Researchers from the Michigan State University said that their recent study on the land use change for biofuel reduction suggest that previous analyses may have been based on incorrect bases and assumptions.
In the online January issue of the Environmental Science & Technology journal, Professor Bruce Dale and his co-authors at the Michigan State [...]
A Green Jobs and Climate Action laws package was introduced by the governor and leaders of Washington to push for $455 million of investments that will build the foundation for new energy technologies, green buildings, and energy efficient transportation projects.
Allocations for the $455 million are as follows:
$419 million will be devoted to fund transportation projects [...]
The market trend in the automotive industry is moving toward electric cars, and Italian auto design house Pininfarina is among the companies who will be coming out with their line of electric models.
The B0 or B Zero is Pininfarina’s five-door hatchback compact EV which was designed to be a solution to have a cleaner world. [...]
Two engineering programs are being run by Orbital Corporation Ltd. and Sygma Motors in Brazil for heavy duty and fuel efficient engines targeted to be sold to Vale Solutions in Energy (VSE). Vale Solutions is Sygma’s sole partner in engine development.
The FlexDI technology of Orbital was selected as blueprint for the new FlexFuel engines that [...]
It has been reported that Audi, through its top executives, has approved the project for a wide range of Audi eco-friendly cars to come in the next 6 years. It will include five units to be called E1 to E5, reports say. We found more info at Audi Talk!
In the recent year, Audi was open [...]
Japan based world’s leading automobile manufacturer, Toyota Motors, has taken the lead in the automobile industry to explore the area of alternative car fuels. The addiction to oil in the automobile industry is changed and Toyota Motors revolutionize the concept of alternative car fuels.
Toyota Motors have unveiled the successful alternative fuel car models, which [...]
The basic technology of a fuel cell is conversion of hydrogen into water chemically. The hydrogen is allowed to react with oxygen chemically and produce water. While this conversion process takes place electricity is produced. This electricity is used to run the car. Thus the chemical energy produced in the fuel cell is converted into [...]
In the never ending search for feedstocks to make alternative fuels, Sweden has come up with an inventive way to use confiscated liquor that residents have tried to smuggle into the country. Evidently, beer, wine and alcohol are quite expensive in local Swedish liquor stores so many people travel to bordering countries such as Denmark [...]