12-year-old Max Wallack stole the show at Design Squad’s “Trash to Treasure” contest with his “Home Dome.” The contest asked kids to repurpose trash into practical inventions. The dome provides shelter for the homeless and is made from plastic, wire and packing peanuts. 
Electrolux's Sunny front loading washing machine would certainly a perfect fit for residents in our home city of Los Angeles and the rest of the Southwest for that matter, where sunshine is available nearly year around. The washing machine heats water using a solar hot water system when sufficient sunlight is available, but can switch over to a gas-heated source when needed. The washing machine heats water using a solar hot water system when sufficient sunlight is available, but can switch over to a gas-heated source when needed. This dual heating system can reduce energy consumption up to 40%, no small matter over the lifetime of a washing machine's life. This model is only available
in Italy at the moment. 
The Sunseeker II is a hybrid plane that would need batteries to take off and climb, but then could maintain flight on solar power and could also be flown as a glider, with the prop stowed away. The battery pack is small and allows only 90 minutes of soaring on a full battery. Since the unused solar power is channeled into the batteries, climbing is again possible under power. With current generation of batteries, the Sunseeker II is never forced to land before late afternoon. Under direct solar power, the plane can fly at a speed of 40 miles an hour. After shutting down the motor, it takes hours to glide down and normally airbrakes have to be used to get down before dark. 
The H2O multi-functional clock is an environmental friendly clock and also is economical. To go with Green theme, all its components are recyclable also. This water powered clock is the latest in ecological and environmental design with amazing patented technology. To maintain constant supply of power, refill water as it evaporates. An electrochemical reaction between the electrodes and water produces electrical energy. 
Pac Car II was invented from the project of Switzerland students to develop the world’s most economic car. This car is a Guinness Book Record holder, is 10 kg heavy, having on-board electronics with fiber-optical communications and tank to wheel efficiency. The record held by the car is for the distance travelled. It covered 5,385 kilometers with hydrogen equivalent of 1 liter of gasoline! Now that is super-efficiency in terms of fuel consumption! 
Toyota is planning for a greener future with dreams of an ultralight, superefficient plug-in hybrid with a bio-plastic body made of seaweed that could be in showrooms within 15 years. The kelp car would build upon the already hypergreen 1/X plug-in hybrid concept, which weighs 926 pounds, by replacing its carbon-fiber body with plastic derived from seaweed. A kelp car is not far-fetched as it might sound. Bioplastics are being used for almost everything ranging from greeting cards to cellphone cases. Oakridge National Laboratory has explored the possibility of producing carbon fiber from wood pulp. 
Solar Medicool is very vital for those countries where electricity is unreliable or insufficient. This provides essential refrigeration for the storage and distribution of vaccines and medicines. The Medicool box has Double Hinges just like the one you have in your laptop connects the lid and the solar panels. The box has a 12V thermoelectric cooling system using Peltier technology, temperature control and fan ventilation. It comes with optional dual back up power sockets are available which can be plugged into the car or a spare battery. It also has three PV solar panels which are adjustable to capture the maximum sunlight and provide shade to the box underneath. 
Bentley’s new model, Continental Supersports, will be the first Bentley that will be capable of running on both gasoline and biofuel, pioneering the use of FlexFuel technology in high end cars. The car comes with a 6 liter W12 twin-turbocharged engine producing a massive 612 HP and a top speed of 204 mph even on the E85. The car can go 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and 0-100 in 8.9 seconds. All the power gets backed up with gigantic ceramic brakes and weight reduction which trims off 243 lbs off the curb weight. It comes with automatic transmission. Roll over for more images..... 
SolarBotanic is a company which researches and specializes in an emerging tech which is dubbed as biomimicry – which seeks to mimic nature and use nature-inspired methods to solve human problems. They have developed Energy Harvesting Trees. These are not the real trees that you find in your backyard, but fake ones. These trees have Nanoleafs which uses nanotechnology designed to capture the sun’s energy in photovoltaic and thermovoltaic cell and then convert this radiation into electricity. The trees also have twigs and branches which act as generators that produce electricity from movement of wind or rain. The company has got several patents and now seeking partners for funding and development. We still don’t have any details on what these trees actually look like.
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Jaguar, the name synonymous to luxury till now will hence forth also be synonymous with eco-friendly. The auto-maker is gearing up to spice the world of green vehicles with three concepts. Based on Jaguar's XJ luxury sedan, Limo Green is the first of the lot. It is supposed to use a series hybrid system, whose combustion engine never directly power the wheels. It works like this - the engine powers a generator, which in turn charges a battery, which powers an electric motor, which moves the vehicle. The Limo Green is estimated to zoom off from 0mph to 62mph in 7.1 seconds with well over 1,000 miles on a single tank of petrol. 
Undoubtedly, the market is flooded with compact, eco-friendly chargers for gadgets like cell phones and music players. But this form of green charging luxury is only limited to economically advanced countries. Most of the people from under-developed countries are not fortunate to afford this nifty chargers. For such folks, Dr. Cedrick Ngalande has designed the Green Erg generator. Originally intended for the residents of Africa, it is basically a dynamo which is being driven as a result of friction between the ground and the blocks. The small yellowish blocks (these are covered by rubber in the real commercial product) rotate as you pull it. They are designed to rotate even on bumpy run even roads. Based on the simple kinetic energy principle, this device makes the best of the energy that is expended while walking. The Green Erg generator can easily juice up the cell phones and radios as about 2 watts is generated at normal walking pace.
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Once again focusing on the need to bring the green nature into the urban set up, we bring to you the Urban Space Station project. Conceived by Natalie Jeremijenko, this portable piece of architecture is primarily intended to improve the quality of air in the surroundings. Make some space for this green project on the roof so that it can filter air, grow food and re-use organic waste for inhabitants. In the quest to improve the health of people around it as well as tidy up our environment, the Urban Space Station is the future of eco-urban architecture. As more and more city-folks seek a bit of greenness from their country-side or village, such a semi-permanent green station is the correct solution for health conscious environment seekers. I mean how else can city dwellers think of munching on a meal cooked out of home-grown veggies…without worrying about pesticides and insecticides.
In this urban set up, it’s impossible to own a green patch in our cramped up apartments or offices. But these well designed Grass patches are the best way to flaunt your green thumb without hassles. Aptly designed to green up your den or workplace, these grass squares are shaped out of recycled materials. And this natural piece of terrain doesn’t require any fussy care too. Inspired by Frank loyed Wright’s Fallingwater, it has struck a correct balance in blending architecture and nature without compromising on elegance. The one side cut-open package promises to increase its shelf life too. More images follow...... 
Since it's a very common thing these days and everyone wants to save the earth turning into some Martian holiday spot or the breeding zone for robots, inventors and developers are busy preparing things easy ways to save the environment. Australian scientists at CSIRO's Victorian Organic Solar Consortium (VICOSC) are trying to print solar cells as easily as money. The researchers have found a way to print organic solar cells onto polymer. 
Italy's Valcucine has come up with a grand idea of a 100 per cent recyclable kitchen. It is called the gRennaissance line of kitchen cabinets in glass and aluminum. This way you don't have to throw away your kitchen cabinets when it's old. It will have a new glass base units system called Invitrum and can be assembled and dissembled easily thanks to its mechanical joints. The glass base units are also designed in a way to eliminate double side panels. In short, this system requires fewer materials to used than does in conventional types thus saving energy and resources. Using glass also makes it recyclable with no glues and helps in recycling formaldehyde emissions and resistence to heat and steam. 
