Posts Tagged Green Technology

Folding Wind Turbine Concept: the Eolic

Folding Wind Turbine Concept: the Eolic

Filed Under: Green Technology on February 8, 2010

This concept is pretty cool and could be useful, especially for those who camp or move between homes or home and office.  It’s limited in what [...]

DuPont and DoE Collaborate on Thin Film Solar Program

DuPont and DoE Collaborate on Thin Film Solar Program

Filed Under: Environmental News on July 28, 2009

An initial $9 million is being put into the partnership between DuPont and the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE).  The solar research program aims to f [...]

2 Wind Energy Myths Debunked

2 Wind Energy Myths Debunked

Filed Under: Environmental News, Green Technology on July 25, 2009

There are two needling urban legends or myths about wind energy that are commonly used to say that wind turbines will not be able to replace much of o [...]

The Solar Blimp Takes To the Skies!

The Solar Blimp Takes To the Skies!

Filed Under: Environmental News on July 23, 2009

French engineers have built a helium blimp and wrapped the top of it in solar panels.  The cells power the propellers that moves the blimp and makes [...]

Pervious Concrete Pavement - Lets Water Soak Into the Ground

Pervious Concrete Pavement – Lets Water Soak Into the Ground

Filed Under: Green Technology on July 22, 2009

Pavement has a major down side when it comes to ground water: it forces the water to run off, usually by channeling, and thus doesn’t let a lot [...]

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels Teaming Up in Texas

Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels Teaming Up in Texas

Filed Under: Green Technology, green automotive technology on July 22, 2009

Dow Chemical has announced it’s teaming up with Algenol Biofuels to build and run a pilot-scale algae fuels biorefinery for ethanol in Freeport, [...]

The ZEM - Not Sure What It Is, But It's Cool

The ZEM – Not Sure What It Is, But It’s Cool

Filed Under: green automotive technology on July 18, 2009

The Zero Emissions Machine (ZEM) is made by a Swiss company of the same name.  It’s not quite a bicycle, not quite a go-cart, and not quite a c [...]

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