Archive : Energy

The Turanor Planet Solar Catamaran is the largest solar powered sea vessel. The round the world trip it has undertaken has made it the symbol of energy efficiency and sustainable energy. Tûranor aims to break-records and raise awareness of energy efficiency. To draw attention to the matter it sailed into the harbor of Cancun, on the east coast of Mexico, [...]

Stellar Solar has a long history of providing solar installations to hundreds of residences and commercial operations in San Diego County. It is always striving to include more and more organizations and institutions to use solar power instead of traditional power that adds to the carbon that is already choking the earth’s atmosphere. Purdy Tree Farms [...]

The government of The United States of America wants to create jobs by increasing energy efficiency in the average American home but is unwilling to increase consumers’ electricity bills by even the smallest percent through use of clean energy. A lot of projects in Florida, Idaho, Kentucky and Virginia that were in the process of developing [...]

The public transport systems are always under pressure to cut costs and increase revenue. As an answer for this the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which runs the transit system in Philadelphia, is piloting a smart electrical grid technology that could cut its electricity bills by up to 40 percent and generate millions [...]

Enzymes can “create” fuel from the air. It may seem impossible for the layman, but scientists do not rule out the hypothesis. Cars can be, one day, powered by air, through the use of bacteria. Scientists have discovered an enzyme in roots of soybean seeds that can be used as energy to move the car The Vanadium Nitrogenase can produce ammonia [...]

In the times of climate change and depleting natural resources much hope is pinned on use of alternate renewable sources of energy like solar energy or Wind Energy but the problem with alternative sources of power is that are yet to become affordable and efficient. All that may change if the new method and technology of energy conversion invented by [...]

One of the foremost and biggest names in the field of consumer electronic products, Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp has now announced the release of two new LED street lamps, that have been designed to produce as much light as emitted from a street lamp, and consume much lower power levels. These new LED street lamps are part of the company’s [...]

Philips really lives up to its tagline of great ideas. The company has lighted up our lives for so many years. Now it is treading to areas where electricity is an issue. It is heading to Africa where it will showcase it latest offering, which is a solar powered floodlight. With its ability to light up almost 40 metres of surrounding area, these babies [...]

Though private jets aren’t exactly what you would call eco friendly, but Burlington, Vermont’s Heritage Flight has atleast taken the initiative to try and cut back on the pollution that it’s planes create. The company has always tried innovate in the past 25 years of it’s existence. These people offer you hassle free flights anytime and anywhere. [...]

EPA has announced a first ever competition among buildings and 14 short listed buildings from all over US will compete with each other in The National Building Competition to reduce their energy use and waste. Isn’t this an innovative challenge and good motivation to earn energy stars and other points and stand out as most energy efficient winner? [...]