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Monthly Archives May 2008

Car crazy

Rear Vision looks at the history of the automobile. Raises some interesting points as to why petrol cars have dominated and there has been very little progress in terms of efficiency. When the personal car was first invented t was a battle between the electric car, steam and petrol. Maybe it’s not too late for [...]

Posted 10 May 2008 † iain § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: ,

International Renewable Energy Agency

At the invitation of the German Federal Government, representatives from more than 60 countries met in Berlin earlier this month to discuss the founding of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organization that will exist to exclusively promote the adoption of renewable energy worldwide. This is indeed a good news for the future [...]

Posted 04 May 2008 † anil bhatta § General ‡ Comments Off °

Fuel Cells on Planes

There is some very interesting research at the moment looking into replacing batteries with Fuel Cells. Being able to replace Lithium-Ion batteries in consumer electronics with a Fuel Cell powered by a Hydrogen or Methanol canister has many advantages including longer power reserves and much faster recharging times. But one of the main sticking [...]

Posted 02 May 2008 † Christian § Energy Storage Technologies § Fuel Cell § International Policy ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: