Go 1,300 Miles on One Gallon of Gas
For most of us, getting even 50 miles per gallon from a car is a dream. But for the engineering students from Brigham Young University (BYU), anything less than 1,000 mpg is of no value.…
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This Tiny, Self-Sufficient Mobile Home Operates Off-Grid in Any Locale
The Chamfer Home is a mobile home that is ecologically sustainable, stylish and caters to the contemporary mobile lifestyle. This tiny self sufficient, portable living unit is made from eco-friendly materials. It can operate completely…
Unsafe Crude Oil Tanker Cars Still Riding the Rails Even After Two Derailments
Last year’s tragic crude oil train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, left 47 people dead and a massive clean-up operation ahead. In that time, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an independent federal agency, has urged…
Next Gen Wood Fiber Solar Panels for the Cost of Paper
High optical transparency for good light transmission and high optical haze for increased absorption of transmitted light are two key factors that affect a solar cell’s performance. So far, materials with high transparency values (about…
Wind Power Blows Past Nuclear Power in Spain for the First Time
Spain has made a little bit of renewable energy history with wind power becoming the country’s main source of energy, according to electricity provider Red Eléctrica de España (REE) and Spanish Wind Energy Association. Throughout…
Welcome to Masdar City, “One of the Most Sustainable Communities on the Planet”
New Technologies an Integral Part of New Cities Cities like Milan, with a past stretching back centuries and a population of 8 million, can only become green as old buildings are replaced and new sustainable…
California Installed More Rooftop Solar Panels in 2013 Than in Previous 30 Years Combined
Nowadays solar power systems are not only confined to the realm of environmental campaigners and renewable energy advocates, as solar panels have become very efficient and much cheaper than before.Homeowners across the US have begun…
Bahrain’s Sustainable Architecture Helps Power Itself with Gigantic Wind Turbines
The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) has received multiple awards in the area of sustainability. This is Kingdom’s first intelligent building which features an array of sophisticated SMART features. BWTC serves as a revolutionary model…
Why You Should Care about the Future of Carbon Capture and Sequestration
According to the MIT “Carbon Capture & Sequestration Technologies” program, there are two main types of carbon emission: natural & man-made (anthropogenic), and two types of carbon capture and sequestration: natural and man-made. Natural carbon…
UN Climate Chief Praises China, Warns the Rest of the World
Renewable and green energy received a significant morale boost to start the new year with the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change advising investors to pull money out of fossil fuels…
