Alternative Fuel Vehicles A Green Status Symbol
Since most resources available in the world are limited and non-renewable, and since fuel consumption is currently very high, it is important for scientists to design a wider range of automobiles that are capable of running on alternative fuels. With fuel prices rising rapidly, and given the current trends in fuel consumption, it is possible to envision a day when there would no longer be any oil left in the world. Makers of automobiles everywhere in the world are becoming more involved in the area of hybrid vehicles, which do not make use of conventional fuel such as petrol or diesel. Some time ago, electric cars were introduced. The general population is now more and more aware of conservation and its extreme importance. Many nations are considering the concept of the replacement of all of their vehicles which use petrol or diesel with these hybrid vehicles. Automobiles powered by alternate fuels are gaining popularity in every nook and corner of the world. They are in the ‘priority- list’ of almost everyone- film stars, businessmen etc. Bio- diesel, for example, is being used as a fuel for running cars and even large vehicles. Alternative fuels have many advantages over regular fuels like petrol and diesel. All over the

The Plastic Plan: Energy from Plastic Bottles
If we try to get rid of plastics altogether from our lives, we know that it is quite impractical. So what is the next best thing? We can recycle plastic in such a manner that it is economical and produces clean and green energy for our utilization. Industrial designer Chris Allen has come up [...]
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First Hybrid Solar Power Station
Weizmann Institute created a milestone in the field of alternative energy in association with AORA. AORA is a leading Israeli solar energy technology company. It launched the world’s first hybrid solar thermal power station at Kibbutz Samar in southern Israel. During the inaugural launch of the powerhouse, guests from other countries such as Spain, [...]
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GreenJet: An Automated Sailing Yacht
We all are waiting for a miracle to happen that can effortlessly replace the fossil fuel and we don?t even feel the change over and go on with our lives as usual. These kinds of transitions have happened as is the case with iron and wood. Many things made of iron and wood got [...]
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Biofuel as a Jet Fuel Alternative?
The seeds of a humble weed could lower a jet fuel’s cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent. Camelina sativa is an oilseed crop and it might be used as fuel in aircrafts in the near future. A study conducted at Michigan Technological University claimed that Camelina has shown to be one of the more [...]
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New Washing Machine Only Uses One Cup of Water
An environmentally friendly washing machine has been developed by the University of Leeds, Britain. The technology has been developed by Professor Stephen Burkinshaw of the University of Leeds. He has been working on this project for the past thirty years. This project had been funded by IP Group, an intellectual property commercialization group. The [...]
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World Speed Record Set by 100% Electric Airplane
Aircrafts are notorious for adding carbon content into the atmosphere because more and more people are choosing this mode of travel. We are trying to reduce carbon emissions on the ground. But we are not giving enough thought to reducing carbon content by aircrafts. Environmentalists are concerned that the figures are bound to reach [...]
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New Hydrogen Powered Urban Car by Riversimple
A new hydrogen car was unveiled in London, UK by Riversimple. This Riversimple Urban Car (RUC) is powered by fuel cells. These fuels cells combine hydrogen with oxygen from the air to release energy. What comes out from the exhaust pipe is not toxic fumes but water. Even using hydrogen fuel from source to [...]
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More Efficient Hybrid Vehicles
If we can control the excess carbon emissions from fossil fuels we can control the global warming to a great extent. When we start our cars and apply brakes using combustion engines we use generous amount of fossil fuel and the carbon emission too is in the direct proportion of the amount of gas [...]
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Kite-like Turbines Could Capture Wind Above New York
Now we know that oil reserves are not going to last forever we are searching for alternative energy resources keenly. We are reading about new ways to tap energy from renewable resources. Sometimes these alternative energy resources seem quite odd and impractical. But we never know how they will shape up in future or [...]
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Walnut Creek Installs 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Coulomb Technologies has taken the initiative to install their ChargePoint™ Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in Walnut Creek, CA. Walnut Creek has got the distinction of becoming the third Bay Area city to deploy charging station. Coulomb?s charging stations were officially inaugurated on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Locust Street Garage. The [...]
