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World’s Smallest Electric Plane Cri-Cri Runs on Solar Energy

World’s Smallest Electric Plane Cri-Cri Runs on Solar Energy

Developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association, Cri-Cri, the world’s smallest electric plane finally soared sky-heights at Le Bourget airport near Paris. Hailed to be the first-ever-four-engined all-electric aerobatic plane, Cri Cri is made out of a lightweight composite structure which effectively [...]
Offshore Floating Poseidon to Generate Power from Waves and Wind

Offshore Floating Poseidon to Generate Power from Waves and Wind

With pressing needs to develop clean and renewable energy resources with greater efficiency innovative hybrid power plants designs are being developed all over the world. The Danish Company Floating Power Plant is all set to exhibit the design of its prototype Poseidon 37 at Nordic Green II conference being held in Merino Park, California. Poseidon [...]
Spinning a new national record: Spain’s Windfarms produce 53% of total nation’s power over the weekend!

Spinning a new national record: Spain’s Windfarms produce 53% of total nation’s power over the weekend!

With those clamoring for greener energy options and cleaner energy sources constantly keeping their focus fixed on solar power, there is no doubt that wind energy has taken a back seat for sometime now. But with the help of creative new engineers who are altering the traditional perception of windmills and some help from Mother Nature herself, the Windfarm [...]
Green wings to passenger carriers: KLM to test fly Boeing 747 on biofuel

Green wings to passenger carriers: KLM to test fly Boeing 747 on biofuel

The aviation industry has been trying real hard to green in more ways than just one and to be very honest expecting too much from them at such a fast pace is really unfair in times when every industry has been hit hard by the economic meltdown. But things are looking up already with airline carriers realizing that taking the eco-friendly path could [...]
EarthSure announces AirRay: Sleek green car to run solely on solar and wind power!

EarthSure announces AirRay: Sleek green car to run solely on solar and wind power!

Unleashing the perfect green vehicle on to the roads is the dream of every automaker right now on the planet. There obviously is more reason than one for this very ‘green and clean’ outlook that automobile firms have taken up. Green in terms of the cash they make might also depend on eco-friendly features as we head into a future where fossil fuel [...]
Dell’s Parking Lot Gets Powerful Sun Shade

Dell’s Parking Lot Gets Powerful Sun Shade

In the face of flak that they draw for overspending energy on infrastructure and office décor, corporate have begun to make an effort in showing their eco-sensitive side. The latest among those trying to cut down energy bills is Dell. Dell’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, now sport a swanky new shaded solar parking structure called the Solar [...]
$3 billion funding for U.S. Green Energy program grants

$3 billion funding for U.S. Green Energy program grants

The Obama administration has long been pushing for the use of renewable energies to slow down the US dependence on oil. But the US recession that caused the credit freeze stalled the program, even after the Renewable Energy production and investment tax credits got a short term extension to its expiration by end of 2008. Still, ‘there was little [...]
Rolling up some charge along with the sun: Kinetic-solar suitcases!

Rolling up some charge along with the sun: Kinetic-solar suitcases!

It can be a real had world out there for an up and coming entrepreneur. In case you are not willing to take our word on it then just ask ITP student Ohad Folman. The guy just spent 3 hard months of work tricking out a Burton Wheelie Flight Deck rolling suitcase, putting on a Duracell PowerSource Mobile 100 external battery pack, a stepper motor, multimeter [...]
The Downside of Wind Power

The Downside of Wind Power

Touted as a clean, renewable, and environmentally-friendly energy source, wind power may have its ‘own environmental problems.’ The energy source’s infrasonic waves produced by the windmills’ rotors may cause health problems in humans that manifest in muscle pains, headaches, tremors, and insomnia. Incidences in Japan have been reported. “Wind-power [...]
Coke’s Billboard at Times Square Goes Green

Coke’s Billboard at Times Square Goes Green

New Year resolution of Coke is to ‘green’ in more than one way. First of all the famous Coke billboard at Times Square is opting for ‘green’ energy. This will be followed the Coke’s new ‘green’ ad campaign which talks about recycling. They are planning to have awareness drives about recycling and controlling carbon emission and [...]