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Japan launches solar power ship
The first cargo ship in the world to use solar energy was launched yesterday in Japan.
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Passenger aircraft testing vegetable gasoline
A Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 heavy aircraft yesterday successfully tested a two-hour flight using a portion of vegetable fuel.
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Train with fuel from soybean and rapeseed seeds
South West Trains train company tested a ship with mixed fuel made of soybean seeds, rapeseed and diesel, because they wanted to test an alternative energy source.
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You can also improve 'health' ... Earth!
In parallel with the environmental protection efforts of the countries and the international community, each of us can also contribute to improving the 'health' of the E…
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Japan: Fuel cell 'crowned'
In the context of rising world oil prices every day, thousands of families in Japan are eagerly participating in an ambitious government experiment to use fuel cells to…
Environment
Solar energy needs another 10 years of research and development to compete with oil
Even with the oil price of $ 100 a barrel, it took more than 10 years for research and development to reduce solar energy costs to a level that could be competitive with…
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Galapagos Islands - Contaminated fuel is prohibited from use
The Ecuadorian government introduced a plan to eliminate fuels that pollute the ecological environment on the Galapagos Islands from now to 2015.
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The carbon recovery strategy will open the car-free era
Scientific researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a project to recover, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent it from b…
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Testing biofuel for aircraft
As the climate change is getting more and more worrisome, the Virgin Group is preparing to test clean, first biofuels for aircraft, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, c…
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'Green' plane
Aircraft can affect the climate because using kerosene oil should release toxic gases, contributing to promoting the greenhouse effect. In the future, this situation wil…
Environment
Kazakhstan is afraid of environmental pollution from the Russian missile crash
Kazakh officials expressed concern that the toxic fuel from a Russian missile that fell into the country yesterday (September 6) could have a negative impact on the envi…
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'Platooning', a solution to reduce pollution
According to a study published in the International of the Environment and Pollution magazine (IJEP), a new technique called
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The first train powered by biodiesel
The train, Virgin Voyager, will be used on the Weymouth service to Waterloo in a six-month trial, and passengers will not see anything different from a regular train.
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Use magnesium to reduce vehicle weight and save fuel
To reduce weight in future cars, researchers from the Ministry of Natural Resources (RNCan) recommend magnesium. A lightweight car saves money and limits carbon dioxide…
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Thailand - model of environmental improvement
The Thai government now encourages oil companies to produce cleaner fuels, which impose high taxes to phase out two-wheeled vehicles that are more polluting and require…