A Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. EcoFriend recently posted an article called “7 Good reasons to drive an electric car.” Electric car manufacturers like Nissan with their Leaf, General Motors with their Chevy Volt (recycled parts and all), Mercedes with their F Cell hydrogen car has finally delivered their respective EVs to dealership centers across the […]

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Here’s a piece of good news for drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids in Boston and some parts of Massachusetts. BMW has recently announced their partnership with Coulomb Technologies to install 150 ChargePoint stations in the city and across the state. The majority of these charging stations will be located within the Greater Boston […]

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In Japan, Nissan unveiled a system to power an entire house during a power interruption or outage, using the LEAF electric vehicle. Here’s something that might prove useful to people who have lost power during a natural disaster like an earthquake or a hurricane. In Japan, a few weeks ago, Nissan unveiled a system to […]

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In a move that’s widely seen as a further proof of the armed services’ commitment to develop renewable sources, the United States Army has recently announced the creation of Energy Initiatives Office Task Force. The new command will be responsible for the building of renewable energy power plants in U.S. military bases across the world, […]

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As people become more conscious of the need to efficiently manage and save on their energy consumption and as traditional energy sources become more limited, the use of energy saving devices will become more commonplace in households and businesses across America. At present, the technology in these devices is still practically in its infancy but […]

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US government is the biggest consumer of oil in the world. U S government cuts fuel expenses using green vehicles. President Obama signed an executive order aimed at decreasing the U.S. government’s fuel consumption by as much as 30 percent in 2020. President Obama checking out a Chevrolet Volt last summer. The US government is the […]

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A new report was released by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which concluded that as much as 80% of the world’s energy requirements can be supplied by renewable energy sources We’ve been focusing on alternatives and solutions to fossil fuel-based economy rather than on the acrimonious discussion about the science of global warming […]

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Texans are world famous for their fondness to do things BIG. Now worlds largest wind power battery to be installed in Texas. Texans are world famous for their fondness to do things BIG. In 2009, the largest wind farm in the world (627 wind turbine) at the time opened in Roscoe, Texas. This year, the […]

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Game Changer Worlds first practical solar leaf unveiled. Sun Catalytix unveiled the world’s first practical solar leaf during national meeting of American Chemical Society. The trend towards miniaturization in energy generation and storage continues as researchers from MIT and the technology startup Sun Catalytix unveiled the world’s first practical solar leaf recently during the national […]

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This article tells about some Exciting Developments in Solar Energy These are exciting times indeed in the field of renewable energy – wind, solar, biofuels, etc. The recent developments in solar power underscores the reality of a fluid, ever-evolving technology as well as the absolute need for us to come up with a coherent and […]

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