Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2011
Written by Philip Proefrock on 22/11/11
The StreetScooter is caled an open-source electric vehicle and has been developed to provide an affordable and sustainable option for mobility. The target price for the vehicle is only $7,000, although the batteries would have to be leased separately. The StreetScooter is intended as a Short Distance Vehicle (SDV) with a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 28th, 2011
Written by Megan Treacy on 28/11/11
The European Union is requiring member countries to have no more than 35 bad air days per year by 2012 or the countries will face fines of around $450 million. In order to clean up air pollution to meet the EU’s standards,London is turning to glue. Well, a glue of [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2011
Written by Philip Proefrock on 01/12/11
Producing natural gas from wastewater and sunlight sounds like an idealized fuel production scenario, and that is just what a company called HyperSolar is claiming to be able to do.
Unlike many other companies making fuel using microorganisms, theHyperSolar process is designed to mimic photosynthesis with a nanomaterial. Hydrogen is produced [...]
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