The University of Michigan has developed a novel approach to harnessing the slow moving energy at the bottom of oceans or large rivers. Called VIVACE or Vortex Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy, the hydro system can produce energy with just 2 knots of water movement.
Oceans and rivers worldwide typically move at a clip of [...]

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Universal Studios in Hollywood, California has decided to throw their gas-powered carts under the bus and go solar. In fact, Universal Studios has decided to buy 300 Cruise Car solar electric vehicles for all sorts of people to drive around their 415 acre lot.
The Cruise Car Solar Electric Hybrid Cars are currently the only vehicles [...]

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A company called Xcel Energy is looking to store excess wind energy from utility scale turbines inside of batteries, very large batteries. In fact, the batteries for testing are so large they are about the size of two semi-tractor trailers stack on top of each other.
There are times when the wind blows so hard for [...]

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At this year’s Los Angeles International Auto Show, Honda decided to give its fuel cell Clarity an extreme makeover. The Honda FC Sport is a design concept that shows what a hydrogen fuel cell supercar could look like sometime in the future.
The Honda FC Sport is a three-seater with the driver in the middle of [...]

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Greenfield Solar has developed a small 1.5 Kw power plant that can be assembled by two people in half a day using regular tools. The kicker is that their $6,000 unit has the output of about $4 per watt compared to the industry norm, which is currently about $8 per watt.
The concentrating solar power plant [...]

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