Odyne CNG Plug-In Hybrid Hits Fresno

Gasoline-powered plug-in hybrids are so yesterday’s news and hydrogen plug-in hybrids are most probably the future. But, in the here and now, Odyne Corporation has unveiled the first compressed natural gas (CNG) plug-in hybrid refuse vehicle in the world. The city of Fresno, California held a press conference yesterday announcing that the new Odyne CNG […]

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MIT Fuel Cell 50 Percent More Efficient

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a new methanol fuel cell that is 50-percent more efficient that other comparable FC’s. This direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), according to MIT Professor Paula Hammond is cost-effective, highly tunable and has more output than a comparable material called Nafion. In fact, Hammond says the […]

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Global Climate Change Supercomputers Get Energy Savings Breakthrough

It’s been no secret for a very long time that supercomputers suck down a great deal of energy when doing their lighting fast computations. In fact, one of the most energy-consuming types of computations are those programs used to calculate and model global climate change. But a recent breakthrough in energy-saving supercomputer technology will mean […]

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A123Systems Hymotion Plug-In Conversion for Toyota Prius

If you just can’t wait for 2010 for Toyota and GM to rollout their official plug-in hybrids, and want to start saving gasoline now, then the A123Systems Hymotion may just be the plug-in device you need. Right now the A123Systems Hymotion Plug-In Conversion Module (PCM) is available only for the Toyota Prius. A123Systems has gotten […]

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