Recent news tell that in 4 years most Australians should be able to drive an electric car and recharge it at special home or public plug-in points, it has been predicted. AGL and finance group Macquarie Capital have signed an agreement with international group Better Place to provide Car Battery Stations and technology to support the environmentally friendly vehicles. Better Place was founded by former SAP Executive Mr Agassi.

More and more experts are sure that ET (Energy Technology), will become the next mega trend of todays Economy. The rising Oil Price and the limited Energy Ressources will increase the need for higher efficiency in Energy Production and consumptions, as well as new technologies to produce energy such as solarcells and wind power. All the required technologies will form a new mega industry called Energy Technology that could become what the car and the internet have been in the past decades: a major driver for growth and progress.

Scientists at the University of Michigan, using a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), are exploring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) that not only use grid electricity to meet their power needs, but return it to the grid, earning money for the owner. more

The future of our Energy is on everyones mind these days. Imagine doing without electricity, natural gas, gasoline and water, all at the same time! Despite the recent drop in the price of oil (which is likely only temporary), many experts believe big changes are ahead in the world when it comes to energy, especially how we supply and use it. more

With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel efficiency as much as 20 percent. more