth materials to make the wind turbines and the electric cars that spell freedom from fossil fuels. It was widely thought that it … [continued]
Start-stop is a fuel saving approach mainly associated with hybrid vehicles, in which the engine automatically cuts off instead of idling when you stop. Sounds a little scary at first, but now that a good chunk of the motoring public has gotten used to it, Ford has decided share the … [continued]
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500, and Indiana’s venerable celebration of the motor vehicle will mark the occasion by hosting its first Emerging Tech Day, featuring cutting edge alternative fuel vehicles cooked up by teams of college and university students. All you other states better look out, … [continued]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsixSG-274E Here’s a cool-looking car that could have a considerable effect on the world.
With Wisconsin and Ohio forfeiting their high-speed rail funding and Florida getting awarded a decent amount more ($342.3 million) for its proposed high-speed rail network, you would think all is going smoothly with regards to this matter in the highly-congested Sunshine State. However, in addition to John Kasich of Ohio … [continued]
