Posts by: Vladan
German company MAN had implanted an ultracapacitor in one of their busses. The ultracapacitor allows the bus to start without turning on the engine. Once the bus is moving, the diesel engine starts running. They are few of them actually beeing tested at the Paris’s public transport system RATP.
The hybrid bus reduces use about [...]
Nissan has a prototype 5-seater ZEV that will be ready for sale in 2010. At the beginning, the car will be only available to be purchased in fleets. Then later on (in 2012), it could be available to the mass market.
Nissan promises they will be cheap (Hopefully). And this is before the $7,500 tax [...]
Solar startup company Solyndra unveiled for the first time its solar module design for commercial rooftops. The company says its design can cut the cost of installing solar rooftops in half and reduce installation time by a third.
The design is [...]
Konarka Technologies Inc of the US showed different forms of thin-film solar cell modules manufactured by roll-to-roll process. The 2nd International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo (PV EXPO 2009)held in Japan.
“The exhibited products are translucent, but we have already developed totally transparent solar cell modules,” said John [...]
MorganSolar – a Canadian company developing CPS (concentrate photovoltaic system) has changed a bit their original design of their solar concentrators. The change is mainly on the module LSO (Light-guide solar optic). It went from triangle to square. You can read my previous articles about MorganSolar here or
Printed solar cells is one of the solutions to make solar panels. Like the Nanosolar’s printing machine, there are other initiatives starting to develop. One of them is at CSIRO Australia. Peter Batchelor, announced today the start of printing trials by Securency International, a banknote printing company.
“The [...]
Great video showing the Aptera Electric vehicle being reviewed by Brian Moody. In the past I wrote about Aptera once. I like the aerodynamics of the car.
It should be on the american market on Octobre 2009 and the price will start at 25000$. Enjoy.
As you could already read before on my blog about solar chargers for iPhone, or some highly efficient solar chargers, this time I would like to present Solicharger. Solicharger is a Charger for your iPhone, that has Solar cells integrated Lin the same device with [...]
If you are interested in getting started with your own green energy solution, why not to have a look at this solution which will tell you exactly what to do to produce your own green energy for your house.
The solar power system that you can make for $200 is portable model and this [...]
Two reporters from NBC – Matt Lauer and Phil LeBeau broadcasted a test drive with Chevy Volt.
The reporters actually got to test drive the same Volt Cruze Mule that Rick Wagoner drove to Washington DC. There are too many variables that could change between now and November 2010 when it hits showrooms. I just [...]
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