Think your electricity bill is high? It's not. Neither is your heating bill or the price you pay at the pump. In the grand scheme of things, in fact, you're getting a great deal.READ»
Using a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to help avoid stopping, SignalGuru can keep drivers from idling, the most fuel consuming--and frustrating--part of driving.
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Most of the energy in that expensive gas you put in your car is wasted as heat, but new shocks could take some of that wasted energy and put it back into the car, giving you way more bang for the burn.READ»
Developing countries lack both clean water and clean energy sources. By converting soiled water into energy and clean water, a new project could wipe away both problems.READ»
Scientists at CalTech are developing a technique that converts water, air, and sunlight into different kinds of fuel that could power everything from car engines to fuel cells in cell phones. It sounds almost too good to be true.READ»
In early 2011, researchers patented a process involving a genetically-modified form of blue-green bacteria that converts sunlight and carbon dioxide directly into diesel fuel.READ»
The often-vilified agriculture giant has made a deal that could actually do some good for sustainable development: a partnership with and an equity investment in algae fuel startup Sapphire Energy. What's going on?READ»
Biofuels may cut down on CO2 emissions compared to petroleum, but the palm oil used to make them has the nasty effect of releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.READ»
With secret government talks suggesting peak oil may be nearer than we think and IEA insiders claiming world oil stats have been inflated, it makes sense to start planning for a world where energy is much scarcer than we have gotten used to. READ»
Half of the $10 million prize fund for the fuel efficiency Automotive X-Prize is about to be handed to the team behind The Very Light Car--the vehicle has just beaten the competition's target of 100 miles per gallon efficiency.READ»
Check this out for a brain-twisting juxtaposition: The U.S. military has successfully tested out a biofuel system for a "Warthog" A10 Thunderbolt II, one of the most feared combat aircraft in the World. Which is now fluffily ...READ»
The workspaces designed by Shubin Donaldson Architects need to be every bit as innovative as the creative companies that use them. Here are 10 offices from their new book that set the stage for groundbreaking work by advertising, ...READ»
It seems impossible, but biofuel startup Joule Biotechnologies claims that it has successfully produced fuel out of thin air--sort of. The company's mysterious engineered microbes require just sunlight and CO2 to squirt out ethanol, ...READ»
Algae is one of the hottest new biofuel materials, with over a dozen companies attempting to make the slimy stuff a viable feedstock. Most of them rely on the natural simplicity of the organism--sun and water turn CO2 from algae ...READ»
Southwest Airlines announced recently that it is launching a prototype "green plane," a Boeing 737 tweaked to include environmentally responsible materials and cut down on fuel use. It's a nice idea, but is it an honest effort or ...READ»