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Transparent Electronics: A Solar Energy Breakthrough
Not even in our wildest dreams have we anticipated that while we are simply looking out the window enjoying the outside view our windows can simultaneously produce energy for our household needs! Not only windows but the facade of the house, too, might be harnessing the power of solar energy. This might be our [...]
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New Generation of Solar Devices with Trapped Sunlight
What a wonderful age we are living in! We hear about so many possibilities in the field of alternative energy. Scientists all over the world are thinking about alternatives to fossil fuel. On every scale be it large or small progress is being made. Here the researchers are inspired by the Greek legend Dionysius’ [...]
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UNEP To Help Green The Sochi 2014 Olympics
We have seen many Olympic Games but didn?t bother to check about the green quotient of the games, till now. What is most talked about is always the performance of the athletes. But slowly the scenario is changing. People are becoming aware of the green factor of the games and United Nations is taking [...]
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Small, Low Speed Wind Turbine
Most of us want to reduce our carbon footprints but currently most of the alternative energy products are simply unavailable for urban population that lives in metros. But gradually the scenario of alternative energy is changing and manufacturers have started thinking from common person?s point of view. Recently EarthTronics, which is based in Muskegon, [...]
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Flexible Solar Powered Rooftop Shingles
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland have developed flexible solar panels that could be installed on roofs like shingles. This technology was originally used to protect flat panel televisions from dampness. They used to cover television screen with transparent, thin films that acted as barriers. These transparent thin film barriers are [...]
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Light-driven Nanomotor
How we see things around us without noticing it! We know the peculiar habit of the sunflower. How it moves with the movement of the sun everyday. But if we want to move anything with the help of sunlight we are not as lucky as the sunflower is. We first have to convert sunlight [...]
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Lasers Make Solar Cells Competitive
For centuries we have been using fossil fuels for industrial and domestic purposes. Most of us consider fossil fuels cheap. But now we are realizing the “real” costs of using fossil fuels. It is destroying our environment and making us pay in other terms. Another problem we are facing is, what were luxuries for [...]
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Solar Powered Wi-Fi Bus Stops
What a delightful combination for environmentalists! While you are waiting for your bus to arrive you can happily stay in touch with the cyber world. San Francisco bus stops produce solar electricity and offer Wi-Fi connectivity too. By 2013, San Francisco is planning to have 1100 such solar-powered bus shelters put in throughout the [...]
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Solar Powered Surveillance Aircraft
Bye Aerospace Inc. (Denver, Colorado), is collaborating with thin film PV manufacturer Ascent Solar. This is not one of those tie ups taking place everyday. The echo of this tie up will be heard for a long time in the alternative energy scenario. Ascent Solar is providing necessary solar energy technology to Bye Aerospace [...]
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Molten Salt Solar Plant
If you happen to travel to Las Vegas, you can come across a tall tower surrounded by around 1,800 mirrors. Mirrors size may be equivalent to a billboard. Don?t confuse it with a futuristic movie set. It is an alternative energy power plant committed to produce clean and green energy in desert areas. The [...]
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world automobile companies are now going into the production of green cars. Green cars are those which run on alternate fuels such as electricity, solar cells, or biodiesel. In a world where people everywhere worry about worsening pollution, smog, and global warming, green cars are likely the cars of the future. Studies have been conducted on energy alternative fuel vehicles which have proved that they use less fuel and have a higher miles-per-gallon ratio than traditional cars which run on gas or diesel. It is true that energy alternative fuel vehicles are a little expensive at present, but as more and more people start purchasing such vehicles, their prices will definitely come down. There are many respiratory diseases which are the direct result of air-pollution. Automobile exhausts contain harmful gases which can cause allergies, respiratory infections as well as many other diseases. Alternative fuel vehicles are considered to be totally free from pollution. Since diesel or petrol are not used by these vehicles, there is no pollution in the environment. In several countries cars powered by solar energy is becoming popular. Production of vehicles using is being experimented by automobile manufacturers.