Wilhelm Williams asked: There are two main types of solar power, solar thermal and photovoltaic. Solar thermal uses the sun light’s infrared energy to either heat a liquid or to warm a mass of material that will later on release its stored heat. Harnessing solar thermal energy involves building a house in such a way to collect the sun’s heat …

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> nathan asked: Solar Power History “I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun’s energy… If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago.” These are words of Sir George Porter (December 1920 – August 2002), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, which today is a reality. The …

Part 2 Appliances. When crude oil finally hit the $100.00 per barrel mark, we all groaned inwardly knowing that the price will just be passed onto us. Never mind our environmental conscience, now we have to try and cut down just because of our wallets! The Labor Department has also released figures showing that unemployment benefits are at the highest …

Audi won at Le Mans with its diesel fueled engines and now it wants to return and win again only this time running its race cars on biodiesel. From the Audi site: On the test day at Le Mans, the V12 TDI engine of the Audi R10 used latest-generation Shell V-Power Diesel race fuel for the first time. The fuel, …

Listen we have all been told it won’t happen or it will be years from now or what have you. But hydrogen can be part of your fuel saving strategy now. Today, this month, this year. No we don’t have massed produced hydrogen fuel cell cars ready to roll off the lots yet. That will take some time. BUT there …

Green meets the race track, a hybrid race car from Germany with 630 hp will roll onto the track this month to compete in a the 24 hour race. It looks awesome and must be pretty fast as well. Showing the world that hybrid does not mean wimpy I guess.

Wow have you seen this car? The Aptura is scheduled to launch sales later this year in California. An electric (or plug in hybrid) vehicle that also looks very cool. Now we are talking. Here is what Aptura says about themselves: The first Operating Prototype achieved over 230 Miles per gallon! Five years ago, Aptera’s founder Steve Fambro endeavored to …

With rising oil costs and environmental concerns has come increased pressure on the motor industry to develop an alternative and greener fuel to power the world’s vehicles. But would ethanol be a viable alternative to petrol (gas)? Ethanol is largely seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to petrol. It is made from crops such as sugarcane in Brazil and soyabean …

Solar energy is energy derived from the sun. Solar energy, as well as well as other natural resources such as wind and wave power, is a readily available and renewable form of energy. This natural energy has been harvested in various ways for centuries, though only recently has technology allowed modern conveniences such as heating, lighting, electricity and flight to …

Biodiesel is an inexpensive, environmentally friendly source of energy. These benefits have sparked the public’s interest in using this to fuel their cars. This increased interest has motivated many new companies and hobbyists to become producers and sellers of this new fuel. As with any other product, producers and sellers must meet certain regulations and, in addition, are encouraged to …

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Whether you are concerned about global warming, or whether you are concerned about the national security implications of our dependence on imported oil, getting our civilization un-hooked from its addiction to fossil fuels is an issue that everyone should be able to agree on. And it should also be clear to anyone who is awake that waiting around for government …

Barack Obama’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 * Energy ANWR: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in northern Alaska that contains substantial supplies of oil and gas. Conservatives favor drilling ANWR to extract the oil, while liberals favor maintaining its protected status. * Deregulation Crisis: California suffered ‘rolling blackouts’ in 2001 due to insufficient energy supplies. California …

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One of the leading car companies of the world, Toyota is coming out with their latest invention: The 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. As the name suggests, the Highlander Hybrid is packed with different systems, utilities and characteristics that work in unison to make this magnificent machine a truly incomparable sport-utility vehicle. The 2008 Highlander Hybrid by Toyota is larger as …

Hybrid technology is the new buzz in the motor world today and Toyota has granted patent rights to other manufacturers to make Hybrid cars. Toyota is one of the leading manufacturers of Hybrid cars and has shared its innovations with other manufacturers generously. More: continued here

New fuel standards bill gets passed in Senate but not without some compromise on other key items leaving Democrats with only a mild victory. The Senate took a huge step toward passage of the biggest increase in fuel economy standards for cars and trucks in three decades – but it came at a major cost for Democrats. Backers of tougher …

Citroen, the French automaker produced this economy car during the latter part of the last century. The Citroen 2CV is considered to be one of the most iconic cars from the company and was dubbed the ‘tin snail’. More: continued here

Did you see the article I read recent about German automaker BMW being hell bent on producing cars to run on hydrogen fuel by year 2008? Well, BMW may not be the first to give hint of the intention to build hydrogen vehicles. General Motors was known to have been working at producing hydrogen cars too, since year 2000. More: …