Several carmakers have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in various stages of development. From BMW’s Hydrogen 7 and GM’s The Sequel to Honda’s Clarity FCX, which is now available on a limited basis in Southern California, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been touted as a potential replacement for gasoline, internal combustion engines. The Clarity is currently [...]
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The Hydrogen Economy
January 26th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation 
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Honda Clarity, Hydrogen Economy 
No Comments »41.1% Solar Photo-Voltaic Efficiency
January 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson One of the major obstacles to PV (photo-voltaic) installations remains the current inefficiency of converting radiant solar energy into electrical energy. German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg recently released results that they have attained an energy conversion of 41.1%, far beyond that available in commercial systems (around 20%). [...]
Welcome to the Second Green Revolution
January 25th, 2009 2nd Green Revolution This is how the revolution to green, clean, sustainable energy will emerge: through millions of tiny voices merging into one. Change may have come to America, but it hasn’t come to the energy sector… yet. But it will. Welcome to the revolution. http://2ndgreenrevolution.com/ You might dismiss it at first…”Revolution? I thought that involved riots and [...]
What ever happened to EEStor and the “wonder battery”?
January 25th, 2009 Justin Manger EEStor, the stealth start-up from Texas, got some publicity in 2008 by claiming to have vastly improved the electric battery. The company, backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, signed a contract with defense contractor Lockheed-Martin late last year. They also have an agreement with ZENN Motors of Canada to provide a battery for their [...]
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