Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles.
They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they are [...]
Entries Tagged as 'energy cool'
Plugging in for a better tomorrow: the school bus ’solution’
December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Energy · PHEV · analysis · automobiles · bus · business practice · emissions · energy cool · energy efficiency · energy smart · environmental · fuel economy · gasoline · government energy policy · hybrid · hybrid trucks · oil · peak oil · political symbols · politics
Energy COOL: A Powerful Renewable Vision (reprise)
December 9th, 2008 · Comments Off
Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL.
One of the most powerful images [...]
Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · electricity · energy cool · renewable energy · solar
Energy COOL: Combined Solar Thermal / PhotoVoltaiic Power (CSTP/CPV)
November 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
One of the exciting things nowadays is that there are so many exciting developments in the energy arena, many of them suggesting the promise of a breakthrough that could help change the world to something better. Sweden’s Global Sun Engineering is pursuing just such an opportunity. Their Matarenki Light is a tracking system, with mirrors [...]
Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · energy cool · solar
Feedback systems … a key to a better energy future?
November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Having a readout on miles per gallon gets most drivers to drive better, in ways that increase safety and reduce fuel usage. With minimal additional cost, these feedback systems can help to improve fleet fuel efficiency through fostering changed behavior by the users (the drivers). This is an impact that better car design, hybrid [...]
Tags: Energy · conservation · electricity · energy cool · energy efficiency
Romancing a Kiwi … the start of an affair
August 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments
At first sight, my heart skipped a beat.
One quick glance and I was sure, this was the one for me.
No, we’re not talking about a dalliance with a Kiwi from New Zealand, but an “I WANT THAT” moment looking to the PLX Kiwi dashboard feedback system to help drivers learn how to drive better.
The [...]
Tags: Energy · energy cool · energy efficiency · green
Energy COOL: A stroll in a garden
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL.
This is a somewhat different path of discover [...]
Tags: Uncategorized · climate change · eco-friendly · energy cool · environmental · green
A quick fix to up hydro power globally?
March 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
In the United States, traditional hydropower (dams) provides roughly 10% of the electricity. Traditional hydro plants, in many cases, are century+ old with embedded technology that is far from 21st century in terms of productivity for every gallon that passes by. Thus, opportunities exist for taking existing hydropower facilities and making them more productive with [...]
Tags: Energy · electricity · energy cool · renewable energy
Energy COOL: An affordable PHEV? Available soon?
January 13th, 2008 · No Comments
AFS Trinity, a leading company in flywheel and other power storage systems, has just announced a 150 mile per gallon plug-in-hybrid variant of a Saturn VUE.
“Extreme Hybrids™ don’t need high priced technology and don’t require new or expensive fuels, such as hydrogen, which, according to Argonne National Labs, will cost twice as much as gasoline [...]
Tags: PHEV · energy cool · fuel economy · hybrid
Energy COOL: Shared Electric Cars
January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL.
One of the first Energy COOLs focused on bike-sharing programs as Paris [...]
Tags: PHEV · automobiles · energy cool
Energy COOL: Luxury will become mainstream
November 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Exciting. Hope inspring. Truly Energy COOL. And, well, there are others on the hunt for those Energy COOL opportunities for fostering a better future.
When I win the lottery …
When I win the lottery, [...]
Tags: energy cool · energy efficiency · energy storage
