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Yahoo's cooking oil-powered car sets speed record
November 13, 2006 – 6:07 PM
Yahoo! Autos cooking oil-powered car set a land speed record over the weekend at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed near Victorville California. The heavily modified six-cylinder, 'Lipid Lightning' truck reached 98.155 mph which, according to Yahoo, is a record for a grease car.
A battery-powered plane takes off
July 20, 2006 – 8:18 PM
In a brief article, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that a manned plane has flied on AA batteries in Japan yesterday.
Possible Safe Fuel Storage Method Found For Hydrogen Powered Cars
December 21, 2007 – 12:40 PM
Ford Motor Company and UCLA have developed a new chemical compound which can safely store large quantities of hydrogen gas in a chemically dissolved form, making it safe for use in automobiles. While there is still research to be done, this research may help bring it mainstream much sooner.
Possible New Hydrogen Storage Breakthrough Discovered For Future Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
December 5, 2007 – 4:47 PM
Researchers at ESRF in France have developed a promising new way to store hydrogen gas chemically. The new form of an existing material carries 18% hydrogen by weight.
GM To Make Lithium-ion Powered Hybrid Cars
March 4, 2008 – 3:03 PM
General Motors says it expects to bring its first lithium-ion battery powered hybrid engine system to market in North America in 2010.

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DIY Solar-Powered PC: Solar Components
September 25, 2007 – 7:45 AM
In Part 3 we focus on the hardware for the solar arrays used to generate power for our PC. We fretted over every half-watt to obtain the longest possible up time even on cloudy or rainy days.
Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: Technical Foundations
September 6, 2007 – 7:31 AM
Tom's drives a desktop PC including monitor with solar cells 24/7. In the first part of this project we focus on the technical foundations that underlie solar energy. After that, we dig into the necessary configuration of a solar-powered PC, including components and construction, along with a solar array composed of two modular panels. Pictures and video provide step-by-step instructions for construction and deployment. We invested a lot of sweat and enthusiasm in this project, and look forward to hearing from those who follow in these footsteps.
How to Make a Solar-Powered DS Lite
March 28, 2007 – 6:08 PM
Our little, shiny DS Lite before the mod.
Inside the Solar Powered Wii
March 18, 2007 – 7:10 PM
Tom's Hardware Guide's solar powered Wii.
Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: Hardware
September 13, 2007 – 10:37 AM
In the second article in this series, we focus on the hardware required to run a desktop PC, including monitor, with solar cells 24/7. The PC consumes a world-record low of only 61 Watts!