Tag Archives: “alternative energy”
Easy Ways to Lower Your Carbon Footprint in 2020
January 22, 2020From blazing fires in Australia to rising ice melting and rising seawater, it’s clear to see that the planet is experiencing chaos in 2020. In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, it’s imperative that we all come together … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged "alternative energy", Carbon_footprint | Leave a commentUndersea cables, worth a million dollars to bring power to Hawaii
June 8, 2010Hawaii, the land of surfing and the beautiful Hawaiian guitar melodies, is all set to receive some power, from deep beneath the sea. Currently, Hawaii imports energy, and has plans to generate its own electricity, with wind farms on islands … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "alternative energy", "wind turbine", Hawaii | Leave a commentRat’s heart-beat and breath produce energy using a nanowire
June 8, 2010Well, here’s a way to produce energy using rats. Now don’t go imagining a wall full of hamster-wheels with rats running in them to generate energy. It’s actually the heart-beat and the breath of a rat that can send those … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged "alternative energy", nanowires, rat, research | Leave a commentNREL and Samsung’s wind turbine test
May 19, 2010The titans meet, and produce enough of green energy to power up 1,800 homes. If you’re wondering what we’re talking about, get a hold of this. The giant 2.5-megawatt dynamometer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "alternative energy", Samsung, Wind_turbine | Leave a commentRollerGen uses pedal power to generate electricity
February 9, 2010Remember the small little dynamo powered lights on the bike as kids? They would work great for as long as you were moving, and fast. High Tide Associates has upgraded this simple technology to generate power that can be stored … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "alternative energy", "kinetic energy", Pedal-Power, RollerGen | Leave a commentWind energy for the home use now made available by Honeywell
February 5, 2010Apart from being able to harness the solar energy, not much could be done in terms of using alternative energy sources at home. Big industries and companies no doubt innovate various methods, but at home not much can be experimented … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "alternative energy", do-it-yourself, Solar-Energy, Turbine, Wind-Energy | Leave a commentMicro Wind Turbines by Phillipe Starck
January 29, 2010French designer Philippe Starck presents his new line of the amazing alternative energy source, the wind turbines. The turbines, which will be made in the Tuscan city of Siena, can be placed in the garden or on the roof. While … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "alternative energy", Turbine, Wind-Energy | Leave a comment