source: www.alternative-energy-news.info Hydrogen Powered Street Cleaner We are hearing about many inventions and discoveries in the alternative energy sector. But we don’t get to read about many ‘actual’ finished products doing their work in real world. What we know is many models being tested in laboratories. But here we are seeing Bucher CityCat H2, the [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
Mitsubishi Heavy to Test CO2 Recovery from Coal-fired Flue Gas
Atsushi Takano, Nikkei Monozukuri, techon.nikkeibp.co.jp – 25 May 2009 Absorbing solution “KS-1.” It is an amine-based material having an absorbing performance higher than that of monoethanolamine (MEA), which has been used thus far. The KS-1 helps reduce the amount of absorbing solution used in the entire plant. A conceptual image of the demonstration plant with [...]
Air-powered Battery
A normal fossil fuel car (using an internal combustion engine) only needs the battery to start the engine as well as run the air conditioning system and the car stereo. But the scene is quite different with electric cars. Batteries run everything. So when one tries to buy an electric car his/her prime concern is [...]
Tokyo Gas Halves CO2 Emissions in Hydrogen Production
Chiho Matsuda, Nikkei Monozukuri, techon.nikkeibp.co.jp – Mar 16, 2009 Tokyo Gas Co announced March 12, 2009, that it succeeded in halving CO2 emissions in a verification test of CO2 separation/collection in a hydrogen production process while maintaining its production efficiency. Tokyo Gas has been developing and verifying hydrogen production equipment intended for fuel cell vehicles [...]
Hybrid Cars Pros and Cons
http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/hybrid-cars.asp Generally, and for the purposes of this guide, we will refer to hybrid cars in their most common form – HEVs. How do hybrid cars work? Hybrids have existed in various forms for years – the moped is one of the most common examples as it combines a petroleum engine with pedal power. Many [...]
A Comprehensive Guide to Plug-in Hybrids
HybridCars.com What Is A Plug-in Hybrid Car? A plug-in hybrid car is similar to a conventional hybrid vehicle—both use a gasoline engine as well as an electric motor. However, a plug-in hybrid uses larger battery packs that can be recharged by connecting to common household electricity. Plug-in hybrids can be driven for long distances—from a [...]
Electric Cars Not the Only Option for Cleaner Air
SCMP – May 15, 2009 I applaud the government’s leading role in introducing electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to the problem of air pollution. We finally have an alternative to driving polluting vehicles. However, I am sceptical whether they will be an immediate, widespread success. When it comes to cars, people are brand-conscious. They [...]
Triple Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus Unveiled
www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk – 14 May 09 A presentation near Munich marked the debut of the first passenger bus to use a triple hybrid fuel cell system developed by Fuel Cell GmbH, a subsidiary of Proton Power Systems. The vehicle has been born from co-operation between Skoda Electric, UJV Nuclear Research Institute and Proton Motor. Skoda Electric [...]
Can China Clean Up Its Act?
BusinessWeek by Adam Aston – May 14, 2009 Source: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_21/b4132040805185.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in+depth Beijing has big plans to curb pollution and start a cleantech industry. But the global recession and looming trade frictions will test its resolve China’s unprecedented growth in recent years has come at a terrible price. Two-thirds of its rivers and lakes are too polluted [...]
Zero Emissions Motorcycle
www.alternative-energy-news.info – 13 May 09 When we think about green energy vehicles we often think about modest designs and low speeds. But 6 final-year engineering students of Kingston University have designed a bike that dispels all myths about green vehicles. This bike has the ability to reach speeds of 102mph, race around a 38 mile [...]