Posts Tagged ‘Green Tech’

Volkswagen Installs TSI EcoFuel in Touran Minivan

Technology.am (May 11, 2009) — Volkswagen has decided to install its latest and most powerful CNG bifuel powertrain under the hood of the Touran, a compact MPV, as well as the Cross Touran.
The 1.4-liter TSI EcoFuel powerplant has an output of 150 horsepower and fuel consumption of 5.2l/100km (45 mpg U.S.) when running on gasoline. [...]

Indian Engineering Students Create Air-Powered Motorcycle, Gives out Oxygen

Technology.am (May 11, 2009) — A year ago, an air-powered moped was discovered that was built using carbon fiber tanks originally intended for firefighting use.
Now a team of engineering students from India have just finished an exceptional compressed air-powered motorcycle using a small 100 cc motorcycle as a starting point.
To check pollution levels in the [...]

Google Goes Yahoo Way Hires Goats

Technology.am (May 9, 2009) — Now Google has decided to take a ‘low-carbon approach’ to grass-cutting, opting to use animals rather than petrtol mowers to keep the turf around Google’s HQ in check.
Yahoo actually beat Google to this idea to hire goats to cut grass. In 2007, Yahoo had also started to use a herd [...]

Dacor Energy Star Qualified Epicure 36 Inch Refrigerator

Technology.am (May 8, 2009) — Dacor displayed it’s the Energy Star qualified Epicure 36-inch Freestanding French Door Cabinet-Depth Bottom Freezer Refrigerator.
The main important thing in this refrigerator is that it saves time and energy with a 20-percent energy efficient compressor, and is stated to use less energy than a 60-watt light bulb.
It [...]

Minnesota Students Building House Powered Entirely by Sun

Technology.am (May 6, 2009) — University of Minnesota students are developing a fully functioning house powered exclusively by the sun.
The students are members of the University’s solar decathlon team, which will be taking its completed house to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in October to compete against 19 other schools in a biennial national [...]

Miles Electric Readies All-Electric Family Sedan

Technology.am (May 6, 2009) — Miles Electric Vehicles next year will test the market for all-electric vehicles with a $45,000 sedan, though under a different brand name.
The company has also been developing, through a series of partnerships, an electric four-door, five passenger sedan with a range of about 100 miles.
According to Kara [...]

Scientists Unveiled Chocolate-Fueled Race Car

Technology.am (May 5, 2009) — On Tuesday scientists unveiled ecologically friendly vehicle that is powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers.
The car runs on vegetable oils and chocolate waste that has been turned into biofuel.
The body is made of plant fibers and the seat is built of [...]

Virginia Tech Virologist Developing Cell Culture-Based Vaccine for Flu

Technology.am (May 4, 2009) — Virginia Tech virologist is developing a platform for a flu vaccine that allows rapid modifications to meet new strains of flu.
Chris Roberts’ the associate professor in biomedical sciences and pathobiology has been working on a flu vaccine for the elderly, but now he is more motivated than ever [...]

Zero S Electric Motorcycle Ships at $9,950

Technology.am (May 2, 2009) — The Zero S electric Bike is made by Santa Cruz, California based Zero Motorcycles. The breakthrough for electric vehicles was only possible when the lithium ion cells for power tools reached the market in 2004.
The Zero S electric motorcycle is the only typical street bike, weighs only 225 pounds with [...]

Zinc-Oxide Crystal has Highest Surface Area, Store Hydrogen for Cars

Technology.am (Apr. 24, 2009) — Michigan University chemists created a zinc-oxide crystal riddled with tiny pores that has the highest surface area of any material in the world.
The one-thirtieth of an ounce of the zinc-oxide crystal has enough surface area to cover an entire football field. This labyrinthine material could eventually store hydrogen for [...]