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  Two views of Raser

  03.24.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Two views of Raser

  Here’s the core question: Is Raser a legitimate geothermal developer or a company chasing the latest hot trend pumping out news to prop up valuation? There has been some spirited discussion inside our shop about which is the “real” Raser, and as a team, we’ve really taken a “wait and see” attitude. One side of […]

• Energy, Innovation, Technology & Science

  Exploding Wind Turbine

  03.21.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  These things cost upwards of $5M and can stand as tall as 400 feet. It’s amazing that they’ve caught the failure on video, clearly there is a wind turbine problem to be solved as this failure is number 36…

• Energy, Innovation, Technology & Science

  Ducted Blade Rotary Engine

  03.21.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Pyscho-Active, a project working to win the Automotive X-Prize has designed another version of the rotary engine, similar to the EngineAir design discussed earlier this week. The difference is that this is a mixed fuel vehicle combining combustion with pneumatic assist to boost fuel efficiency to greater than 100mpg. In addition to the engine breakthrough, […]

• Energy, Innovation, Technology & Science

  Vehicles with Pneumatic Propulsion

  03.20.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Vehicles with Pneumatic Propulsion

  Keeping with the air theme established this week, here’s yet another approach to the air powered propulsion potential. French company, K’AirMobiles has proposed a new class of vehicle, the VPP or vehicles with pneumatic propulsion class. This would include full-fledged cars like ZPM’s from earlier in the week, EngineAir’s runabouts, and indeed, these glorified bicycles […]

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  Another Air Power Innovation

  03.19.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Another Air Power Innovation

  EngineAir, of Melborne, Australia has invented a 13kg rotary air motor that will replace traditional combustion engines. Unlike the ZPM approach of using a standard piston/cylinder setup, this is a departure from traditional automotive engine design (Mazda’s combustion rotary engine has been around for awhile, but it’s far from mainstream.) This breakthrough was made by […]

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