ATC Solar Curve Bus Stop concept is being developed by Studio Mango for the city Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, which would allow inductive charging technology at existing bus stops, which will enable electric buses to recharge each time they stop to pick up passengers.

The concept calls for installation of 15.5 meters of solar panels on top of a bus stop’s roof, which would convert sunlight to solar power throughout the day. The curved roof would be sufficiently tilted down to enable wireless energy transfer to buses using inductive charging, which employs the use of an electromagnetic field to transfer energy.

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/transportation/wireless-solar-charging-for-electric-buses/1422

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Global investment into renewable power sources surpassed investment into fossil fuel power plants in 2010, according to a Bloomberg report. - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/global-renewable-energy-investment-surpasses-fossil-fuels/10806?tag=nl.e660

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Steelmakers say lightweight carbon fiber increases car CO2 emissions because its manufacturing is greenhouse gas intensive. They want to swap exhaust - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/steel-industry-carbon-fiber-an-environmental-culprit/9584?tag=nl.e660

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Mitsubishi Chemical Corp has developed a spray-on technology, wherein specific carbon compounds after being sprayed, dry and behave like semiconductors producing electricity from the solar energy. The efficiency is only 10 percent which is lesser in compared to the 20 percent of the conventional type. Yet the Chemical Group believes that through further research it could increase the value to at least 15 percent in the future.

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Dubai Police to fuel its buses with biodiesel produced from used cooking oil

On the occasion of the World Environment Day celebration, the Dubai Police, under the guidance of His Excellency Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander General of Dubai Police, announced the launch of an environmentally friendly initiative to fuel its buses with biodiesel produced from used cooking oil.

http://www.ameinfo.com/267523.html

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