MotionPower and Harnessing Passive Kinetic Energy

Road humps could someday 

be fitted with technology that can 

harness energy from 

passing vehicles

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New Energy Technologies, a company based in Maryland, is developing MotionPower, a new technology that will harness energy from moving vehicles as they pass through a speed bump. MotionPower, the new technology they developed, collects energy from the impacts and vibrations of tires as they pass through a ramp. The harvested energy can then be used to power devices and structures like street lights and traffic stops.

A Defense of the Energy Agenda Against the US Auto Dealers Assault

US Automobile Dealers are being 

affected by the 

US Government's Energy Agenda

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US automobile dealers are taking matters in their own hands in their fight against the government’s agenda favoring reducing greenhouse gas emissions, alternative fuel development and fuel efficient technologies. Their arguments, although valid, may not be entirely concrete. Here are some points:

Why is Virgin Atlantic’s Low Carbon Jet Fuel Worth Talking About

Hopefully, the airline industry 

will someday benefit from 

Virgin Atlantic's new venture in 

low carbon jet fuel

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Virgin Atlantic will implement the widespread use of a low carbon jet fuel by 2014 and it is making news around the internet. But what is good about it? What are the important aspects that make it worthwhile to report?