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STUDY: Lots of local, green electricity possible for most of the U.S.

One of the reasons that a vehicle powered by something other than gasoline is such a popular idea in the U.S. is that it helps us become less reliant on other countries for our transportation needs. To this end, biofuels and electric vehicles offer great potential to use local sources of energy in our vehicles. To get a handle on how much green electricity – wind, geothermal, solar, etc. – is available in the U.S., the Insitute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) has conducted a study on renewable energy potential and came away with ... Read more →

Zero Carbonista's all-electric Nemesis now testing, crashes into hedge Sebastian Blanco

Not only has a name been decided on – the Nemesis – but Ecotricity founder Dale Vince's pet electric car project is now sitting in Vince's driveway. Well, it is when he's not out driving ...

Denmark to combine wind power with vehicle-to-grid in new tests Sam Abuelsamid

Denmark is one of the countries on the leading edge of pushing vehicle electrification. They were one of the first countries to hook up with Better Place to roll out a charging infrastructure. Now, ...

Kia's Aero-Soul takes advantage of the wind, reduces fuel consumption Sebastian Blanco

Kia has finally seen the light wind and will be offering a new Air Propulsion and Retardation Installation Line system option for the Soul (above), starting today. The system reduces fuel ...

Broken Record: New world land speed record for a wind powered vehicle Jeremy Korzeniewski

A British man named Richard Jenkins has just broken the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. The high-tech contraption he used is called the Greenbird, the fifth wind-powered vehicle ...

Wind Helmet concept would recharge batteries while riding on 2 wheels 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen lots of interesting ideas to generate electricity in our quest to locate story material for our blogging duties, but, as far as we can remember, this is the first helmet we've ever seen that's designed to recharge batteries. The theoretical headgear would feature a small propeller ...

Dale Vince's wind-powered car could be the Storm, the Zero or the Nemesis 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 project is new ready for your viewing pleasure. The front of the car is taking shape and now it needs ...

New wind turbine could dramatically increase generation efficiency 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the primary reasons that current wind turbines have to be so large is that most of the energy is lost as the air flows off the end of the blades. That size increases the cost and reduces the density of turbines that can be installed. FloDesign has developed a wind turbine that incorporates ...

While everything else is shrinking, US moves to #1 spot in wind power 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

For the vast majority of businesses in the United States and elsewhere, 2008 was an annus horribilis. However, one sector did OK in spite of their continued inability to harness all of the hot air coming out of the halls of Congress. In 2008, the US became the world's largest generator of ...

Watkins Glen Raceway switches to wind power for electricity 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 recent years, the Glen has played host to NASCAR and ...

Nereus, a kite-powered, submersible water concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of the Nereus concept The idea of using wind power on the water is anything but new. These days, though, sails have taken a back seat to kites as the primary method of capturing the wind. Here is a new concept, though, that we've yet to see: a kite-powered submersible ...

Electricity from MARS 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the things you'll hear critics of renewable energy often say is that the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow. But of course we know that isn't the case. If you go high enough from the earth's surface, the sun never stops shining and though no one has seen it, the wind is ...

Chrysler to study potential for wind power at Chelsea Proving Ground 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Chrysler may be slow to the party in introducing production hybrids and electric vehicles, but that doesn't mean they haven't been working on cleaner energy. The company has been cooperating with university researchers on growing biofuel feed stocks on brownfield sites, for example. They have also ...

Rock baloons will store excess wind energy underground for future use 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One problem with wind power is that you can never be sure when the wind will be blowing. If you rely on wind power, you've got problems when the weather chooses not to cooperate, which is like... always! One obvious way to collect the excess electricity to be used later would be with big batteries, ...

Magenn Power's MARS "Wind Power Anywhere" solution 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 possible way to generate electricity remotely, pretty ...

You've seen solar, you've seen hydrogen - now, a wind-powered toy car! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm sure that you've seen those old weathervanes that people put up on top of their farmhouses, right? I seem to recall a certain copper rooster that my family had in our possession at one time or another. In this day of super-modern-style homes, how much cooler would it be to proudly display a ...

GE to supply turbines for new 130MW wind farm in Turkey 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A new 130MW wind farm is being installed in Bahce, Turkey that will add to the 84MW of wind power in place in the country at the beginning of this year. General Electric Energy will be supplying 52 of their latest 2.5MW wind turbines for the project. The new turbines have a rotor diameter of 328 ft ...

Powering your electric car from your home with wind power? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We are big proponents of the electric car, and for good reason. The majority of Americans could use one for their daily commute without making any concessions at all, even if they don't know it. There are some stumbling blocks for sure, public perception being one of them. Available charging ...

Energy self-sufficient Danish community makes hydrogen using wind power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Who woulda thunk that the first hydrogen-powered community would be Vestenskov, Denmark? In the next couple years, that will be a reality, as the Lolland Hydrogen Community will be installing Micro Combined Heat and Power stations in 35 homes. In Nakskov, an island of Lolland, their main power ...

The greening of Lotus continues with wind power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 technologies such as Tesla, ZAP and Proton. Today they ...

Vinod Khosla writes about imprudent environmentalism and "Scheer nonsense" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I have got to tell you that the article linked to here is very long and takes a good while to get through. Then, after you have read the whole thing, you still need time to meditate on all of the points. But, after doing that, feel free to comment on some of the ideas that Vinod Khosla outlines and ...

How about a garage covered in wind turbines with solar windows? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We ran a story a little while ago that talked about a thin-film solar covering that is transparent and can be applied to windows. I thought that perhaps it was possible to use them on the large automotive sunroofs that are popular these days to charge the normal 12-volt battery of the vehicle. But, ...

Portugal wants 45% renewable electricity output and 10% of all fuels to be biofuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here is some shocking news: The Government plans to make nearly half of the electricity consumed using wind, wave and solar power! Oh wait... that's the government of Portugal. Well, still, it is great news. The old goal was 39 percent in 3 years, it was recently upped to 45 percent by Prime ...

Montana's Democratic governor Brian Schweitzer voices support for biodiesel, wind power, liquid fuels from coal and ethanol 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to Brian Schweitzer, Democratic governor of Montana, President Bush is missing the boat on alternative fuels and energy sources here in the States. He also claims that we should not be fighting wars in the Middle East. Some of this political views do not lend themselves to an article here ...

Xcel Energy and NREL announce wind powered hydrogen production 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Xcel Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory showed off a new hydrogen production facility that derives its power from the wind. The plant, located between Golden and Boulder in Colorado, uses two wind turbines linked to the electrolyzers that produce the hydrogen from water. The ...

Speeding cars to power light poles 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

On paper this looks like a cool idea: use the wind created by moving cars to turn fans, which in turn generate electricity to power streetlights. My first thought is that I would be tempted to drive a little faster, wondering if I can brighten up the street. And what about the poor soul walking ...


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