Tag: Alternative Fuels - Page 7
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GreenFuel Founder Isaac Berzin Wows Cleantech Israel Meetup, Sets Foundation for New Institute
Earlier this week we’d posted about the biofuel wonders of algae, and hooking pools of the stuff up to smokestacks to siphon off carbon dioxide emissions spewing out of power plants. This isn’t a new idea. There are about 250 companies in the world
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New Offset Industry Body Has Emissions Reduction Focus
Offsets Must Be Matched With Reductions As we've said many times, from our guide on How to Green Your to Carbon Offsets to our coverage of Eurostar's eco-efforts, offsets are only a small part of the answer when it comes to fighting climate change.
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Air New Zealand Sets Sustainable Biofuels Goal for 2013
It seems like there's a lot of buzz around non-food biofuels in aviation these days. Only yesterday we reported on a company promoting algae biofuels technology to KLM airlines and major cruiseships, although it has to be said that some of our
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Green Eyes On: More Car Rental Agencies and Limo Services are Offering Hybrids
The Lexus Hybrid.Traveling -- without compromising your green lifestyle -- can be difficult and frustrating. Be it vacation or pleasure, it's challenging to eat with the same focus on organic and local foods, to meditate daily, to conserve resources,
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Efficient Modern Turboprop Aircraft are Making a Comeback
The turboprop aircraft is making a comeback, with sales to one of the only remaining manufacturers quadrupling in 2007 and a continued upsurge expected. With high oil prices, concerns over climate change, and uncertain economic conditions keeping
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'Going Green' A Great Primer For, Well, Going Green.
Today green is the new black. Or is it the new blue? Either way you look at it, green is the latest buzzword and everyone these days is coming out with a new book to help you exclusively go green. (including us. Shameless plug: Buy it here). Going
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Earthrace Eco-speedboat Record Attempt Slowed by North Pacific Garbage
The 78-ft. biofuel powered trimaran which recently launched a world record attempt to circumnavigate the globe in less than 74 days has run into an ugly mess. Captain Bethune, speaking from the Earthrace cabin said: "Our weather forecaster had warned
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Biojoule: Mobile, On-Site Biomass to Fuel Processing
We've already noted that wood pellets are a hot item when it comes to climate-friendly heating, and we've even given a run down of our favourite stoves. Unfortunately it's not all good news - we've also had to report that the housing slow down
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Most Huggable: Caffeinated Cars, Facebook's Green Game, Solar Lanterns + More
A 1975 GMC truck fuels up on coffee grounds.
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TNT to Launch World's Largest Electric Vehicle Fleet
We've already reported on moves by the Australian arm of TNT to incorporate biodiesel hybrid trucks into their fleet, and now we hear that not only does the company's British arm already have 50 electric vans on its fleet, but is adding a further
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Sexy Dancing vs. Peak Oil: Oily Cassandra
We might file this one under 'missed opportunity'...
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World's First 24-Cylinder Gas Engine
This monster 24-cylinder engine, powered by natural gas, will achieve a total efficiency level of more than 85% when it goes into service growing tomatoes. GE Energy will deliver two 4-MW Jenbacher J624 GS engines delivered to Royal Pride Holland's
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Most Huggable: Not-So-Green Olympic Games, Utah's Cheap Fuel, Solar Thermal Thoughts + More
The 2008 Olympic torch blazes a trail of glory—and carbon dioxide.
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UN Taps Chinese Siren As First Eco Ambassador
When the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced its first National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental responsibility yesterday, they picked the right person: actress Zhou Xun. Sure, Zhou has green cred -- she turns off the tap
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Most Huggable: Good Clean Fun, The Great Corn Debate, A Paper-Free Zine + More
Score a bag of clean, green goodies.
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THINK! EV Reviewed on the Streets of London
We already know that Norwegian-based THINK! electric car company is preparing to bid for the planned Parisian city-wide car share scheme, and that home visit nurses in Sweden are getting a fleet of these babies, powered by wind, to run around in. Now
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Poll: Americans Prefer Energy Fix to Cancer Cure
A nationwide survey of nearly 700 people suggests Americans would prefer that more money be invested in technology to solve our energy problems than to cure cancer or other diseases. In fact, roughly 37 percent of respondents said they would rank
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The Diesel Tree: Grow Your Own Oil
You'd have thought that with 20,000 stories in our archives we might've at least mentioned this in passing. But it seems not. Australian farmers in the wet tropical region of North Queensland have bought over 20,000 of these so-called diesel trees.
