Wave energy prototype test successful, OSU says
Published: Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2008
NEWPORT (AP) — Oregon State University researchers say a test of the newest prototype of a wave energy buoy succeeded.
The university has been working with Columbia Power Technologies and the Facilities Engineering Command of the U....
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Solar tour offers views of Bay Area's greenest
By Jo Rafferty, Staff Writer
How can you keep your home warm in winter and cool in summer using little or no electricity? How can you equip a vehicle to run on biodiesel fuel — or leftover vegetable oil?
These are just some of the how-tos that attendees might f...
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2009 Tesla Roadster
Published: Wednesday, Sep 3rd, 2008
The Roadster was developed by Tesla Motors with design help from Lotus Cars in certain areas. Lotus supplied the basic chassis development technology from its Lotus Elise, with which the Tesla engineers designed a new chassis. Barney H...
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Oceanographer speaks about effects of the oceans warming
By Jo Rafferty, Staff Writer
An oceanographer who studied under a pioneer in the discovery of global warming will speak about what's happening locally and around the globe at Southwestern Oregon Community College tonight.
As part of his discussion, he is going ...
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State plans solar highway project
Published: Monday, Aug 11th, 2008
PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is rolling out the nation’s first solar panel project on a major U.S. highway on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 near Tualatin.
By year’s end the row of solar panels about 5 fe...
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We'll all be gray before this nation goes green
Published: Friday, Aug 1st, 2008
One has to applaud former Vice President Al Gore’s call for a “man on the moon” effort by this country to switch from fossil fuels to carbon-free sources to produce electricity. However, it’s highly unlikely the nation will be even clo...
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Amazing Compressed Air Car
Published: Thursday, Jun 5th, 2008
The amazing compressed air car is a technological marvel! Running on compressed air it gets over 100 miles per hour and can hit speeds in excess of 90mph.
The car has a range of over 800 miles on a single refill which takes about ...
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