Sunday, August 30, 2015

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Very interesting use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells in transport systems. This solution for commuter trains in Europe uses Fuel cells eliminating the need for overhead lines. This solution would also be great in developing countries, where trains are Diesel and lines not electrified, reducing the polution levels.

Very interesting use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells in transport systems. This solution for commuter trains in Europe uses Fuel cells eliminating the need for overhead lines. This solution would also be great in developing countries, where trains are Diesel and lines not electrified, reducing the polution levels.

#fuelcell #transportation #greenenergy

Originally shared by Alessio Butini

NO MORE AERIAL POWER LINES ON RAILWAYS

Look: if you bring the power generator with you, you don't need to grab electricity from a flying wire.
No longer line losses, no more poles spoiling countryside, just hydrogen refill dispensers on the way, to keep running...

We here have another confirmation that #Fuelcells  and #FCEV  are  nicely spreading the transportation systems, including #railways .
And from these we'll switch to home, commercial and industrial users.
http://goo.gl/oVvWwq

Friday, August 7, 2015

Bloomberg - Wearable Technology Creeps Into The Workplace

Bloomberg - Wearable Technology Creeps Into The Workplace

Interesting article on the use of wearables at work place.

#wearables #security #privacy

http://bloom.bg/1MRa4Fn
http://bloom.bg/1MRa4Fn

Monday, August 3, 2015

I hope in Europe we will have many more towns like this one.

I hope in Europe we will have many more towns like this one.

#bike #environment

Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe

How Groningen invented a cycling template for cities all over the world

Motorists woke up one mid-70s morning to find new one-way streets made direct crosstown journeys impossible by car. Forty years later Groningen boasts two-thirds of all trips made by bike … and the cleanest air of any big Dutch city.

Traffic lights with rain sensors to give quicker priority to cyclists on wet days … Heated cycle paths so cyclists won’t slip during bouts of frost … This might sound like science fiction to you, but in the Dutch city of Groningen it will soon be everyday reality.

The inhabitants of this lively northern university city regard their homestead as the cycling capital of the Netherlands. They might very well be right: 61% of all trips in Groningen are made by bicycle, rising to more than 70% for trips made to educational institutions.

You might think the city authorities would be satisfied with these statistics. But apparently it’s not enough, and new plans are in the pipeline to push cycling even more.

Now how is this for an unusual politician.... how many politicians travel to work by bicycle:
“The bike is the number-one mode of transport in the centre of Groningen,” says local politician Paul de Rook, who rides his bicycle daily to the city hall, “but we have to make an effort to keep it that way, because our population is growing and public space is severely under pressure. We want cycling to really become part of our local pride.”
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jul/29/how-groningen-invented-a-cycling-template-for-cities-all-over-the-world