Stories tagged with alternative techonologies

The Ford Global Challenge - A Green Car That Runs On Air?

Posted by Phil Hart on September 6, 2008 - 9:18am in TOD: Australia/New Zealand
Topic: Demand/Consumption
Tags: alternative techonologies, compressed air [list all tags]

The challenge set by Ford Global Technologies is to design a Model-T for the 21st Century - an inexpensive, innovative and sustainable car. Deakin University is the only Australian university and one of only five worldwide invited to participate in the Challenge, part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the fabled Model T; the car that changed the 20th Century.

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Jumping on the technology bandwagon

Posted by Yankee on December 4, 2005 - 5:16pm
Topic: Alternative energy
Tags: alternative techonologies, coal gasification, peak oil, synthetic fuels [list all tags]

Not me...that would be Wired magazine.

Not surprisingly, I guess, the cover article of Wired for December is called "Why $5 Gas Is Good for America". Why, you ask? Well, because it's going to kickstart funding for new, clean, alternative technologies, of course.

I'm going to let you guys read this article and form your own opinions, but I did want to provide just a few reasons why this article managed to push my buttons.

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