Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference to Showcase the Future Leaders of the Solar Industry
The Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference (www.eilatenergy.com), one of the world’s most important renewable energy events, announced today that eleven emerging Israeli solar companies will present their innovative technologies at the conference, which will be held February 16-18 in Eilat , Israel .
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Toyota Adopts DuPont Renewably Sourced Material for its New Model “SAI®”
DuPont announced that fibers made from DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced polymer were adopted as materials for the ceiling surface skin, sun visor and pillar garnish of Toyota’s new model, SAI®. DuPont™ Sorona® fibers also were adopted as materials for optional floor mats sold under the Toyota brand.
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Tags: car, compact, dupont, eco, eco-plastics, fuel, japan, luxury, sai, toyota
Africa’s Demand on Nature Approaching Critical Limits
If current population and consumption trends continue, Africa’s Ecological Footprint (a measure of its demand on nature) will exceed its biocapacity within the next twenty years, according to a publication to be released by Global Footprint Network on Tuesday, October 20. A number of countries, including Senegal, Kenya and Tanzania, are set to reach that threshold in less than five years.
The Africa Factbook 2009 reveals that while Africa’s population grew from 287 million to 902 million people between 1961 and 2005, the amount of biocapacity (resources that are available on a renewable basis) per person decreased by 67 percent during this same time span. Though this is reflective of a global trend, it is particularly alarming for Africa, a region where ecological deficits can translate most directly into resource conflicts and shortages of food, fuel and other basic necessities for survival.
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Tags: africa, ecological, food, footprint, fuel, global footprint, population, shortages, sustainable, water
Cellulose from Wastewater Can Now be Turned into Fuel for Cars
Qteros of Marlborough, Mass., and Applied CleanTech, based in Israel, today announced that they have developed a novel solution for turning cellulose from municipal and agricultural liquid waste into ethanol fuel for cars. Joint use of the Qteros Q Microbe™ and Applied CleanTech’s Recyllose™ feedstock has been found to boost ethanol production, address sewage sludge disposal problems, and make smaller-scale ethanol plants viable for municipalities from Tel Aviv to Chicago.
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Tags: cars, cellulose, ethanol, fuel, gas, qteros, recyllose, waste, wastewater, water
MadAss fuel efficient motorcycle
While it’s true that every Sachs motorcycle and scooter is innovative by definition, it’s also true that in the history of Sachs Bikes this may be the most unique design ever released by the historic German company. The Sachs MadAss 125 is an urban light-weight motorcycle designed to rock the perception of what a motorcycle should look like and ride like.
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Our waste may power our cars of the future
Ever since we saw Doc Brown’s car at the end of the first Back to the future movie, we have sought to fuel our cars with normal waste products, Doc Brown used waste food and garbage but scientists are beginning to prove that this may not be just the work of some imaginative script writer. Read more
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