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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008A ship that will almost travel on a bubble pillow is getting nearer and nearer of being created. A concept devised by the director of the Advanced Maritime Transport Technology Department, Yoshiaki Kodama, from Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute in Tokyo and is called the Bubbling Ship.
The boat would have a mechanism that will produce [...]
The Sun Produces Much More Energy Per Acre Than Anything Else
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Everyone agrees that fossil fuels must go. But what are we supposed to replace them with? Some say biofuels and others put their money on direct-production methods of generating energy. These methods are wind energy and solar energy. But which one of them is better. A study cited on EV World draws the line between [...]
Wave-Propeller Boat Isn’t Fast, But Loves The Environment
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Kenichi Horie is a brilliant man! It might seem obvious to think at a boat powered by the most abundant energy source in the ocean:the waves. But the 69 year old sailor will attempt to travel between Hawaii and Japan (4,350 miles) this month in his Mermaid 2, the world’s most advanced wave-powered boat. And [...]
Three Revolutionary Green Airships
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Airplanes are the fastest and the safest way of transporting humans, goods and all kinds of stuff. The only problem is that they pollute a lot. Now, everybody is looking to make greener things and one of their domains is aviation. EcoGeek came up with three aircraft ideas, Aeroscraft for tourists, SkyCat for shipping and [...]
New High-Speed Railway System In Spain - Faster & Greener
Thursday, January 17th, 2008A new railway system has been inaugurated by Spain and should reduce both the pollution and travel time. The new system is called Alta Velocidad Española ( AVE ) and the trains that will travel from Madrid to Málaga are able to hit a speed of up to 350 km/h. Now it only takes 2.5 [...]
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