Alternative Energy and Fuels http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com Green energy from renewable wind, water, solar and geothermal sources Wed, 08 May 2013 05:15:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 BYD Launches Green-Hybrid Technologies Across Entire Car Line-up http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/vehicles/hybrid-cars/byd-launches-green-hybrid-technologies-across-entire-car-line-up?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=byd-launches-green-hybrid-technologies-across-entire-car-line-up http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/vehicles/hybrid-cars/byd-launches-green-hybrid-technologies-across-entire-car-line-up#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 01:34:39 +0000 Loren Smith http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3093 BYD unveiled last week several technologies to improve fuel efficiencies by more than 20 percent in all its 2014 vehicle line-up. The company is calling it the “Green Hybrid.” There are several breakthroughs said to be tied to the “Green Hybrid …
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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/vehicles/hybrid-cars/byd-launches-green-hybrid-technologies-across-entire-car-line-up/feed/ 0 Toyota Yaris Hybrid, a Car of Many Good Deeds and a Few Sins http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/vehicles/hybrid-cars/toyota-yaris-hybrid-a-car-of-many-good-deeds-and-a-few-sins?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-yaris-hybrid-a-car-of-many-good-deeds-and-a-few-sins http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/vehicles/hybrid-cars/toyota-yaris-hybrid-a-car-of-many-good-deeds-and-a-few-sins#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 01:34:38 +0000 Rachel Zielinski http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3090 Yet despite “Toyota”and “Hybrid” being siamese twins attached at the hip, they never managed to offer a convincingly mass-market hybrid in Europe. I'm talking about a car that everybody wants and can buy for no other reason besides it being the right …
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The Original Post is Located Here: Toyota Yaris Hybrid, a Car of Many Good Deeds and a Few Sins

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/vehicles/hybrid-cars/toyota-yaris-hybrid-a-car-of-many-good-deeds-and-a-few-sins/feed/ 0 Toyota cuts cost of hydrogen-fuel cell cars – USA Today http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/fuel-cells-batteries/toyota-cuts-cost-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-usa-today?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-cuts-cost-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-usa-today http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/fuel-cells-batteries/toyota-cuts-cost-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-usa-today#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:29:52 +0000 Iluminada Paolucci http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3088 The cost of making a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car has fallen so dramatically that the same vehicle that cost about $1 million in past year can now be made for as little as $50,000 when it goes on sale in the U.S. in 2015, a top Toyota engineer says.
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The Original Post is Located Here: Toyota cuts cost of hydrogen-fuel cell cars – USA Today

]]> The cost of making a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car has fallen so dramatically that the same vehicle that cost about $1 million in past year can now be made for as little as $50,000 when it goes on sale in the U.S. in 2015, a top Toyota engineer says.

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/fuel-cells-batteries/toyota-cuts-cost-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-usa-today/feed/ 0 The biomass industry should come clean about its environmental impact http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/biofuels/solid-biomass/the-biomass-industry-should-come-clean-about-its-environmental-impact?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-biomass-industry-should-come-clean-about-its-environmental-impact http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/biofuels/solid-biomass/the-biomass-industry-should-come-clean-about-its-environmental-impact#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:29:51 +0000 Edgar Jones http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3081 Burning wood from whole trees – the main source of UK biomass – results in higher greenhouse gas emissions than coal Firstly, government plans to support the conversion of coal plants would mean that by 2017 the UK will be burning 30m tonnes of biomass…
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]]> Burning wood from whole trees – the main source of UK biomass – results in higher greenhouse gas emissions than coal Firstly, government plans to support the conversion of coal plants would mean that by 2017 the UK will be burning 30m tonnes of biomass…

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/biofuels/solid-biomass/the-biomass-industry-should-come-clean-about-its-environmental-impact/feed/ 0 Biofuel pioneer forsakes renewables to make gas-fed fuel http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/gas/biofuel-pioneer-forsakes-renewables-to-make-gas-fed-fuel?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biofuel-pioneer-forsakes-renewables-to-make-gas-fed-fuel http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/gas/biofuel-pioneer-forsakes-renewables-to-make-gas-fed-fuel#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:29:50 +0000 Brandy Fleming http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3078 Alan Shaw, the chemist and executive who led a six-year effort to turn inedible crops into fuels to displace gasoline, has renounced the industry he helped pioneer and decided the future instead lies with natural gas. …
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]]> Alan Shaw, the chemist and executive who led a six-year effort to turn inedible crops into fuels to displace gasoline, has renounced the industry he helped pioneer and decided the future instead lies with natural gas. …

