For something that could revolutionize the world, it’s coming along very slowly. The fuel cell was invented in 1839, but there was little development until the 1950s when NASA started to use them in space where they’re still used today. Now after years of continuous development, things are speeding up.
At its core, the fuel cell [...]
The worlds first commercial flight partly powered with biofuel landed already in February 2008. The goal of the Virgin Atlantic test flight from London to the Netherlands was to show that biofuels can produce less carbon dioxide than normal jet fuels.
Despite the fanfare many have dismissed the Boeing 747 test flight as a media stunt [...]
An Australian company has invented devices that harness the power of the largest perpetual motion machine on earth, the ocean. Small scale models of the designs are now being tested in Tasmania.
The devices have been designed to move in a similar way to ocean fish and plants while getting power from waves and tidal streams. [...]
Solar power is old news but what if you could generate power on rainy days too?
Thanks to some scientists in France that possibility may soon become a reality. Researchers at the Grenoble (France) based Atomic Energy Commission are hoping to harness energy released from a variety of clean sources. They’ve simulated raindrops falling in [...]
Green is going mainstream. A shift in public opinion has made climate change a political issue. Maybe even more important, business see that going green means money.
July 31st 2006 – Los Angeles. Climate change jumps to the front page as California and the United Kingdom sign an agreement committing both to dramatic cuts in [...]