Ford updates its Fusion Hybrid for 2013 and adds a plug-in verstion

? 2013 Ford Fusion hybrid Ford news from the recently held North American International Auto Show in Detroit: the Ford Fusion hybrid will get a major makeover (both inside and out) for 2013. Along with the new hybrid version of the Fusion, Ford will also be releasing a plug-in (PHEV) version of the Fusion, to Related posts: USA Today test drives the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid The LA Times reviews the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Hybrid news – Honda Insight goes on sale this week, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid may not quite be living up to its EPA mpg numbers

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U.S. Army developing new fuel efficient Humvees

FED Alpha The Army is currently working on two new prototype Humvees, with the goal of dramatically reducing the amount of fuel they use while still providing the same protection that the current fleet of up-armored Humvees have. (The technically correct name of a Humvee is actually HMMWV, or High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle). The Related posts: Transonic Combustion developing ultra-efficient gasoline engine Toyota planning $50,000 fuel cell car in 2015 Nissan aiming to release a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle by 2015

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Researchers create working solar cell that harvest additional electrons

Researchers have created the first solar cells capable of harvesting more than one electron for every photon of light that hits it. Credit: Science/AAAS Solar cell researchers have long known that much of the energy in sunlight gets wasted instead of converted to energy when it hits a solar cell. This happens because the Related posts: Hot electrons can double solar cell efficiency Nanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency Solar cell paint

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U.S. Navy successfully tests biofuel powered ship

Navy destroyer using biofuel The U.S. Air Force has been grabbing all the biofuel headlines with a string of recent successes in flying their planes on a 50/50 mix of biofuel and JP-8 fuel. But now it’s the Navy’s turn. Earlier this month the Navy successfully tested their first biofuel powered ship in a Related posts: Virgin jet to use biofuel blend in test flight US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter flies on biofuel US Air Force success – first flight using 50/50 mix of biofuel and jet fuel

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More efficient solar cells actually emit light

Unconventional thinking by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has led to record breaking solar cell efficiencies for single layer solar cells. While most people would think that the key to getting solar cells more efficient would be to absorb more light, the researchers found that they could make Related posts: Inexpensive full-spectrum solar cells on the horizon New super thin solar cells absorb ten times the amount of light Light pipes can double the efficiency of organic solar cells

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Ultra quiet wind turbine unveiled

Ecowhisper An Australian company – Renewable Energy Solutions Australia (RESA)- has just shown off the first installation of what they claim is the world’s quietest wind turbine. Since one of the major complaints about wind turbines is their constant ‘whooshing’ noise, a quieter turbine can help silence wind critics. Their new turbine generates 20kW Related posts: From the Guardian – Radical vertical turbine aims to take wind power to towns and cities Ducted Wind Turbine from Marquiss Wind Power aimed at rooftops Green Energy News: Reinventing the Wind Turbine

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Nanosolar completes 538kW solar panel installation for Ohio National Guard

Nanosolar solar panels are powering a new solar farm at the Camp Perry Ohio National Guard Base in Port Clinton, Ohio. The new project, which was led by Ramanoff Electric, consists of 2,750 of Nanosolar’s thin film solar panels. Total output is 538 kW of electricity. The Nanosolar panels were pre-assembled into cartridges Related posts: Nanosolar’s new solar panel printing press Nanosolar announces big orders for its thin film solar cells First Nanosolar panels go on sale

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Puerto Rico wind and solar farms being built to reduce dependence on oil

Puerto Rico currently relies on oil to generate 68 percent of its power needs, and power costs on the island are currently twice as much as on the U.S. mainland. But Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno has recently announced projects designed to reduce the island’s dependence on oil. This month he announced both Related posts: UK announces world’s largest wind farms Reunion Power to reduce town’s electric bills in exchange for wind farm North Dakota Electric Co-op completes a 115.5 MW wind farm

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Frito-Lay plant goes near net zero

Frito Lay solar concentrators Frito-Lay, the company that brings you Cheetos, Doritos, and lots of other tasty snacks, has made substantial changes to its manufacturing plant in Casa Grande, Arizona to create what it can arguably state is the “greenest” manufacturing plant in the U.S. The plant, which is the first food plant to achieve Related posts: Solar / natural gas power plant hybrids Global Resource – Squeezing oil and gas from old tires and other stuff Natural Gas to Liquids Plant coming to the U.S.

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First Solar hits record for thin-film solar efficiency

First Solar Inc has hit another record for its thin film solar cells, and has announced that they will incorporate the new process into their manufacturing process starting next quarter. First Solar will use their efficiency gain to compete against cost reductions by Chinese solar companies. Their new cells convert 17.3 percent of Related posts: CIGS thin film solar cell hits 19.9% efficiency – a record GE to build largest US thin film solar panel manufacturing plant Nanosolar announces big orders for its thin film solar cells

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