Date archives: December 11, 2008

Keeping in mind the welfare of the public, transportation provided by a country’s government has proved beneficial to all. These transport services are availed to the general public, especially for those who can’t afford vehicles, or those who can’t afford to hire a driver for long distance riding. Unlike the…

Hydro power is the oldest source of electricity production which dates back even before the invention and far-flung accessibility of commercial electric power. Anterior to the commercial electric power, hydro power was used for irrigation purposes, textile machines, watermills, dock cranes, sawmills and domestic lifts. Hydro power is the power…

Unlike any other vehicle, a hybrid vehicle utilizes two or more sources of power, consumed for its functioning. The term “Hybrid vehicle” is commonly referred to the HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles) that use both internal combustion engine and electric motors. Power sources used in these vehicles include coal, wood, solar…

Electric vehicles are vehicles that run on electricity, by means of chemical energy stored in batteries (Battery Electric Vehicle), or static energy stored on electric double-layer capacitors, or kinetic energy (flywheels). The other sources of energy which may be used in these vehicles include renewable sources such as solar energy,…

Bio fuels are derived from recently dead biological materials, which is said to contain more than eighty per cent of renewable sources of energy. Though the most common method of producing these fuels is through sources derived from photosynthetic plants, they may also be produced from other biological sources (carbon…