Each day, we hear about methods getting the hydrogen-fueled car dream closer. The first automobiles company that started redesigning their cars to be in accordance with the new technology is also one of the biggest manufacturers in the world, BMW. (more…)
Probably in a decade or so, solar powered vehicles will be on all roads and hopefully they will outnumber gasoline powered cars. It will be a very hard for these cars, but they can better than they are now. A system that can help them to manage more miles is the SEV Solar Roof Module.
Here is a very interesting project that eventually will reduce the need of oil with 35 percent on cargo ships. SkySails, a German-based company, has installed a giant parasails on cargo ships which resulted in 20 percent decrease of the use of oil.
This propulsion system is controlled with the help of a computer which means that it’s automatically deployed and retracted. SkySails tested the parasails on a cargo ship called MV Beluga and the ship successfully crossed over the Atlantic.
It’s a good thing that we can find practical solutions which need the use of wind power and it’s better as SkySails claims that their technology is safe and very efficient.
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) from China has announced that they are planning to build 97 new airports by 2020. That means in 2010 there will be 192 airports in China, and they are planning to reach 244 by 2020.
At this point, China has 147 airports, of which 45 are used for military and civilian purposes. Building the new airports will cost $64 billion, which is an enormous amount for the Chinese economy, but once they are completed, 81% of the population will be at most 100 km of an airport. The concerning fact is that planes emit many pollutants , and these airports are expected to have quite an impact on the global pollution level.
Crane Carrier Company is a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty refuse trucks with their headquarters in Tusla, Oklahoma. The CCC has started testing a new generation of refuse vehicles - Class 7 and 8 that will feature hydraulic hybrid and electric hybrid technologies.
The heavy-duty machines will bring out a decrease of 30 to 50 percent of the fuel and of the CO2 emissions. The CCC is being aided by the ISE Corporation which put forward the first series of hybrid electric refuse vehicles or HEV. These trucks will make use of Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries which will stock energy as a follow of the operations made by the HEVs.
Also, the HEVs will feature GPS and RDU which stands for Remote Diagnostic Unit which shows the status of the trucks and provides Internet Access. Alongside Crane Carrier Company there also other members involved Houston, City of Chicago, the Department of Sanitation and the Solid Waste Management Department.
