Helix Wind out of San Diego, California has come up with an atypical wind turbine design for home use. While most wind turbines still use the tried and true rotor or propeller style to catch the breeze, the Helix Wind turbines use something more akin to artwork. The video shows a small demonstration model, but […]
Continue ReadingPeople in the industry know that wind energy is a hot growth sector right now. Validation of this belief comes from AWEA (American Wind Energy Association) who says that in the U. S., a million new homes will be powered by wind energy in 2007. This more than doubles their prediction from last year. And, […]
Continue ReadingNissan usually gets overlooked as one of the automakers actively seeking solutions to clean up the environment. GM, DaimlerChrysler and BMW are heavily invested in hydrogen cars. A bunch of smaller automakers like Tesla, Phoenix Motors and Zap are heavily invested in electric cars. Nissan has made major investments in both of these areas as […]
Continue ReadingMagLev Wind Turbine Technologies is trying to blow away their competition, so much so that they’ve even hired a guy named Larry Blow to join as the Chief Consulting Engineer (They have not released whether or not brother Joe was also courted as well). MagLev Technologies made a splash in energy technology in July 2006, […]
Continue ReadingMan has been using a small percentage of the Earth’s water power for a number of years as many large hydroelectric dams have been constructed. But, this renewable energy resource is only a small fraction of the water power this planet has to offer. More recently, researchers have been exploring tidal energy, ocean waves and […]
Continue ReadingIn Saginaw, Michigan at Great Lakes Auto Sales is the only Flybo Electric Car dealership in the states. The Flybo XFD-6000ZK is a Chinese-made Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) that can go 45 mph (with the 25 mph limiter removed) and gets 70 to 150 miles per charge, depending upon use. The Chinese import is being […]
Continue ReadingThe mobile E-ONE Hybrid Electric Command Center changes the face of fighting fires, rescues and other emergency response duties by going green. The E-One Hybrid is currently the first and only hybrid electric command center in the nation. Based in Ocala, Florida, E-One is known as an industry leader in manufacturing fire rescue vehicles, having […]
Continue ReadingBiodiesel is making a comeback as many people have a renewed interest in cleaning up the environment and ending our dependence upon foreign fossil fuels. But, while Willie Nelson may be going broke pedaling his BioWillie like a traveling medicine man in the Old West, other vendors are starting to prosper. In fact, while BioWillie […]
Continue ReadingThe Miles XS500 is an electric car now under development. Unlike some of the company’s other neighborhood electric vehicles, the Miles XS500 EV will be meant for highway travel with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120-plus miles per charge. According to Miles Electric Vehicles, based in Santa Monica, California the […]
Continue ReadingThe Honda CR-Z is one of the most exciting green cars to come out of the automaker in quite a while. At the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, the Honda CR-Z gasoline-electric hybrid concept car was unveiled. This sporty two-seater shows what the future of hybrid will most likely be, combining the power and speed of […]
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