Bacteria Could Grow Nanowires to Create a Giant Living Biogeobattery
Researchers have analyzed several years Geobacter microorganisms and they found that this type of bacteria can produce electricity when mixed with seawater and mud. Bacteria that live in marine sediment are able to produce electrons and then to transfer them in the upper layers of the sediments. The distance between the two layers is a few inches, which means that bacteria can transfer electrons on a distance of up to 20.000 times their body size.
New Paper Batteries and Supercapacitors Created Using Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology represents all those technologies which are useful in building complex structures and which take into account many specifications at an atomic level, using mechanical synthesis. In other words, nanotechnology deals with the properties of nanoscale structures. Until now all new inventions based on nanotechnology have far exceeded the efficiency of old products and I think the same will happen with the invention of Stanford engineer Yi Cui. He managed to create some lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors by dipping ordinary fabric or paper in a special ink infused with nanoparticles.
Japanese Printable Lithium Polymer Batteries Can be Used With a Flexible Solar Battery
We have already discussed on MyGreenTreasure about different type of batteries, but today we will disccuss about something apart. It’s about some lithium polymer batteries wich can be printed. This new project is led by Advanced Materials Innovation Center ( AMIC ) of Mie Industry and Enterprise Support Center and it seems to be a project with great success. The main advantage of this battery is that can be attached on any cruve surface and can be used with a flexible solar battery.
Concept Nokia Cellphone Runs on Fuel Cells Powered by Sugar
When we talk about fuel cells, many combinations of oxidants and fuels are possible. For example, any hydrogen fuel cell uses oxygen as its oxidant and hydrogen as its fuel, but other fuel cells can also use alcohols and hydrocarbons or chlorine and chlorine dioxide. In this way,due to this chemical reactions, fuel cells are producing electricity for various uses. Researchers have found different ways to use fuel cells, and almost everytime these cells proved to be very effective. Now, I’m curious about this new invention and I wonder if such device could work.
Roto Charger – The world’s First Truly Sustainable Cellphone Charger
We all know that when we start to have problems with our cellphones, the best thing we can do is to buy a new one, because when something is damaged and than repaired, it will never be the same, as when it was new. Although, we can not afford to throw these mobile phones every day, so we have to use them in these conditions.(with inefficient batteries or other similar problems). For example in India, millions of old mobile phones are daily used to connect thounds of rural Indian Villages with the rest of the world.
Lithium-Air Batteries – Likely To Be The Most Important Breakthrough For Deposing Gasoline
With no viable alternative to gasoline oil in sight, the search for a more environmentally-friendly solution is still on, but, as it turns out, the day gasoline is to be displaced is years away, as current research standings seem to indicate. Nevertheless, some favorite gasoline replacements have come to light. One of them certainly is the lithium-air battery. As far as its capability goes, the arrival of this technology will surely produce great excitement in the scientific community, as well as for most energy corporations.
Panasonic’s Li-ion Battery Can Store Electricity for One Week of Use
When we talk about energy storage and batteries, we often think of those devices which helps us to power our gadgets. So, we use batteries for mobile phones, laptops, but could we use batteries to power an entire building? Panasonic Company says “Yes”! They recently announced the launch of a lithium-ion storage battery for home use. After they bought 50% stake in Sanyo, Fumio Otsubo, president of Panasonic said: “We’ll be the first to bring to the market a storage battery for home use, which can store sufficient electricity for about one week of use.”.
BMW ActiveE All-Electric Sedan will be Unveiled in Detroit
The car that we can see in the image, I think it is the greenest car of the week. When we talk about BMW we have to talk about power, safety and comfort, but also about high prices. These high prices are due to higher quality, but also are due to high fuel consumption. So, BMW recently announced the launch of the second electric car after the Mini E. The car is actually an all-electric sedan with a big trunk(approximately 200 liters).
Green Treasure – Algae Being Used For Making Ultra-Thin Batteries
Algae come in great variety and are one of the most abundant life forms on the planet, so it would be very unpractical, not to find a use for them, even in today’s technologized world. But people have acknowledged the great potential of this organism, and after trying to develop a algae-based biofuel or building solar cells out of single-celled algae its time for the algaes to get involved in creating biodegradable batteries.
