Archive for the ‘Green News’ Category

A New Discovery - Dough and Sewage Could Produce Hydrogen

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 1:48 No Comments

Because the hydrogen is still produced from fossil fuels,  many companies are looking for new alternative hydrogen sources. The researchers have made a new discovery. They have found that the hydrogen could be produced from dough and sewage.

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First Zero Emission Bike That Will Charge in 5 Minutes

Monday, January 5, 2009 15:03 2 Comments

Those from Honda comes with a new eco proposal for a greener urban transport: the zero emission bike, called E-Dream. The electric engine,  20kW EL-1, is one of the most energy efficient from its class and the bike can reach 60 km / h.

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Green Algae: A New Method To Stop Global Warming

Monday, January 5, 2009 2:40 No Comments

I am happy to tell you that a team of UK scientists have discovered a method that could stop global warming. They have found that millions of tiny particles of iron are released into the southern Ocean after the melting icebergs off the coast of Antarctica.

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China Will Have the World’s Largest Solar Farm !

Sunday, January 4, 2009 9:59 No Comments

China Technology Development Group Corp and the Qinghai New Energy Group company announced that they would build a solar farm in China which could become the biggest of its kind. The project will start this year with an initial investment of 150 million dollars.

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Did You Know That…

Saturday, January 3, 2009 8:18 No Comments

…an European uses about ten times more fuel and more energy than an inhabitant from a developing country? We are the ones who produce three times more waste.
… Fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas - still represents 80% of the energy used throughout the world?
… If we could save 20% of energy consumption until [...]

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Toyota Hybrid Vehicles Will Be Equipped With Plant-Based Plastic Material

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:44 No Comments

In the next years, Toyota hybrid fleet will be equipped with ecological plastic that will be made of plants.
In January at the Detroit Auto Show, Toyota will presents its new Prius equipped with “green plastic”. Another important thing to know is that these plants are not edible, being cultivated only for plastic materials use.

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Yamaha Will Have Solar and Wind Systems at its Nakaze Plant

Monday, December 29, 2008 4:32 1 Comment

Yamaha Motor has installed solar and wind systems to generate electricity at its Nakaze Plant. Their plan is to create an environment-friendly company through the use of alternative energy sources.

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Japan Wants to Reintroduce Solar Panel Subsidies

Sunday, December 28, 2008 8:22 No Comments

Japan wants to reintroduce subsidies for solar panels starting from January, announced the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in the context in which the world’s fifth polluting nation struggles to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

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United States’ First Hydrokinetic Turbine Installed in Mississippi River

Saturday, December 27, 2008 2:18 No Comments

In the Mississippi River was installed the United States’ first commercial hydrokinetic turbine which harnesses power from moving water.
This turbine has a production capacity of 35 kilowatt being situated downstream from an existing hydroelectric-plant dam. 

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Video: World’s Fastest Zero-Emission Electric Kart

Friday, December 19, 2008 11:37 No Comments

World’s fastest zero-emission electric Go-Kart was built by an engineer. The Go-Kart reaches speeds up to 60mph, it has an Alltrax AXE-7234 controller and an ES-33 motor. The engineer will enter to the records book with this car because the electric engine propels the vehicle to speeds in excess of 100kph. Six Optima D34 Yellow Top [...]

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