Cycle superhighway in the middle of a motorway

Cycle superhighway in the middle of a motorway

The opportunity of building cycle superhighways, as the one planned for London, has been recently discussed and they will likely be a future trend. However, in South Korea, a cycle superhighway has been built in the middle of a motorway   About 30 km long, the route links Daejeon (South Korea’s fifth largest metropolis) with

Amsterdam is home to the first cycling lane that generates solar power

Amsterdam is home to the first cycling lane that generates solar power

Every day around two thousand cyclists ride the two-way cycling lane that connects Krommenie and Wormerveer, two suburbs of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. For commuters and students bicycles are the fastest means of transport to get around in this city.     From 12th November, a 70-metre stretch of this path will become

An African student develops a solar and wind-powered car

An African student develops a solar and wind-powered car

Retrofitting is a technical term which means modifying the technology of an object to improve its performances.  Segun Oyeyiola, a Nigerian student of Engineering, just retrofitted an old Volkswagen Beetle and turned it into a solar and wind-powered car.     Within a year the final year student managed to convert the Beetle into a

Photovoltaic panels to be installed everywhere

Photovoltaic panels to be installed everywhere

Developed by En-Eco Group a company established in Florence, the new photovoltaic panels are flexible, recyclable and efficient. They can be carried or installed almost everywhere and it allows you to always have electricity at your fingertips.

World’s largest concentrated solar power plant now operational

World’s largest concentrated solar power plant now operational

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, set up in the California Mojave Desert, is the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power station, and started delivering solar electricity on 13 February. At full capacity, the facility produces 392 megawatts (MW) of solar power, enough electricity to provide 140,000 California homes with clean energy and avoid 400,000 metric