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Upgrade to WordPress 2.7 last night was not so easy as it should be…
Published on 14 Dec, 2008 at 4:15 in Featured Articles | Viewed 124 views times | No Comments
Last night I upgraded my wordpress installation to 2.7 version. It did not went without a troubles. After I uploaded all the files to my web space with my FTP client, there was a nasty error 1226 in wp-admin page. I went to sleep, quite disappointed, and worried about what am I gonna do if
New fast (in 5 minuts !!) rechargable battery from Toshiba
Published on 9 Dec, 2008 at 17:41 in Featured Articles | Viewed 447 views times | No Comments
Toshiba has developed a new lithium-ion battery called SCiB (or Super Charge Ion Battery) which can charge to 90% capacity in only 5 minutes. The battery’s life is more than 10 years even if it used every day. The battery is also safer than other types of lithium ion batteries, which are potential fire hazards.
MDI prepares new Air cars for spring 2009
Published on 12 Oct, 2008 at 16:56 in Featured Articles, hybrid cars | Viewed 773 views times | 1 Comment
MDI is going to sell their air powered cars in the US at the beginning 2010 as I wrote in one of my artisles in the past. This time they came with slightly different concept. The urban city car of the future is called AirPod. What’s so weird about this car? This car is powered
Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit
Published on 29 Sep, 2008 at 17:41 in Featured Articles | Viewed 157 views times | No Comments
The Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC for short) has passed and as well, it’s been renewed until 2016. Also, they increased the caps on how much you can claim for the credit. $2,500-$7,500 tax credit for people who buy plug-in electric vehicles. (That should make General Motors (GM) happy as it prepares to roll
Videos of Chevy Volt
Published on 28 Sep, 2008 at 17:33 in Featured Articles, hybrid cars | Viewed 138 views times | No Comments
The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to be produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors and expected to be launched in November 2010 as a 2011 model. Its price is estimated to be near $40,000, which would give a net price of about $32,500 after the $7,500 US Federal tax credit.
New technology of LiFePO4 batteries for PHEV and EV will win the battle
Published on 24 Sep, 2008 at 10:20 in Featured Articles, hybrid cars | Viewed 689 views times | 1 Comment
LiFePO4 was identified as a cathode material for rechargeable lithium batteries by John Goodenough‘s research group at the University of Texas in 1997. Because of its low cost, non-toxicity, the high abundance of iron, its excellent thermal stability, safety characteristics, good electrochemical performance, and high specific capacity (170 mA·h/g) it has gained some acceptance. In
Plug-in Prius tested in the UK
Published on 12 Sep, 2008 at 12:50 in Featured Articles, hybrid cars | Viewed 398 views times | 3 Comments
The Prius plug-in version is in UK for testing performance. Toyota will be testing the batteries and the charging points. There is about 40 charging points installed by EDF, the Energy company (Electricite de France). It is possible to recharge the car batteries from any domestic socket. The car is still hybrid model, and you
The silicon prices could fall up to 67 percent
Published on 26 Aug, 2008 at 13:27 in Featured Articles, solar energy | Viewed 291 views times | 1 Comment
In the next few years the prices of silicon should fall up to 67 percent…. This information is based on confidential data from 10 industry insiders. Ths source – New Energy Finance – predicts that silicon prices could fall 67 percent by 2013, while wafer prices could drop 41 percent. The wafers are expected to
USB drive made from corn, biodegradable
Published on 15 Aug, 2008 at 8:50 in Featured Articles | Viewed 144 views times | No Comments
I found this arbicle about the USB key made out of corn….. Enjoy.. This is latest drive from Hong Kong-based. Hoshino also takes a decidedly different approach than other drives that simply keep the hazardous chemicals and whatnot to a minimum, with it actually constructed out of polylactide (or PLA) made from corn that is,
Energy Innovation has came up with new product using fresnel lens
Published on 10 Aug, 2008 at 0:06 in Featured Articles, hybrid cars, solar energy, Solar-thin-film, wind power | Viewed 1,248 views times | No Comments
I came to this article about the Sunflower’s Fresnel lens . Those lens concentrates sunlight more than 1,000 times, enabling cheaper electricity than traditional photovoltaics. The system is self-powered. Technical specifications: 200-watt system features trackers that shift with the sun’s location, as well as a controller and communications system. The low-slung Sunflower is built to
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