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Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category

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Project Bambou is a french start up initiated by Sebastian Kulak and the laboratory of mechanical and composite CRIT. It aims to develop a vehicle workshop (utility) 100% electric combining 3 innovations: the multi-energy management, the use of organic materials (Eco design) and a lightweight chassis.

Posted by Albin Jourda on September 1st, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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Minix ® ©, is a fixed ends of the wings aircraft, to reduce their penetration into the air and limit the eddies of air created invisible in their and called wake vortex. An A340 fitted with standard winglets can save an estimated $176,000 per year in fuel – but if it was fitted with Minix it could save around $880,000.
Minix technology is not limited to aircraft since it can be adapted for rotor blades, wind turbine blades and various other applications.

Posted by Albin Jourda on July 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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MCE-5 is a french company, based in Lyon, developing a mechanical solution that allows the mass production of VCR (Variable Compression Ratio) engines to the required environmental standards. The MCE-5 VCR engine block is designed to replace traditional fixed-compression engine blocks.

Posted by Albin Jourda on June 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
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A group of French engineering developed the first airship in the world powered by solare energy. Called Sol’r, the airship has a flexible solar panels on top of the envelope, which feeds an electric motor with two propellers bipales.

Posted by Albin Jourda on May 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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C ZEN is a french project of electric car let by Jean Yves Castellon and Hervé Arnaud.
They developed the C Zen car which have an electric motor, a pack of lithium ion batteries providing a range of 120 to 160 km and an automatic transmission. It has a chassis cage reinforced with an aluminium roll [...]

Posted by Albin Jourda on January 5th, 2009 | No Comments »