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For two week in december last year more than 10,000 participants were brought together by the UNFCCC for the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, including representatives of over 180 countries together with observers [...]

 

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Personal Rapid Transport(or Transit) PRT was conceived a numerous decades ago as a way of transporting people in cities quickly and effectively without the need of drivers or a large footprint.
The concept essential involves computer [...]

BioButanol and other alcohols are looking like becoming increasingly of interest because of their fuel qualities. Especially their water immiscibility which means that unlike ethanol it is suitable for pipe distribution.

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In a push to find better biofuels to reduce gasoline consumption and lower greenhouse-gas emissions, scientists have genetically engineered E. coli [...]

Very interesting potential for this technology. 70% cheaper than current batteries, with 50% more power and 4 times longer life cycle. I’m interested to see what its weight comparison is in regards to putting in vehicles - perhaps this comparison is by weight?

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The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric [...]

Interesting to see if this light as air car finds enough of a niche. In the story it states that markets currently slated for launch are India then likely Spain and Australia.

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A French-designed car that’s propelled by compressed air and claims speeds of more than 60 miles per hour is [...]

This is good news for the cellulosic ethanol camp. Energy out is 540% the Energy Put into the crops.

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There’s some more good news about cellulosic ethanol, a fuel derived from grasses and other nonfood sources. It’s long been estimated that the amount of energy in such fuels will be much more [...]

Great gift. Beats a barbie travel home anyday.

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One day, many new full-sized homes may resemble the Power House. The USD 149.95 miniature model from science-kit distributor Thames & Kosmos comes with a working green house, solar panels, a wind mill and a desalinization system. The kit’s aim: teach children what it’s [...]

 

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More and more energy efficiency is gaining focus as a means of reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption and cost. In data centres for instance the power demands in an individual server rack have gone from approximately 1kw to 7kw [...]

For those that might be interested a new forum has been created to look at Australia’s future investment into transport fuels. They are still seeking expressions of interest for parties who want to be involved.

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CSIRO’s newly formed Future Fuels Forum (FFF) is bringing together community, industry and government to plan for [...]

This came my way… an article on some of the initiatives by consumer electronics manufacturers. In the article theres a list of some of the initiatives. Including Z-powers new battery tech which is silver-zinc based and contains significant recoverable metals.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer electronics are not exactly easy on the [...]