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Inhabitat's Week in Green: shifting towers, hydrogen beads, and the shockwave engine for fuel efficiency
3/20/2011

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green maturing and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.




It was a big week for second energy as Inhabitat showcased a range of green fuel innovations that cut costs while bringing clean energy to the forefront. We looked at hydrogen 'Micro Beads' that could fuel cars for $1.50 per gallon, and we saw Michigan State health center unveil a new shock wave engine that could triple fuel the efficiency of hybrid vehicles. XL Hybrids also got in on the action by releasing an add-on kit that can transform any gas-guzzler into a hybrid, and Google made waves by promo* their endowment in biofuels startup CoolPlanetBiofuels and adding EV say stations to Google Maps. Finally, to round out or green automotive news this week we also have to give a special shout out to Artega, who introduced their hot new SE static


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Off the road and out into the ocean, we showcased a design for underwater kite turbines that harvest energy from ocean waves, and we were wowed by Kinetura's shape-shifting Kinetower. In other explication news, illustration finally commenced on MVRDV's massive Amanora Vertical City Apartments in Pune, India -- a mixed use betterment totaling over 4.3 million square feet.



We also saw several new evolving on the solar power front - scientists in the United Kingdom are working on a solar-powered kit that could lighten the load of soldiers-and, more important, swell their mobility-by up to 50 percent. That seems like the perfect complement to OS' amazing GSR 110B - a retractable solar power system that delivers 40 watts on the spot with a combined solar and battery backup. third edition by the editors of the american stars and stripes heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 and easy to pack, the solar unit is easily deployed in crossroad situations as long as the weather permits.

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