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Tunisian Solar Power Plant to Help Europe Forget About Fossils
Renewable energy in Europe might be receiving a new huge boost from the
Tunisian Sahara desert. A major local company is currently looking into constructing a large...
Don’t be Scared to Solar Power Your Car
You may not be Frankenstein nor Dracula, but things new like electric vehicles and solar power can be a bit scary, especially since they...
Fraunhofer’s Grid Scale Energy Storage System Passes Initial Tests
Energy storage at grid scale has long been identified as the element that stands in the way of switching to 100% renewable energy. After...
First Ever Invisible Solar Panels Developed by the Swiss
Lately, a lot has been said about the way solar panels look, how much space they occupy, how heavy they are on house rooftops....
Ideas for an Eek-O-Friendly Halloween
While Halloween is one of the all-time favorite holidays on the calendar, it can be a nightmare for the environment. Consider the toilet papered...
A Model S type of Car To be Made by the Model T Maker?
In one of his first reports as Ford Motor Company’s new CEO, Mark Fields seems to have trained his sights on Tesla. He told...
Plug-In Vehicles Not Affecting Power Grid Much
Taking a look at plug-in vehicles, including plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, one might come to the conclusion that this would simply reduce...
Chinese Cooking to Help Keep Jets Airborne
Have you had Chinese food lately? The oil used to stir fry your vegetables or fry your wanton will someday lift a jumbo jet...
2016 Nissan GTR Hybrid Supercar Promises to Kick @ss
If you get a kick from driving the Nissan GTR hybrid, at least virtually on Need For Speed, the latest incarnation of this iconic...
Hybrid Vehicle Fuel Economy without Electrification? – Namikoshi Electronics
Improving fuel economy can be done in a number of ways, not all of which require electrification.
The internal combustion engine (ICE), although over one...
