Assortment of electric vehicles i.e. e-bikes, scooters, personal transporters, 3- wheelers and ATVs exhibited by Green Transporter, (based in Encinitas, California) at this time takes in a latest name in the listing–the PI Hybrid. It’s a plug-in hybrid electric scooter covering a maximum distance of 25 miles within one go. Driven by a 50cc engine and a 500W electric hub motor this electric scooter comes out to be a superb substitute to fuel driven means of moving. This Hybrid scooter would be exclusively controlled by battery up to the velocity of 22 mph and above that electrical and mechanical power would come into play. The highest speed of this green alternative is anticipated to be at a rate more than 45 mph.

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It ‘was inaugurated yesterday the first mini - a condominium zero emission type passive constructed Angels Rosora in the province of Ancona. The building has six apartments and condominiums that dwell there, employees of the group Loccioni, will become part of the project LEAF (Life Energy and Future), the community that will live using only the energy that comes from natural sources and solutions and technological domotiche highest level.

The idea was born at home Loccioni, a company that deals directly domotics which also took part Enel, Whirlpool and Cisco. The building was built with the direction south, but also has a storage system for hydrogen or appliances with very high efficiency. The walls are insulated to retain the heat in winter and cool in summer.

The LongRanger electric bike will grab the attention of those who are adventurous but nurse a fear of suffering a burnout. Well, this bike is a hybrid between the electric motor assisted mountain bike and the fully street legal electric motorcycle or scooter. It lets you travel great distances at the speed of a regular human powered bicycle. Yes, the LongRanger looks and feels very much like the mountain bike your mountaineer friends ride. It can tread on biked vehicles.

This bike can travel over 62 miles on a single charge at a speed that was earlier thought to be the prerogative of a top-athlete alone. And it does so without adding an inch of pollution or even noise to the environment. Built around a battery pack, it can have a hub motor of your choice. Ditto for the base vehicle suit, top speed, acceleration, weight and range.
The LongRanger is a great way to commute long or short distances while relishing the mysteries of nature. The best part is that in most parts of the world, you do not even need a license to ride a small electric bicycle.

Via AtomicZombie

Have you been upset about power consumption at home? Set your worries aside. Eco-eye is here. It is the latest scientific offering that tells exactly how much electricity you are using. Its big clear screen reflects the required figures in kilowatts and what the cost is per hour, day, week, month or year. Not only this, the Eco-eye also displays the carbon emissions caused by energy consumption. This is a great invention for the benefit of Mother Nature as it will keep reminding you that household gadgets equal greenhouse gasses. Switch on the TV and you will be adding more. So, always remember to switch off the lights when not needed.

The product’s manual says, “Knowing the exact consumption of electricity will make you aware how simple changes in your lifestyle can help the planet and also save money considerably.” The company is also trying to evolve a cheaper version called the Eco-eye mini, which is targeted at businesses. Buzz is Eco-eye mini will be priced at 20 pounds; however, there is no word on the pricing for the standard Eco-eye. The end of January shall be giving us more information on the same. Till then stay hooked.

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Nellis Air Force base, which is Foundation for operational testing, combat training and strategy development will battle with terrorism of Global Warming.

Using natural assets, which is the best weapon like land and sun, they have mounted more then 70,000 solar panels systems in Nevada’s Northern state which is the home of Nellis Air Force base. It will produce more over 15 watts of electricity for Air Force Base.

The Nellis Air Force Base is starting this project with SunPower a California based company. This base already has power trackers, which will stir the panels as sun will move, which will improve the performance of system by 30 percents.

The Nellis signed the Power purchasing agreement (PPA), according it the SunPower will operate ten years the whole set up. Then LLC will sell power at agreed rate for upcoming twenty years.

Through this project over 12000 armed forces and citizens of Air Force. It will fight with increasing electricity charge, and it will fall carbon footsteps, which is equal to 1,86,000 car carbon.

Here is a lively campaign that puts you across the features and usages offered by compact fluorescent light bulbs. The mouthpiece for this campaign viz. Natalie Portman, Kyra Sedgwick, and Chloe Sevigny are following the medium of the “Green” video being played at a new National Geographic.

True, we have been listening about CFL bulbs that serve as a best deal to save energy and money. But my wait for LED bulbs is still on.

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Save water, reduce greenhouse emissions; ride on the green road carved by Fujitsu

Japanese Electronic Giant Fujitsu plans to walk on a green road for its contribution towards the safety of the planet. Having bought a 200 KW hydrogen fuel cell from UTC, the company aims at providing power and heat to sprint the buildings covering its campus in California.

This single fuel cell is capable to offer two different types of energies to the plant. Hydrogen produced through burning methane with steam is flowed into a proton exchange membrane, thereby generating electricity that power computers and other electrical paraphernalia within the facility.

The process in turn produces heat when the hot water is cycled through the plant. The temperature of the water is too high that a small quantity of water has to be taken away as its temperature is unbearable for the internal working of the plant.

Likewise every move to have a green earth, reduce global warming; one cannot claim this option to be 100% eco-friendly option. But what catches eye and mind is the fact that the greenhouse emissions through this process are almost 35% of the normal. This simply means doing away with the 500 tons of carbon dioxide from the air along with saving about 800K gallons of water a year. Isn’t it a great move?

Against present 50% efficiency of the fuel cell, it can be 85% competent, if additional heat is captured from the process. This praiseworthy and efficient move of Fujitsu is aided by utility credits as the company has got a rebate of $500,000 ($2.50 rebate per watt) from Pacific Gas & Electricity. No doubt about the success of the Fujitsu’s initiative but yes success can go two-fold if the waste is minimized and cell works with its full efficiency.

Drawback: The installation of this system is accessible to the industry that works in a 24X7 environment. It is this feature only that Fujitsu doesn’t fall in a category to make the efficient use of its own invention.

Via NYTimes

The Eco friendly Zero X electric Motorcycle is just like a Yo-bike, which is run with battery and no sound and no pollution. It has lithium-ion a batteries are sitting in Zero X electric Motorcycle’s heart. Its total weight is 120 pound and it has 20 horsepower and its top speed is around 50 miles per hour. Its engine is almost equal to 250cc gasoline powered bike; its light weight makes it much faster. If this is too fast then you connect bike’s brain with USB port of your PC via to access the bike’s virtual panel. You can able to set their riding profile also.

 [Zero Motorcycles via C|Net]