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Norway’s World Wide Wind has a radically different take on offshore wind power. These floating, vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) feature two sets of blades, tuned to contra-rotate – and they promise more than double the output of today’s biggest tur… Continue reading Contra-rotating floating turbines promise unprecedented scale and power
China’s third-largest automaker Dongfeng has fired up a luxury off-road brand called Mengshi (Warrior), and launched it with a pair of tricked-out, military-inspired, thousand-horsepower 4WD concepts that look, well … about as Chinese as apple pie.Co… Continue reading Dongfeng kicks off “Warrior” brand with two 1,000-hp 4WD concepts
Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL) has been working for more than a decade on a floating wave energy device it calls the Waveline Magnet. With several prototypes tested on- and off-shore, the company claims it delivers “ultra low cost,” with high output.Contin… Continue reading Wave-riding generators promise the cheapest clean energy ever
Following a similar decision in the European Union, the state of California has announced it’s phasing out new sales of diesel and gasoline cars by 2035, setting aggressive targets along the way. This move will have dramatic effects across the USA.Cont… Continue reading California bans new combustion car sales from 2035
Aluminum has an energy density more than 50 times higher than lithium ion, if you treat it as an energy storage medium in a redox cycle battery. Swiss scientists are developing the technology as a renewable energy stash for the European winter.Continue… Continue reading Rechargeable aluminum: The cheap solution to seasonal energy storage?
Australian researchers have analyzed the structural properties of walls made from end-of-life car tires packed with dirt, giving engineers some figures to work with and making a well-known upcycling technique available to the construction industry.Cont… Continue reading Earth-packed tire walls prove as structurally sound as concrete
American company Ryse Aerotech has released video of its first manned flight test, undertaken back in June. The Recon eVTOL is pitched as a buy ‘n’ fly ultralight aircraft that farmers and ranchers can put to immediate use without a pilot’s license.Con… Continue reading Ryse Recon buy ‘n’ fly eVTOL celebrates first manned flight
Jet skis are such handy things to have around a yacht, either for a little offshore fun, or as mini-tenders to reach land with. Even the expensive ones, though, look like they were designed by people with their caps on backwards, who might say things l… Continue reading Vanquish Yachts tarts up a jet ski to look a little less vulgar
You, along with millions of others, may already have driven this supercar in its original, virtual form as part of the Gran Turismo video game series. Now, it’s coming to life in the flesh, as a sold-out limited edition with a screaming V10 engine.Cont… Continue reading McLaren Solus GT leaps from videogame fantasy into production reality
Delorean is working hard to re-establish and reinvent itself as something more than a sci-fi one-hit wonder, and along with its production Alpha5 electric performance coupe, it brought an ultra-futuristic Omega concept out to Pebble Beach.Continue Read… Continue reading Delorean goes Baja-crazy with Omega 2040 concept