| Monday, November 28, 2005 |  |
| Sky Spy Spots Energy-Wasting Homes | 1 comment |
 28 Nov 2005 @ 17:33Sky Spy Spots Energy-Wasting Homes November 28, 2005 07:19 AM - Collin Dunn, Durham, North Carolina British company BlueSky is helping improve energy efficiency in UK homes. They're using aerial thermal imaging to pinpoint areas and homes that are leaking too much energy. Local energy authorities can then use this information to help advise homeowners to improve their energy efficiency in accord with the mandated 30 percent increase in domestic efficiency by 2006. BlueSky combines aerial thermal imaging with digital mapping and geographical information systems to produce a thermographic map that indicates the properties emitting the most heat. BlueSky uses a modified military-use scanner More > |
| Goodyear and Novamont Present BioTRED Tires | 0 comments |
 28 Nov 2005 @ 17:30Goodyear and Novamont Present BioTRED Tires November 28, 2005 08:35 AM - Collin Dunn, Durham, North Carolina Tire giant Goodyear and Italian eco-bio-chemical firm Novamont have collaborated to produce bio-tires. Using their non-GMO corn starch called Mater Bi (which we've featured before, in this spork), Novamont produced an additive, or biofiller, which replaces part of the lampblack and silica normally contained in the tire mixture. Tires made with Novamont's additive reduces rolling resistance, noise and emissions while increasing fuel efficiency and reducing the energy needed in the production process. BioTRED was first introduced in Europe in 2001, and have been approved by both Ford and BMW to be used on their new cars, though information on availability and cost is very spotty |