In October 2006, search giant Google announced that it was installing over 9,000 solar panels at its Mountain View, California campus. This 1,600 kilowatt project made Google the envy of Yahoo and other corporate giants with their own green programs. Then Google announced their RechargeIT Initiative to encourage the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Google […]
Continue ReadingAll I want for Christmas are my solar powered gadgets. Well, this doesn’t have the ring to it like the “my two front teeth” song, but several photovoltaic manufacturers are rolling out interesting products one can give as gifts this holiday season. Upon any green tech’s Christmas list may be items such as a solar-powered […]
Continue ReadingPlug-in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles are revolting against the rest of the marketplace. Or starting to. Toyota and General Motors have publically announced that they are working on plug-in versions of their Prius and Volt vehicles, respectively. Now, Ford has jumped into the plug-in fray announcing they will be giving 20 of these vehicles to Southern […]
Continue ReadingTermites, the most flatulent animals on the planet, hold promise for growing the biofuels industry. The termites’ digestive microbes and enzymes hold great promise according to the U. S. Department of Energy for breaking down wood and waste biomass to generate cellulosic biofuels. Termites can mow down a massive amount of wood in a very […]
Continue ReadingThe Guangzhou Auto Group (GAG) in China has developed a new hybrid crossover concept vehicle they are calling the A-HEV. The A-HEV was recently displayed at the Guangzhou International Auto Show and shows promise that the Chinese are committed to cleaner burning vehicles. The Guangzhou Auto A-HEV was developed as a joint venture with Toyota […]
Continue ReadingThe Ikoo Electric Scooter is a funky little ride that looks like it would be equally adept at cracking walnuts or could be easily rigged to have an ejector seat. But, even though the Ikoo is high on funk it is also high on performance as well. Made out of T304 stainless surgical steel, the […]
Continue ReadingThere is more than one way to harness wind energy as Chetwood and Associates architectural firm is quick to point out. While other manufacturers are building multi-bladed wind turbines or tilting at windmills, Chetwood is in the process of building a wind dam. The Chetwood Wind Dam Project is being developed for a place in […]
Continue ReadingThe French-made Matra MS1 human electric hybrid vehicle is much more that just another electric bike. This light electric vehicle can travel 62 miles on batteries alone with a top speed limited to 30 mph so that one doesn’t have to get a motorcycle driver’s license to operate it. In addition, if the rider wants […]
Continue ReadingHow green do eco celebrities have to be? There is an expectation in this culture that if celebrities talk the talk, then they must walk the walk and do so to the Nth degree. In fact, some people hold extreme viewpoints that eco celebrities all need to be clones of Ed Begley, Jr. who used […]
Continue ReadingIt folds. It stacks. It slices & dices and makes Julian fries. It’s the MIT City Car. Okay, maybe it doesn’t slice and dice, but it does fold and stack and it’s the latest green car technology from a university known for their tech expertise. The MIT City Car is an electric vehicle prototype being […]
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