At the moment, electric cars may not emit greenhouse gases themselves, but the coal-fired power plants that provide the necessary electricity that fuels those cars do. Fortunately some are looking for solutions for future electrical driving without coal-fired power plants that fuels the EVs.
Minesto is developing so called ‘Deep Green’ technology or underwater kites which are tethered to the ocean floor. These underwater kites could produce continuous energy from tidal flows. According to the company a single Deep Green turbine could produce up to 500 KW of electricity. And because tides are much more regular than winds, the energy produced would be less variable.
Potter Drilling has, with the help of internet giant Google, developed a new way of drilling. It works as a jet engine and it breaks the rocks with hot water. The technological breakthrough can be significant for further developments in geothermal energy extraction. The company who developed the drill got a 4 million dollar cheque from Google.org to develop this new technology.
A report from the Danish Energy Association states that wind energy is set to be the big technological winner in Europe over the next 10 years. As the EU countries getting more serious of meeting the EU renewable energy targets of 20% renewable energy by the year 2020, wind energy is set to be a bigger contributor to the green energy mix than solar and hydro power combined.
Nowadays architects come up with imaging new designs for future flight. Belgium architect Vincent Callebaut has design such a magnificent aircraft, the Hydrogenase. Based on algal for bio-hydrogen and with inflatable photovoltaic cells and wind propellers the airship would be a real future means of transportation and could open up a whole new way of cruise trips.
Last year Toyota committed itself to produce a hydrogen fuel cell car by the year 2015. Latest updates from the company state that they are on track to release it’s first hydrogen fuel cell car by the year 2015. They also announced that they will drastically lower the price of the car. Where other hydrogen fuel cell cars can reach numbers with seven figures, Toyota says to put it on the market for a small 50,000 dollars.
The first demonstration of a new space propulsion technology, the Japanese solar sail, went exactly according to plan. The Japanese solar sail-powered ‘space yacht’, called Ikaros, is a solar powered craft with 46-foot sails. The sails are outfitted with ultra-thin solar cells.
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