Hydrogen-powered one-wheel motorcycle
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Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Category Energy
Texas wind stops, almost triggers blackouts
Texas is getting increasing amounts of power from wind. But a cold front stopped the wind, traditional power plants failed to make up the difference, and blackout nearly happened. That’s why storage of unused power and interconnected grids of renewable…
Fuel from CO2
Biofuel alternatives to oil are third-generation. The next step is life forms that feed on CO2 and give off fuel such as methane gas as waste, says biotech expert Craig Venter (who sequenced the human genome in 2001.) He wants…
How fuel cells work
From UTC Power. Fuel cells take a chemical input and convert it directly to electricity, outputting only water and heat with no carbon as byproducts. Most use hydrogen, which can be produced by solar, which means the entire process is…
Wave-powered boat
The Suntory Mermaid II will go from Hawaii to Japan on a month long test voyage soon, and uses solar to power the instrumentation.