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Nissan reveals the world’s first solid-oxide fuel cell vehicle | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
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The e-Bio Fuel-Cell prototype vehicle runs on 100-percent ethanol or ethanol-blended water to charge its 24kWh battery that gives the fuel-cell van a cruising range of more than 373 miles. If the prototype looks familiar, it should since the e-Bio Fuel-Cell is based on the e-NV200. According to Nissan, it chose to create the e-Bio Fuel-Cell prototype because bio-ethanol fuels, which are mainly sourced from sugarcane and corn , are widely available. Due to the easy availability of ethanol and ethanol-blended water, the system is not heavily restricted by the existing charging infrastructure, making it easy to introduce to the market.

#agrocarburant #énergie #voiture

Testing the Limits of Net-Zero Building In Cold Climates| EcoBuilding Pulse Magazine | Net-Zero Energy, Green Building, Green Builders, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials, Energy Efficiency, Energy-Efficient Construction, Energy-Efficient Design

Spécialement pour la Norvège.

▻http://www.ecobuildingpulse.com/projects/testing-the-limits-of-net-zero-building-in-cold-climates_s

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Testing the Limits of Net-Zero Building In Cold Climates
Undaunted by Maine’s cold, dark winters, custom builder Don Pendleton is aiming for zero energy bills on his latest project.

#architecture

Old Military Planes to Tree Bomb Deforested Areas | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
▻http://inhabitat.com/old-military-planes-repurposed-to-drop-900000-tree-bombs-a-day/?onswipe_redirect=no&oswrr=1

“The possibilities are amazing,” Peter Simmons told the Guardian. “We can fly at 1,000ft at 130 knots planting more than 3,000 cones a minute in a pattern across the landscape – just as we did with landmines, but in this case each cone contains a sapling. That’s 125,000 trees for each sortie and 900,000 trees in a day.” The cones in question are expertly formed to bury themselves in the soil of a deforested area at the same distance that one would want them to be if planting the trees by hand. The tree bombs don’t explode on impact but rather their casing dissolves over time and they contain a measure of fertilizer and enough moisture to ensure that the tree takes root.

#forêt #arbres #avion #armes

Engineering Students Create a Bike that Unstealable | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
▻http://inhabitat.com/engineering-students-create-the-worlds-first-unstealable-bike

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According to the teaser video for the bike, the prototype is up and running and shows the frame of the bike unlatching so that, along with the seat post, the bike frame itself can close around a stationary object. Basically, the frame of the bike itself becomes the lock. The only way to get it free is to break the frame, rendering it useless and, presumably, not worth stealing.

#vélo

World’s First 3D-Printed House Is Being Built In Amsterdam | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
▻http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-3d-printed-house-under-construction-in-amsterdam