Philippa Martin-King
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The zero race isn't about speed but green
The Zero race aims to take electric vehicles round the world in 80 days - non-driving time spent on boats and so on discounted. It isn't so much about speed ...
New type of solar cell converts both heat and sun's rays
According to Ars Technica , "a team of scientists has invented a new type of solar cell that converts both the sun's heat and light into electricity, potentially giving a ...
EV around the globe
Finally, we're beginning to see various plug-in or plug-less public systems being set up for recharging electric vehicles. There's also news about EV rental schemes, together with other ...
Smart device for phone chargers saves electricity
The average British household wastes £37 each year by leaving appliances on stand-by reports the UK manufacturer of a smart power socket that turns off the power once a mobile ...
Pakistani electricity boost to come from US
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has just announced a $500m aid package for Pakistan in a day-long "strategic dialogue" in Islamabad between American and Pakistani officials. Much of ...
Harvesting wave energy to generate electricity
This morning at TED Global in Oxford, Melanie Nadeau who is Chairman of IEC Technical Committee 114: Marine energy - Wave, tidal and other water current converters, gave a TED University ...
I did it (electrically) my way - or M-way
An article published yesterday on European Motor News about electric vehicles puts Switzerland on the map as part of a European development in a new move towards building up a ...
The heat is switched off in Britain
It looks as though the heat is off in Britain! Until this month, the UK had a project to improve renewable heat generation through the installation of air heat, solar ...
Students design Pakistan's first hybrid car
The Pakistan Daily reports that a small group of Pakistani students studying to be mechanical engineers have designed the nation's first hybrid car. The Pak-Wheelers, as they call themselves ...
LEDs
This month's e-tech comments how improvements in LEDs have been enormous since the invention of the technology in the early 1960s. Efficiency and light output have doubled every two ...
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