Source: ecowatch.com Published: August 3, 2016 Lorraine Chow China’s incredible “straddling bus” went for its first test ride on Tuesday in the city of Qinhuangdao in the Hebei Province. Xinhua The Transit Elevated Bus, or TEB, first made headlines...
Source: theguardian.com Published: December 22, 2016 A test phase will evaluate whether the solar panel road can provide enough energy to power street lighting. Photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA Kim Willsher in Paris France has opened what it claims to be the...
Source: theguardian.com Published: September 12, 2016 Work on the hull of the Energy Observer in Saint Malo, western France. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse Vessel aiming to be the ‘Solar Impulse of the seas’ will be powered solely by...
Source: laweekly.com Published: August 1, 2016 Credit: alohavictoria/Flickr Dennis Romero Freeways inspire road rage, serve as giant trash receptacles and take us home, often very slowly. And now, a new statewide initiative means they could soon be generating some...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: July 14, 2016 Katie Pohlman Neil Young and TIDAL have partnered to give New York City subway riders a unique experience. From July 14 – 31, the “S” shuttle train will have an eco-centric installation called the Earth Train. The train is...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: June 23, 2016 Electric-powered trucks are expected to cut 80 to 90 percent of fossil fuel emissions in Sweden. Katie Pohlman Sweden opened a stretch of electric highway, becoming the first country to test electric power for heavy...
Source: popsci.com Published: June 28, 2016 By Mary Beth Griggs Pig manure could pave the road to a new sustainable asphalt, thanks to civil engineer Ellie Fini and a team at North Carolina A&T State University. Fini and her partners have filed patents on the...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: June 24, 2016 Solar Roadways’s hexagonal solar panels feature LED lighting and smart technology that allows them to “communicate” with each other. Photo credit: Solar Roadways Lorraine Chow Missouri’s Department of Transportation...
Source: fastcoexist.com Published: June 3, 2016 Photo: Flickr user Osmar Valdebenito By Adele Peters The Atacama region in Chile–where it essentially never rains–is the sunniest place on the planet. By 2017, some of the solar power produced there will be sent hundreds...
Source: wired.com Published: September 12, 2016 Proterra Aarian Marshall In the world of electric vehicles, Tesla gets most of the love. Over 100,000 of Elon Musk’s big, bad autos are zooming around the world, gasoline-free. But how many of those can claim to take an...
