Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2013

kW renewable energy system being studied for potential commercialization by a combined team from Ad Astra Rocket Company, Cummins Inc. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. Other components of this system include an Ad Astra-designed solar and wind-based hydrogen production and storage system.

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Costa Rica Hydrogen Companies Power 218

Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2015

The idea of an electricity grid powered entirely by renewable energy may seem like a utopian dream, but one country has recently achieved it, albeit briefly. That would be little Costa Rica, which claims to have powered itself using only renewable energy for 75 days.

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Costa Rica Renewable Energy Power 60

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 19, 2007

The Good About half our electricity comes from coal, and that will change, at best, slowly as we move to renewables. And ultimately, you can get no cleaner car than an electric car using wind or solar generated electricity. It should be perhaps our last fuel of choice regardless of how it's used. But not all use of coal is alike.

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Coal Costa Rica Gasoline-Electric Cars 100