Category: Electric Vehicles
Hydrogen Fuel from Ammonia
Hydrogen Fuel Hydrogen Fuel has a lot of great positives. It has been used to he moon and to power spacecraft. But it does have an annoying problem. Hydrogen is the smallest atom and the H2 molecule is the smallest molecule. So it is hard to keep hold of. It leaks. A recent breakthrough…
Renewable Energy Cleans Up Coal
Renewable Energy On The Rise Renewable Energy is having a big impact all over the world. I was particularly pleased to hear that a new deal on energy prices in the USA offered solar electricity generation at $0.0199 per kWh and electric energy from storage batteries at $0.013. You can read the details for yourself…
Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles A lot of focus is going into Hybrid and All Electric Cars. Tesla being the most well known example though there are many other successful players in this market. However the Electric Aircraft or Electric Plane or E-Plane is moving along a bit slower. E-Planes At its core, the E-Plane is a…
Electric Vehicles: History
Electric Vehicles This is a post I started six years ago and decided not to publish. Since then things have changed a lot so here goes. The History of Electric Vehicles The Electric Vehicle has been around for a long time. The new push to Electric Vehicles is mostly being pushed by the belief…
Smart Cities
Smart Cities A Smart City is a blending of current and emerging technologies being employed to allow a city to better manage its assets and deliver value to its residents. It is an emerging concept and still very much in exploration. The 2 core technology areas being investigated as the primary value creators are ICT (Information and Communications Technology)…
Making Batteries Better
Batteries Today There are four separate drivers for current battery technology: Cost Size and Weight Capacity Recharge rates and cycles An example of an emerging industry for batteries is electric vehicles. These require high recharge rates, high capacity, high recharge cycles and acceptable weight, size and cost. So the current front runner in…
Victorian iAwards 2015
Victorian iAwards 2015 Last year at the Victorian iAwards 2014 , our client Rectifier Technologies Pacific took out 2 categories for Victoria. This year we are pleased to have two clients as finalists and at the iAwards ceremony this evening they both took out merit awards for their category. A merit award means they were judged to be…