Efficiency

Everyone's talking about it... Hypermiling is squeezing the most MPG out of your ride. Here are 10 easy tips that will save you some money at the pumps and won't get you killed!

45% less power... this is a huge step forward in the computer industry.  The number of monitors and computer related electronics being used worldwide is massive.  Anything to bring down this energy consumption is great!  Interesting write article.

Ever wonder what happens to those seasonal banners in malls? Thrown out, mostly. In Vancouver, they make them into stylish shopping bags, the proceeds going to create more green spaces there. And they can go even further, with biodegradable. Check it out!

This concept claims it can boost solar thermal efficiency by 15% without any new or expensive technology. How? Build and island.

Many people envision solar power as rigid silicon panels mounted on a roof. With thin film solar cells, you’re more likely to not see them, or even know they’re there. This article is about a real-life thin film solar project.

We rely on big trucks to haul stuff across the country for us. But what about when they sit there idling? Not so great for the environment, right? Right. IdleAire has created a device that alleviates the need for idling, while retaining all that truckers are accustomed to having while at rest. Good for the trucks, truckers, and the planet.

Yes, 60 MPG from a turbodiesel production car that will be available in the US in 2009. For someone who doesn't even like carbon fuels, this is pretty amazing.

Wal-Mart just announced that it's selected capitol buildings in 19 states and Puerto Rico to assist with cutting emissions and save on energy costs. The company will actually pay engineers to do the energy audits and for the capitols. Whoa.

Saving money around the house is a snap with these eco-friendly tips... just in time for Earth Day!

Roger Ballentine, President of Green Strategies Inc., and former environmental adviser to President Bill Clinton,  is interviewed on the growing marketplace forgreen technology, the investment environment for such technologies and discusses climate change regulation in the United States and worldwide.

How much does business-as-usual cost? This morning, GreenCarCongress.com reported that the US is projected to pay $440 billion for imported petroleum in 2008: "The increase to the estimated $440 billion for 2008 is based on an average $90 per barrel crude oil price for the year. In 2002, before the current bull market for oil began, US oil imports cost less than $103 billion. The preliminary figures for last year came to some $327 billion."

Virtualisation is simply the ability to pool computing resources so that can be accessed by many devices and services. Using virtualisation you can drive up computer utilisation from 15% or capacity to nearer 90%. The green benefits are obvious.

This January, on an exceptionally clear and cold day, scientists for the Sandia National Laboratory and Sterling Energy Systems recorded a 31.25% solar-to-grid efficiency, nearly 2% better than the 1989 record. The efficiency record, according to the scientists working on the project, brings us another step closer to getting solar to compete with coal power prices.

President of the German automotive industry association, Matthias Wissmann, told a news conference recently "We don’t want Germany to became a nation of small car owners".

The German company Loremo (short for low-resistance mobile) released a turbodiesel sportscar at last September´s Frankfurt International Auto Show capable of a whopping 117 mpg and range of no less than 621 miles. They also plan on hybrid and electric models, and even one that runs on vegetable oil.