Biofuel as a Jet Fuel Alternative?

The seeds of a humble weed could lower a jet fuel’s cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent. Camelina sativa is an oilseed crop and it might be used as fuel in aircrafts in the near future. A study conducted at Michigan Technological University claimed that Camelina has shown to be one of the more Posted in: Biofuels , Future Energy , Transportation

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U.S. awards its first exploratory leases for offshore wind power

The US Department of the Interior has awarded the first leases for exploration of offshore wind development. The leases to three companies, Deepwater Wind LLC, Babcock and Brown Bluewater Wind LLC, and Fisherman’s Energy of New Jersey LLC, will allow the three companies to build meteorological towers between 6 and 18 miles off the New

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Solar Plane Unveiled – Primed For Around The World

Bertrand Piccard and Andr Borschberg today unveiled, at Dbendorf airfield close to Zurich, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the first aircraft designed to fly both day and night without fossil fuel or pollution. (…)

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Solar Plane Unveiled – Primed For Around The World

Bertrand Piccard and Andr Borschberg today unveiled, at Dbendorf airfield close to Zurich, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the first aircraft designed to fly both day and night without fossil fuel or pollution. (…)

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New Washing Machine Only Uses One Cup of Water

An environmentally friendly washing machine has been developed by the University of Leeds, Britain. The technology has been developed by Professor Stephen Burkinshaw of the University of Leeds. He has been working on this project for the past thirty years. This project had been funded by IP Group, an intellectual property commercialization group. The Posted in: Environment , Inventions

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ABC News highlights 7 solar sensations

If you’re interested, head on over to abcnews.com and check out 7 new “solar sensations” that they’re highlighting. The 7 sensations range from a solar powered aircraft expected to go on its first test flight shortly, to a solar powered bus station scheduled to be deployed in Italy in October, to a thin-film

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World Speed Record Set by 100% Electric Airplane

Aircrafts are notorious for adding carbon content into the atmosphere because more and more people are choosing this mode of travel. We are trying to reduce carbon emissions on the ground. But we are not giving enough thought to reducing carbon content by aircrafts. Environmentalists are concerned that the figures are bound to reach Posted in: Electric Cars , Future Energy , Transportation

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Make The Call For Clean Energy

This is an extraordinary moment. There are mere days before the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the most unprecedented clean energy and climate legislation in our nation's history. (…)

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This is an extraordinary moment. There are mere days before the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the most unprecedented clean energy and climate legislation in our nation's history. (…)

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New Hydrogen Powered Urban Car by Riversimple

A new hydrogen car was unveiled in London, UK by Riversimple. This Riversimple Urban Car (RUC) is powered by fuel cells. These fuels cells combine hydrogen with oxygen from the air to release energy. What comes out from the exhaust pipe is not toxic fumes but water. Even using hydrogen fuel from source to Posted in: Fuel Cells , Hydrogen Fuel , Transportation

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