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IBM and Stanford Discover Chemical Recycling of PETs at Low Temperatures

Usually, plastic bottles, (aka PETs) are recycled by mechanical technologies, and they get several other uses afterwards: carpets, sweaters, etc. They don't ever return to their original water bottle use.It is possible to chemically recycle PETs, but the method has been so far very expensive and the industry doesn't want that option.

OLEV: The First Wirelessly-Powered EV Made in South Korea

The world's first commercial wireless EV has been introduced on Tuesday in South Korea at a theme park in Seoul. It's called the "On-Line Electric Vehicle" (OLEV), and it gets its energy from cables underneath the surface of the road. The car doesn't make any contact with the road, all the energy is transferred by magnetic induction.

Simple Green Wedding Tips

Maybe you aren’t ready for a completely green wedding. However, there are some eco-friendly practices that you can easily incorporate into your special day. Go Local Use locally grown and seasonal flowers, wine and other foods purchased from community markets, rather than exotics shipped and grown in foreign locations. Also have your wedding locally rather than a destination wedding. Incorporate Nature Use live trees that can be planted later as centerpieces and other decorations. You can donate them to a local charity, school or other organization. This is much better than cut flowers that will just be tossed at the end of the night. Skip [...]

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Simple Green Wedding Tips

SolarWorld Inks Deal in Qatar, Joins Heavy Push for Middle Eastern Solar Investment

SolarWorld has climbed on-board the new venture investment called Qatar Solar Technologies. Headquartered in Qatar, this will be the first production facility for polysilicon technologies on the Arabian Peninsula. The plant will have an annual production capacity of around 3,600 tons of high-purity polysilicon during its first stage in 2012. This investment stems from a [...]

Free Publication: How Do “Green” Claims Affect the Building Products Industry?

Intertek is now offering a free white paper called, “Green” Revolution: What does it mean to the building products industry? This paper covers the challenges manufacturers face when they make “green” claims about their products, and how to eliminate potential pitfalls in the process. The paper stems from increased public scrutiny in the wake of [...]

How to Build a Small-Scale Hydroelectric Generator

If you want to produce electricity using a river near your home, the best way you can do it is to build a small-scale hydroelectric generator. Often called as a low-impact hydro, micro-hydro or run-of-stream hydro generator, this system is not very hard to build.

Pea Plants Providing Inspiration for Artificial Solar Cells

Trying to imitate the plants and the way they produce energy when hit by light, Prof. Nathan Nelson of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biochemistry discovered a complex membrane protein and founded a new model for developing "green energy", having this membrane at its core.

1998 Volkswagen Scirocco Powered by Coffee Granules

Today, the auto field is dominated by vehicles running on electricity or other alternative sources of energy but there is a team from the BBC1 science program “Bang Goes the Theory” who believe that coffee too is a good fuel. They have converted a 1998 Volkswagen Scirocco to run coffee granules, reaching a top speed of 60mph.

1998 Volkswagen Scirocco Powered by Coffee Granules

Thermopower Waves: MIT’s Invention That Could Change Batteries and Devices Forever

Thermopower waves are a phenomenon that happens when powerful waves of energy shoot through carbon nanotube wires, creating electricity. The researchers from MIT are responsible for this discovery, thus opening a new area of rare energy research.