Skip to Content

sainsburys


Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, UK generates electricity from parking lot

We've seen the concept for roadways that generate power through either electricity or hydraulics, but it turns out there's actually at least one pace in the world where something similar is already happening. At the Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, UK, a series of plates are mounted so that cars drive over them, pushing them downward and creating a rocking motion that's harnessed and used to turn a series of generators. Apparently, the 30kWh of power generated from the market's parking lot is sufficient to power the store's checkouts. ... Read more →

British supermarket chain Sainsbury's to use biomethane in its trucks Xavier Navarro

Clean Air Power has announced that one of Britain's largest supermarket chains, Sainsbury's, has signed a contract with them to expand the use of biomethane in their trucks. Back in August 2007, ...

British Sainsbury grocer to make deliveries by river barge Sam Abuelsamid

While their bigger competitor Tesco has gotten most of the headlines for using some electric delivery trucks, and putting solar roofs on their buildings, Sainsbury hasn't been sitting idle. With all ...

Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, UK generates electricity from parking lot 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen the concept for roadways that generate power through either electricity or hydraulics, but it turns out there's actually at least one pace in the world where something similar is already happening. At the Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, UK, a series of plates are mounted so that ...

British supermarket chain Sainsbury's to use biomethane in its trucks 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Clean Air Power has announced that one of Britain's largest supermarket chains, Sainsbury's, has signed a contract with them to expand the use of biomethane in their trucks. Back in August 2007, Sainsbury's tried Clean Air's technology for the first time and in August 2008, it began to operate one ...

British Sainsbury grocer to make deliveries by river barge 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While their bigger competitor Tesco has gotten most of the headlines for using some electric delivery trucks, and putting solar roofs on their buildings, Sainsbury hasn't been sitting idle. With all the traffic congestion in central London, delivery trucks are often sitting idling in traffic jams. ...


Featured Galleries

  • RWE's Smart Ed
  • Smart Ed
  • Battery electric Volvo C30
  • Aston Martin Cygnet
  • Rinspeed UC?
  • BMW Concept ActiveE
  • Kepler Motion
  • Toyota Prius PHEV
  • Audi A1 teaser
  • Toyota Hybrid Concept Teaser
  • i-MiEV
  • Smart Ed and B-Class F-Cell

Categories

Autoblog

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum