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Ford uses wind to produce diesel engines

Apr 6th 2008 2:53PM - 3 Comments

Wind-power is proving a popular choice for automakers in their quest to curb costs and present an environmentally-aware public face. Nissan has eight turbines at its Sunderland plant, Toyota has one planned for its Flintshire, Wales factory and even ...

Nissan installs more wind turbines at Sunderland plant

Nov 8th 2007 3:56PM - 2 Comments

Nissan seems to both boost its green image and save some money in electricity by installing two additional windmill turbines at its Sunderland plant. This means that the eight wind turbines there will be able to produce six percent of the ...

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Dale Vince's wind-powered car could be the Storm, the Zero or the Nemesis

Jan 6th 2009 1:36PM - 9 Comments

click above and scroll down to watch the video When he's not taunting Tesla, Dale Vince is pretty focused on building his wind-powered car. The Zero Carbonista project (previous post) is moving along and the fourth (of six) video about the ...

Lutz: Chevy Volt aero might have been better if we put it in the wind tunnel backwards

Nov 14th 2007 9:24AM - 19 Comments

One of questions that went unanswered after the debut of the Chevy Volt earlier this year was the drag coefficient. Last night at a dinner with bloggers before the opening of the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz provided a clue. ...

T. Boone Pickens unveils "The Plan" - big on wind power and natural gas

Jul 8th 2008 10:59AM - 50 Comments

If you listened to or read our post on T. Boone Pickens speaking at the AFVI Expo in May, then you know that he's a big proponent of wind power and natural gas (some say he needs to learn more about hydrogen cars). Mr. Swift Boat is all over the ...

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The greening of Lotus continues with wind power

Apr 17th 2007 7:53PM - 3 Comments

Group Lotus, the British Company that comprises Lotus Cars and Lotus Engineering, is now trying to go green for their operations at their Hethel headquarters. The company has been working with numerous car-makers on electric and hybrid vehicle ...

BMW investigating wind power at Spartanburn plant

Feb 19th 2009 9:36AM - 7 Comments

BMW has partnered with Gold Ring Power, LLC to investigate the possibility of using the wind to help generate power for its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Before any decisions can be made, a detailed analysis of wind patterns near the site ...

Watkins Glen Raceway switches to wind power for electricity

Jul 8th 2008 8:42AM - 4 Comments

For six decades, the Watkins Glen racetrack has been a home to motorsports in upstate New York. For many years it was the home of the US Grand Prix until the F1 circus decided they were too good to trek up to the Finger Lakes every October. In ...

Toyota also installing wind turbines in Wales plant

Nov 18th 2007 10:23AM - 1 Comment

We already knew about Nissan's installation of wind turbines in its Sunderland plant and solar panels in its Barcelona plant. This sort of greening up is, indeed, a good idea, an idea which Toyota is now copying for its engine plant in Flintshire, ...

New wind and battery assisted recumbant trike

Nov 1st 2006 9:49AM - 3 Comments

Pterosail has announced an interesting new way to get around if you live in a place with some wind and not too much traffic. The pterosail trike is based on a recumbent tricycle. The rider can pedal the trike like any conventional recumbent bike or ...

Winding Road examines hydrogen as a fuel

Jan 1st 2007 8:47AM - 2 Comments

In the February 2007 issue of the online car magazine Winding Road, there is a fairly in-depth article on hydrogen. It looks at the history of hydrogen as a fuel, first in internal combustion applications, and later in fuel cells. The idea of using ...

Minnesota ethanol plant to add wind turbines

Dec 9th 2006 1:46PM - 0 Comments

The Corn Plus ethanol plant in Winnebago, Minnesota is actively working to eliminate all external sources of energy for their production process. They already eliminated more than half of their natural gas consumption by installing a fluid-bed ...

Magenn Power's MARS "Wind Power Anywhere" solution

Sep 6th 2007 2:44PM - 6 Comments

Yesterday, we ran a little story on a new project in Japan to beam laser power down to earth. The laser is actually powered by solar rays and could be used to capture electricity. Thanks to Domenick, one of our readers, we can show you another ...

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