Posts by: Vladan
Mitsubishi MiEV – Electric Car.
One of those new electric cars comming to the market is Mitsubishi MiEV. This small city car with the autonomy about 150 Km would be more than sufficient for me living at the Reunion Island. I would not be able to do”Tour de l’ile” with it, but almost… [...]
Super capacitors – The next big breakthrough in energy storage, and perfect for solar power.
This is a guest blog post by Neel Kamal.
Energy storage is one of the major irritants of all sources of electrical power. Batteries are limited by definition. They have a certain amount of capacity, and so many recharges. Electrical [...]
SoloPower’s proprietary electrochemical process for CIGS solar.
Flexible solar panels are less efficient, but offers some advantages over classic solar panels. Especially when it comes to pose them on the flat roof without a special equipment, because lightweight and can be installed quickly on commercial buildings with flat roofs.
Solopower is another CIGS solar panel [...]
Honda Jazz at Paris later this year.
Honda’s compact Jazz (Fit) gets a hybrid version, to be on display at the Paris auto show in September later this year.
The new hybrid will employ the same 1.3-liter i-VTEC SOHC aluminum alloy combustion engine and electric motor used in the Insight hybrid. Details are scarce, but [...]
Next iPhone with solar panels.
Apple is preparing next iPhone… This might not be something extraordinary, since everyone knows that after iPhone 4 there will be iPhone 5, but… The iPhone 5 will most likely be running on solar energy. In fact Apple has filed a new patent for a several “media players with integrated touch [...]
Solar backpack from Spain.
Quite pricey, for a backpack, but usefull when going for a trek which lasts several days and nights and needs to recharge your mobile devices. The authors are Marco Seiz, Julien Guardiola and Daniel Julier.
Solar power is harvested and stored in a battery pack located in a side panel, as shown here. When [...]
Lab demo of multiband photovoltaic device was showed.
As you might know, the usual photovoltaic panes are efficient between 15-20%. It’s because the light spectrum is limited, and the rays falling out of the spectrum are not converted to electricity. But this might change soon.
The demonstration was done using RSLE’s IBand technology and is [...]
New car charging station can charge the Electric car’s battery in 3min to 50% of capacity.
The car chager that can charge your electric car in only 3 minuts to 50% of capacity ! Isn’t it great? This can be faster alternative to gas filling stations. How does it work and who makes the charger [...]
Environmentally friendly car care is really easy. There’s a lot of things which you can do that will help the environment, save money, and save labor, too. If you’re paying off your car loan, saving a few bucks on maintenance and care can really help.
Car washing and care
Lithium-Ion Japanese car broke it’s own record.
The car was powered with a Litium-Ion rechargable batteries. And the batteries are great, but very costly as I can see. The guys at Wired done a little calculation for the price cost with this type of batterie found on e-bay. It seems that the car [...]
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