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Scientists Develop Urine-Powered Fuel Cell
Dr. Shanwen Tao of Heriot-Watt University and his research partner Dr. Rong Lan have been awarded over $200,000 in the form of an EPSRC grant to develop a prototype from their idea.
Amazing Electric Van Runs On Sun and Wind! (Video)
An electric powered van that uses on-board wind and solar generation to charge it’s batteries.
The bike wheel that’s too clever for its own good
The Copenhagen wheel turns a normal bike into an electric cycle, but it also adds extra weight and screams out to be stolen
Smokin’ Sports Car Made From Hemp (Video)
Hemp can be used to make more environmentally-friendly versions of over 25,000 different products, including cars!
NASCAR Claims World’s Largest Solar-Powered Stadium
With a price tag of $17-million, the racetrack’s 25-acre solar installation consists of nearly 40,000 photovoltaic modules that will produce more than 72 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy over the next 20 years.
New Tesla Roadster Creates A Buzz In Australia
While American’s are left wondering who killed the electric car, clean car enthusiasts in Australia are lining up to buy the sleek new Tesla roadster; the only vehicle on the market that delivers supercar performance with zero tailpipe emissions.
Boeing Phantom Eye: Hydrogen Powered Spy Plane
Last week Boeing unveiled the Phantom Eye, a hydrogen powered unmanned spy plane. The aircraft is designed to be constantly deployed in the stratosphere over a specific area, while providing intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance and communication.
Sleek Solar-Powered Camper Elevates Off-Grid Living
Most forms of transportation (think: planes, trains, and automobiles) demand large amounts of dirty fossil fuels, and most travel destinations (think: hotels, resorts, and theme parks) usually leave behind a mountain of waste in their wake. The answer? Take your sustainability on the road.
Toyota and Tesla Partner for the Electric RAV4
Tesla Motors and Toyota announced today that they signed a deal to make electic RAV4s together. The joint venture will merge the existing RAV4 design with a Tesla EV power train. Tesla has already built the first prototype and it’s currently being tested by Toyota. The goal is to bring an electric RAV4 to market in [...]
3 Green Tech Designs That Could Change The World
Voting is open for TechBrief’s Create the Future Design Contest 2010, and CrispGreen has scoured the entries and picked the three most innovative designs.
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