Tag Archive | "Renewable Energy"

Biocat Catamaran Runs On Biodiesel


Ordinary catamarans all around the world beware: here comes Biocat. Biocat is a concept that is supposed to rule the water and attract the views. 8.8 meter-long and with a great design the new catamaran will be able to speed up to 100-110 mph.

Biocat will be powered by a V10 biodiesel engine or by two [...]

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A New Landmark On Paris’ Skyline - The Green Generali Tower


Is now said that the Eiffel Tower will have a rival on the Paris skyline. Who is the rival? The Generali Tower, which is a innovator project that wants to strengthen La Defense’s position of one the biggest business districts in Europe. Located at the westernmost extremity of Paris’ 10-km long Historical Axis, La Defence [...]

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Hybrid Powertrain Bike Made By Fish Design


Here is another green bike concept. Yes, it looks nice, but is looking more like a side car than a bike. It uses a hybrid engine, but were is the fun in riding a powerful bike without hearing the specific engine sound.

Fish Design tried to send their bike somewhere in the future, but personally I’m [...]

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3D Nanotube Sollar Cell To Revolutionize The Solar Power Industry


A new 3D solar cell that would revolutionize the solar industry have been designed. The amazing thing about the news is that the inventor of the novel solar panel is a 12-year-old student from Beaverton, Oregon that believes his 3D solar cell will bring solar power to a higher place.
“A Highly-Efficient 3-Dimensional Nanotube Solar Cell” [...]

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Next-Generation Marine Turbine - THAWT


Probably by now you already know that in the future fossil fuels will no longer be used as they harm our planet therefore researchers are trying to design cheaper and more efficient ways to harness renewable energies. Solar, wind and tidal power are the best solution for the moment and these were improved greatly during [...]

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Floating Wind-Solar Power Plants To Be Deployed In Japan


Scientists from the Kyushu University in Japan have designed a massive floating power plant that will combine photovoltaic arrays with windmills. This power plant will be deployed off-shore and it will measure 1.25 miles by 0.5 miles and preliminary tests showed that it’s possible and a new generator like this should be ready in about [...]

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World’s First Solar-Powered Ship To Be Completed In December


Well, it seems like not only the cars of the future will be powered by solar energy as two Japanese companies unveiled a project consisting of world’s first solar powered ship. Nippon Yusen KK and Nippon Oil Corp said the the ship will be just “partially solar-powered” thanks to the solar panels and each will [...]

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Cool Earth Develops A Solar Balloon To Harness Energy


In the future, fossil fuels will be history. We don’t know yet when this will happen, but we hope it’s pretty soon as the planet is affected by global warming and pollution. So, if there will be no oil and coal, we need renewable energies like solar or wind power. Today, we will talk about [...]

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MIT Breakthrough Means Solar Power All Day Long


We all know how much global warming affects the environment and that we need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. The best solution is solar power which is already user in many countries around the world, but for the moment our technology can’t use this huge source of power at its full potential. Researcher [...]

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