Since we’re talking a lot about alternative technology and going ‘green’, I guess a car that runs on air will definitely be a worthy addition. A former Formula 1 engineer, Guy Negre, has capped his more than a decade of research and hard work with a car that will run on compressed air.

The “Air Car” has gained a lot of criticisms lately that it won’t appeal to the masses and it doesn’t have much power. But a car that runs without fuel deserves to be noticed. It may not be speedy but in most Asian countries where speed is not important because of the bad traffic, I think the Air Car could be a perfect alternative. Read the rest of this entry »

So you’ve attended tons and tons of seminars on re-using waste, but they were nothing more than B-School mandatory torture right? It’s all good when they talk about it, but when you actually got to come down to doing it, it’s not until you hit an MIT website that you realize it’s actually possible to do it from the comfort of your home.
What we have here is something that’ll give you reason enough to smile, and pride enough to join planet saving programmes having something of your own to talk about. The FuelPod2, is a home use plug and play biodiesel producer. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re one of the many people who associates yeast with your mom’s bun cakes and little else, then think again. In the age of the endless search for alternative energy sources, Royal Nedalco has announced the start of production of yeast-based cellulosic ethanol, contrarily to the opinion of many who believed that this type of fuel could only be produced using bacteria. Ger Bemer, CEO at

Royal Nedalco, says that yeasts can offer results immediately. In fact, they’re so sure that they’re not even bothering with an experimental plant: the production will start immediately at a new cellullosic ethanol production facility in Sas van Gent (the Netherlands), with an annual production capacity of approximately 200 million liters. Mr. Berner justifies the decision by saying the market potential is there now, even though it may mean that your mom’s cakes will be a little bit on the flat side. Read the rest of this entry »