http://www.greentechgazette.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:44:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of weeks back I talked about how Portland, Oregon was developing a system of plug-in hybrid vehicle recharging stations. Well, now, I’ve learned that Portland is once again the site of a new kind of alternative energy technology, this time solar. Solar-powered Information Access Points (IAP) are being ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/solar-energy/solar-powered-information-access-point-hits-portland/ Exotic car maker, Lotus has decided to go green with a couple new biofuel concepts. Both the Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) and Omnivore concept run on biofuels based upon alcohol. The Lotus Concept Ice Vehicle (pictured) was specifically designed for the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition. The Lotus CIV will help researchers ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/biofuels/lotus-concept-ice-vehicle-and-omnivore-chew-up-competition/ Last year Michigan put up their first onshore wind farm. Now, it looks like wind power will go offshore in the Saginaw Bay area of Lake Huron. I’ve talked before about wind turbines heading for open water in Norway and perhaps even off the East Coast. But, now the windy Great ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/wind-energy/wind-power-has-michigan-watering-at-the-mouth/ Free energy has been a buzzword for many years and now with high gas prices and the increasing cost of other methods for producing electricity, the term has gotten red hot. People want free energy almost as if it were a birthright of simply being human. And, as such there are ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/free-energy/free-energy-products-prospering/ If you’ve purchased an HHO eBook through this site or another site, chances are that you will need a little support in order to optimize your system for your particular vehicle. While some people are mavericks and like to go it totally alone, others find comfort and inspiration in community. That’s ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/gas-savers/hho-ebook-users-need-support/ In a week where the top two presidential candidates are struggling over energy policy for this country, Barack Obama calls for 1 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) to be on the road by 2015. This is five years shorter than some other estimates. Not only does Obama want 1 million ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/plug-in-hybrids/obama-says-1-million-plug-in-hybrids-by-2015/ Portland General Electric (PGE), based in Portland, Oregon is rolling out a dozen recharging stations in the area for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). This is in anticipation of several major automakers including GM and Toyota rolling out their PHEVs by 2010. The recharging stations are powered by 100-percent renewable energy ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/plug-in-hybrids/portland-developing-plug-in-hybrid-recharging-stations/ The Scuderi split-cycle air hybrid internal combustion engine may just be the next big thing in automotive technology. Move over battery electric hybrid, PHEVs, FCVs and other alternative fuel vehicles. The Scuderi ICE may just be the better mousetrap for which car manufacturers have been waiting. The Scuderi air hybrid uses ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/hybrid-vehicles/scuderi-split-cycle-air-hybrid-engine/ This is not a political endorsement in any way. I think we all know who the top competitors in this two horse race are right now. But, I found it interesting that one dark horse candidate named John Campbell is running as the Hydrogen President in 08. On one of John ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/hydrogen-cars/john-campbell-the-hydrogen-president-in-08/ So, as I’m cruising around the Internet researching alternative energy news stories today, I stumbled across one odd solar-powered device in the headlines after another. Some of these photovoltaic devices are rough prototypes delivered by school kids while others are odd solar powered devices that may be used in developing ... http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/solar-energy/odd-solar-powered-devices-you-may-not-know/