A supercar that runs on wind energy ~~~>> buy one for yourself !!

Get ready for a supercar that could reach a top speed of 155mph without harming the environment, for it runs on wind energy.

Designed in California, the environmentally friendly Formula AE car will initially use a solar-powered battery to move, but later depend upon the airflow around it to power a turbine.

The high performance car will take less than four seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph.

The car is expected to cost around 100,000 pounds when it hits the market.

The two-seater's bodywork boasts paper-thin solar panelling that could fully charge the battery in just 1.5 hours.

However, this time will be reduced to just six minutes with a new prototype battery.

A full battery would enable the drivers to cover more than 200 miles or to race around a track for at least an hour.

An advanced alternating current induction motor with a power output of 212 kilowatts will propel the Formula AE.

In fact, the chassis will be constructed from lightweight aluminium and super strong steel in a Formula 1-style monocoque shell. Rory Handel and Maxx Bricklinas from Beverly Hills, California designed the sleek motor of the car, and they expect the prototype to be completed in August.

"The Formula AE car embraces a rarely thought of alternative source of energy," the Telegraph quoted a RORMaxx spokesman as saying.

He said: "The target market would be the sports car, track day, eco-concerned auto-enthusiast. In addition, those enthusiasts who support and would want to promote the future development of revolutionary green technologies."

Now, 'green' hydrogen for clean electricity ~~>> plz have a look at this alternative !!

In a breakthrough study, scientists from University of Aberdeen have successfully produced hydrogen from the fermentation of crops.


They believe that the process could significantly reduce future dependency on fossil fuels and hydrogen can be used to provide clean electricity.

It has long been thought that hydrogen could be used as a fuel, particularly for transport.

If the hydrogen is produced from biofuels, its use results in very low carbon dioxide emissions.

The research team led by Professor Hicham Idriss from the University of Aberdeen they have successfully converted ethanol fermented from biofuels into hydrogen, with the help of a catalyst.

It took more than ten years for the research team to perfect the technique.

Although this has been done before, Idriss said it had never been effective, as it produces waste products, such as carbon monoxide, which is poisonous.

The hydrogen could be used to power fuel cells, which can provide clean electricity for vehicles, homes and even large buildings.

"It's quite feasible that we could see the use of this new type of catalysts to generate the hydrogen used in the UK in the future if the necessary changes to public policy were implemented," the Scotsman quoted Prof Idriss as saying.

During the research, crops were fermented using yeast that produced ethanol and water.

The catalyst made from rare metals rhodium and palladium used at temperatures of about 500C converted ethanol and water into hydrogen and carbon dioxide.