October 30th, 2008

Global Warming Debates

Global warming is a subject that has been debated widely in the press and many books are being published. Some writers would have you believe there is no problem at all. Others present evidence of global warming, the potential dangers of climate change, and alternative energy solutions to try [...]

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October 23rd, 2008

Energy Efficient: New car runs on Air

Melbourne, Australia is set to be the manufacturing home base for a car that operates with zero emissions and can run solely on compressed air.Guy Negre, who used to design engines for Formula One team Renault, has spent the past 15 years developing the air engine and says the first manufacturing [...]

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October 1st, 2008

Biofuels as Alternative Sources of Energy

Unlike other renewable energy sources, biomass can be converted directly into liquid fuels, called “biofuels,” to help meet transportation fuel needs. The two most common types of biofuels are ethanol and biodiesel.
Ethanol is an alcohol, the same as in beer and wine (although ethanol used as a fuel is modified to [...]

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