Calif. Ikea store to go to solar power COSTA MESA, Calif. (UPI) — Home furnishings giant Ikea says it will light one of its Southern California stores using solar panels if the city of Costa Mesa, Calif., approves. Khanh Nguyen, a Costa Mesa building official , said the Swedish chain applied last week for a [...]

Posted on January 24th, 2011 by Editor
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Windstalk concept is a wind farm without the turbines By Darren Quick 22:54 October 13, 2010 The Windstalk concept would generate electricity from the wind without turbines Wind turbines are an increasingly popular way to generate clean energy with large-scale wind farms springing up all over the world. However, many residents near proposed wind farm [...]

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by Editor
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Atlantis Resources Corporation& Tidal power generation Atlantis Resources Corporation is one of the world’s leading suppliers of tidal power solutions. Atlantis recently unveiled the world’s largest single axis tidal power turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland, United Kingdom. Over 400 additional turbines in negotiation with utilities and governments in the United Kingdom, [...]

Posted on October 19th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: AQUA MARINE, ENERGY COLLECTION, EQUIPMENT, POWER GENERATION, PROJECTS, WATER, WAVE GENERATION | No Comments »

G-Power claims world’s fastest sedan title with 372 km/h modified BMW M5 German tuning company G-Power is claiming to have set the record for the world’s fastest sedan with a BMW M5. G-Power’s M5 Hurricane RR achieved a top speed of 372 km/h (231 mph) beating its own record of 367.4 km/h (228 mph) set [...]

Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: EQUIPMENT, GENERAL, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATION, PROJECTS, SPEED MOTION, TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORT | No Comments »

Prison Design Goes Green Katy Rank Lev, 08.06.10, 03:10 PM EDT Architecture firm HOK Atlanta works to increase efficiency while cutting costs. Inside Bernie Madoff’s eco-friendly jail Prison goats nibble weeds, landscaping costs Video: Sustainable prison It seems like everyone is conscious of energy usage these days, prison designers included. Architecture firm HOK Atlanta is [...]

Posted on August 7th, 2010 by Editor
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