Christian posted something about this a while ago. Interesting technology, especially considering the huge amount of emissions coming from sea transport.
Sydney company looks to catch solar wind to China – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
Of all places…!
“The Adelaide City Council’s electric solar bus is the first in the world to be recharged using 100% solar energy…Recent advances in battery technology have helped the successful development of pure electric buses with a suitable range between recharges. The Tindo solar electric bus uses 11 Zebra battery modules, giving it unprecedented energy [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
ONE of the first large cargo ships in 100 years to cross the Atlantic Ocean with the help of the wind will set off from Europe this month on a voyage that is due to make maritime history.
Green shipping blowing in the wind – World – theage.com.au
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Posted 03 January 2008
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The car industry in Australia will have to start adopting efficiency standards if we are to meet our emissions targets and SUV’s are among the least efficient on our roads.
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2007/s2108538.htm
Hi all,
A piece on sustainable shipping I originally wrote for the RMIT student magazine ‘Catalyst’ in semester 1. Feedback welcome.
Christian
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Its recently been revealed that a serious source of air pollution comes from the cargo ships currently sailing the worlds oceans. I had heard this before and a claim that apparently you could trace the worlds [...]
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Posted 10 September 2007
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Australian Renewable Energy News