New Mercedes ML450 Hybrid 4MATIC is Powered by a Diesel/Electric Hybrid Engine
We all know that Mercedes-Benz is one of the most important car manufacturers in the world. Mercedes produces efficient cars for many type of people. Mercedes produce cars with various sizes and for different uses. But lately, all car manufacturers are trying to turn their old car models into hybrid vehicles. This “trend”, to convert any car into a hybrid car, became apparent even at Mercedes-Benz Company. Recently they have announced the launch of ML450 Hybrid Moule 4MATIC an impressive efficient car, with a reduced fuel consumption. To produce this car, Mercedes was associated with General Motors, Daimler, BMW and Chrysler Hybrid Technology Group. Hybrid-electric technology used to produce the new ML450, it seems to be inspired by Lexus hybrid projects.
The New Citroen C-Zero – Zero Emissions, 100% Electric
The new model from the french car manufacturer, Citroen, is the company’s second electric car, after the Berlingo van. Made in partnership with Mitsubishi, the new model earns its name from a number of aspects: it has zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions and zero noise. Based on the earlier version of the Mitsubishi iMiev, the new car will be available as from late 2010 and it will be deprived of 5000 euros from the French government, as a bonus to buyers who pick environmentally-friendly models.
Rolls Royce Ghost Hybrid will be a Success or a Waste of Time?
Rolls Royce is a luxury car often bought by rich people with lots of money, a powerful, elegant and imposing car. But despite these qualities,some people might say that this car is a source of environmental pollution considering this V12 engine with high CO2 emissions. This engine is powerful but at the same time is harmful to environment so we have to talk more about the efficiency of this car. Recently was launched a new rumor, about a new Rolls Royce Hybrid model that will appear on the market. This new model will be a luxury hybrid, that will use same system as BMW ActiveHybrid 7.
Miletto Electric Scooter is 10 Times More Effective than Any other Scooter
Electric scooters are very useful today, especially in urban areas where traffic is often blocked because of agglomeration and where the air is polluted by vehicles that run with fossil fuels. Electric scooters Market is large enough today, and every producer tries to bring new improvements to their vehicles, to reach “the top of the pyramid”. A Japanese manufacturer recently announced that next year they will launch a new electric scooter model, 10 times more effective than any older model currently on the market.
High-Energy Storage – Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries To Be Soon Available
Some recent developments have brought to life new technologies for building a more efficient battery. ReVolt, a Swiss company announced that they managed to develop a rechargeable zinc-air battery that can store, by volume, three times more energy than the common lithium-ion battery, but in the same time, reducing the costs by half.
Ultracapacitor Buses – More Greener And Cheaper
The search for more economical and fuel-efficient buses have led engineers from building hydrogen-fuel transit vehicles to hybrid-electric ones. But, as it turns out, the most environmentally-friendly and cheapest way to power buses proved to be the ultracapacitor buses. At least that is what a Chinese company, Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company, and its partner for the U.S.A, Sinautec Automobile Technologies, states.
IBM’s Pursuit To Develop A 500 Mile-Range Nano-Battery For EV’s
We are all aware of the biggest problem today’s electric car(EV) face: the low-storage capacity batteries. In order to make positive steps forward in solving this matter, IBM, the giant computer technology company, has recently set the goal to develop a battery that could empower electric cars to reach a 500 mile-range, considerable more than today’s performances.
Volkswagen L1 Hybrid and Audi R8 e-Tron
Two of the most important car manufacturers in the world have recently launched two eco-friendly car models designed to delight customers and to minimize carbon emissions. It is about Audi and Volkswagen, two big companies that managed to amaze with two of the models created by their engineers and their designers: Volkswagen L1 Hybrid Concept and Audi R8 e-Tron Electric Concept.
Toyota will buy 10,000 Lithium-Ion Battery units from Sanyo
Toyota is a company that, I consider is the best hybrid cars producer in the world. They become so popular due to Prius hybrid model. Many Prius owners say that Prius hybrid has a limited power, and this power is difficult to improve, because of limited batteries.
New Hummer H3E, Probably The Best Hybrid Car in America
In European countries and many countries of Asia we know the most popular hybrid car manufacturers. But despite these statistics, America has its own creations, very effective car models and very popular hybrid models.
Printable Thin Batteries To Be Available In 2010
Could anyone have imagined that the world come from using big, bulky alkaline batteries to only paper-thin ones ? Well, that is just what researches, from the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS), led by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann and with the help from TU Chemnitz and Menippos GmbH, promise.