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/gas/biofuel-pioneer-forsakes-renewables-to-make-gas-fed-fuel/feed/ 0 Doing Wave Energy With No Moving Parts http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/water/wave-power/doing-wave-energy-with-no-moving-parts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doing-wave-energy-with-no-moving-parts http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/water/wave-power/doing-wave-energy-with-no-moving-parts#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:29:42 +0000 Loren Smith http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3065 A novel method for generating power from ocean waves – one that uses no moving parts – will be tested off the coast of New Hampshire this summer after trials this winter in Lake Washington, in the Seattle area, proved successful. “The power generator …
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]]> A novel method for generating power from ocean waves – one that uses no moving parts – will be tested off the coast of New Hampshire this summer after trials this winter in Lake Washington, in the Seattle area, proved successful. “The power generator …

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/water/wave-power/doing-wave-energy-with-no-moving-parts/feed/ 0 Solar-powered plane completes first leg of American odyssey http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/solar/solar-powered-plane-completes-first-leg-of-american-odyssey?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-powered-plane-completes-first-leg-of-american-odyssey http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/solar/solar-powered-plane-completes-first-leg-of-american-odyssey#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:29:41 +0000 Loren Smith http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3059 A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse completed an 18-hour flight from San Francisco to Phoenix on Saturday, marking the first leg of a fuel-free odyssey across America. Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the …
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The Original Post is Located Here: Solar-powered plane completes first leg of American odyssey

]]> A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse completed an 18-hour flight from San Francisco to Phoenix on Saturday, marking the first leg of a fuel-free odyssey across America. Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the …

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/solar/solar-powered-plane-completes-first-leg-of-american-odyssey/feed/ 0 For Some Wind Turbines, Batteries Are Now Included! http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/wind/for-some-wind-turbines-batteries-are-now-included?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-some-wind-turbines-batteries-are-now-included http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/wind/for-some-wind-turbines-batteries-are-now-included#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 21:29:38 +0000 Brandy Fleming http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=3050 We reported on GE’s “brilliant” wind turbine previously. The turbine integrates energy storage, and it also allows for a tremendous amount of data collection, prediction, and responsiveness. Below is a video of General Electric (GE) technicians …
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The Original Post is Located Here: For Some Wind Turbines, Batteries Are Now Included!

]]> We reported on GE’s “brilliant” wind turbine previously. The turbine integrates energy storage, and it also allows for a tremendous amount of data collection, prediction, and responsiveness. Below is a video of General Electric (GE) technicians …

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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/wind/for-some-wind-turbines-batteries-are-now-included/feed/ 0 A Fuel Cell That Runs on Fire http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/fuel-cells-batteries/a-fuel-cell-that-runs-on-fire?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-fuel-cell-that-runs-on-fire http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/fuel-cells-batteries/a-fuel-cell-that-runs-on-fire#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:28:48 +0000 Loren Smith http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=2975 Fuel cells have been in use for decades, but they are generally more expensive than grid power, even in the developed world. And despite many attempts, portable fuel cells have yet to catch on. (See, Lilliputian Fuel Cell Gadget Charger Ready to Grow …
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]]> http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/fuel-cells-batteries/a-fuel-cell-that-runs-on-fire/feed/ 0 Largest Solar Power Plant In World Now Under Construction http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/solar/largest-solar-power-plant-in-world-now-under-construction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=largest-solar-power-plant-in-world-now-under-construction http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/solar/largest-solar-power-plant-in-world-now-under-construction#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:28:32 +0000 Brandy Fleming http://www.alternative-energy-fuels.com/?p=2945 The huge three-year construction project is expected to employ around 650 workers and generate more than $500 million in regional economic impact. Split into two projects located in Kern and Los Angeles counties (California), the Antelope Valley Solar …
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]]> The huge three-year construction project is expected to employ around 650 workers and generate more than $500 million in regional economic impact. Split into two projects located in Kern and Los Angeles counties (California), the Antelope Valley Solar …

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