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Infinyte I4: A Purely Electric Catamaran Cruiser

Syndicated — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:08:07 +0000

While solar-power electric hybrid vehicles are a proven success story on the roads, the time is ripe for the appearance of solar-electric watercraft. Already a pontoon boat – Loon – is available in the market. It is solar-electric powered and can seat eight passengers. Now a smaller one – the purely electric run, Infinyte [...] Read More...

Posted in: Electric Cars, Future Energy, Transportation

Flying Wind Farms: Future Power Harvesters

Syndicated — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:34:16 +0000

How would you like swarms of kite-like airborne turbines spinning at high altitudes sending power down via nano-tube cable tethers to generate power for your community? This could very well be a true picture of future power harvesters according to NASA. A federal fund of $100,000 is being reserved for exploring these high-altitude, nano-tube [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Power

Hydrogen Generation & Storage Made Easy with Nano-Technology

Syndicated — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:34:47 +0000

Fuels like gasoline, based on hydrocarbon, create pollution and carbon footprint. Hydrogen has been claimed to be a good alternative to replace fossil fuel since the 1970s. But hydrogen’s potential has not been realized even partially mainly because of storage and commercial production difficulties. There have been research being done on renewable energy sources [...] Read More...

Posted in: Fuel Cells, Future Energy, Hydrogen Fuel

Common Algae for Biofuel Butanol Production

Syndicated — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:37:28 +0000

There have been various methods tried for reducing fossil fuel dependency and containing carbon footprints for a healthier and more eco-friendly future. Corn-produced ethanol has been used for mixing with gasoline but there have been side effects like corrosion from ethanol. Also huge tracts of precious farmlands need to be diverted for corn production. [...] Read More...

Posted in: Biofuels, Future Energy, Transportation

MiraQua: A Tiny Miracle

Syndicated — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:42:48 +0000

Today there seems to be more and more and yet more vehicles on the road than ever. Everybody wants to have their own transport and a smaller car with least carbon emission seems to be an ideal solution for this inexhaustible number of cars that seem to be coming up. Tiny cars electrically driven [...] Read More...

Posted in: Electric Cars, Future Energy, Transportation

The New Role of Microbes in Bio-Fuel Production

Syndicated — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:01:58 +0000

Currently biofuel is produced from plants as well as microbes. The oils, carbohydrates or fats generated by the microbes or plants are refined to produce biofuel. This is a green and renewable energy that helps in conserving fossil-fuel usage. But a new research has led to a new discovery of getting the microbes to [...] Read More...

Posted in: Biofuels, Future Energy, Inventions

Laser ‘Scribing’ to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Syndicated — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:08:03 +0000

Over the years, thanks to the devoted research work going on for increasing the efficiency of solar cells, today solar cells are no longer flat shaped or unyielding. Ultra thin film-type solar cells have now been manufactured which are quite flexible and adaptable for use in corners, curvilinear and other structures. Today almost 20% [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power

Power from Two Energy Sources?

Syndicated — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:28:44 +0000

Alternative sources of energy are clean and green but the catch is they generate less energy compared to fossil fuels. So now the scientists are trying to use different sources of alternative energy at the same place and same time to generate power. Attempts are being made to combine two forms of external energy [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions

Increasing the Efficiency of Wind Turbine Blades

Syndicated — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:00:47 +0000

To ensure wind turbines that are big in size work in a better manner, a new kind of air-flow technology may soon be introduced. Apart from other aspects, it will focus on efficiency of blades used in the wind turbines. The technology will help in increasing the efficiency of these turbines under various [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, Wind Power, Wind Turbines

Making the Best Use of Polymer Solar Cells

Syndicated — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:08:56 +0000

A report recently published in an online journal called Advanced Materials points out that a process has been developed by the researchers at the Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory that can produce thin and constant light absorbing layers on textured substrates. This increases light absorption by polymer solar cells, thereby increasing their [...] Read More...

Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power