In 2015 renewable energy start-up Pavegen broke its crowd-fiunding target and was able to fund expansion and product development. Pavegen’s latest development in its renewable energy-generating technology (announced on May 11, 2016) is a triangular tile, the V3, said to be far more efficient than the company’s previous models, generating 5 watts per step. It… Continue reading
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Nissan Leaf is on a road near you – but did it sell enough?
Sales of all plug in cars almost doubled, world-wide, in 2015 to around 1 million. But they still represent a tiny proportion of the cars on the road, less that 1%. The Nissan Leaf was launched six years ago this week, going on sale in 2011. It has sold 200,000 world-wide and is an important… Continue reading →
The BTO casts light on the murky plight of the absent cuckoo
It is April 25, 2016, and I’m still listening, I fear increasingly in vain, for what we describe as “our” cuckoo. For a bird that advertises itself so clearly and unmistakably, the cuckoo and its movements are clouded in mystery. It could be that the cuckoos, and their progeny over many years, are not returning… Continue reading →
British company turns off-road cyclist into good food Forager
I once owned one of the original Moulton small-wheeled folding bikes. It was the only new bike I’ve ever had; all the others were second-hand – less likely to be stolen. I rode my Moulton to work in Leeds for several years and it never disappointed me. I can imagine the owners of the Sven Cycles… Continue reading →
Could the self-driving bus save rural public transport?
There is a long-term future for rural bus services in Britain, but it doesn’t involve humans, or at least human drivers. A BBC story today (February 4, 2016) dwells on the risk of services in England and Wales being “wiped out” by council budget cuts. The Campaign for Better Transport said public subsidies to bus… Continue reading →
UK company’s zero-emission “clean cold” engine keep goods cool in intransit
Anyone out on the roads of the UK, or the rest of Europe or North America today, will see enormously polluting vehicles. I don’t mean the common petrol or diesel-powered car. I’m referring to those many, often anonymous looking, vans carrying perishable goods. Until I received a press release about a British company with what… Continue reading →