In the past few years, technology has given us a cavalcade of “green” cars - vehicles that are supposedly more environment-friendly than your traditional set of wheels. One of these is the hybrid car, which is, simply put, a vehicle that runs on both an electric motor and a gasoline-fueled motor. A few examples include [...]
Abstract -We investigated a small isolated hybrid power system that used two types of power generation; wind turbine and diesel generation. The interaction of diesel generation, the wind turbine, and the local load is complicated because both the load and the wind turbine fluctuate during the day. These fluctuations create imbalances in power distribution (energy [...]
Winds of change blowing hard ? SUNIL KEWALRAMANI October 23, 2008 Wind power is the most mature of mainstream renewable energy technologies and, if the world’s electricity generation is to be made cleaner, it must play an essential role. The IEA (International Energy Agency) estimates that, if global greenhouse gas emissions are to be halved by 2050, then wind [...]
You hear every day about hybrid cars from their proponents. But have you ever heard about it from the other side? Only if you are seeking information on the pros and cons of owning a hybrid car, will you become aware that there are cons too that many manufactures don’t want you to know about. [...]
The processing of biodiesel may require a number of biodiesel filters in order to ensure that the end product is of excellent quality. When you try to recycle waste vegetable or surplus corn oil and make them into biodiesel, you might need a biodiesel filter for your engine to make sure that contaminants can’t enter [...]
Is Ethanol fuel good for the car? Are there drawbacks from gasoline? What’s the good and the bad about Ethanol E85?
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The pollution level is gone so high that it has difficult to breathe fresh air. It is the toxic gases that emits from the industry and the vehicles that spoil our nature making it dry and dead. But now many car-manufacturers are rolling out eco-friendly cars but I always wondered if it is possible to [...]
The use of Solar and wind power is becoming more and more common, and in demand. As we move forward, we are learning it is not just about humanity we need to take care of, but also nature and our environment. As you read this article, you will discover more about solar and wind power.As [...]
I was wondering if there any hybrid cars that are 5 or 6 speed manual (stick shift)? Would it make sense to make hybrid 5 speed manual vehicles considering 5 speed manual cars are cheaper on gas but does it make a difference to have a 5 or 6 speed that is [...]