Yet another automotive gas-electric hybrid technology looms The energy crisis has certainly catalyzed a great deal of thought about how we harvest all that energy we previously wasted. The petroleum-burning internal combustion engine has traditionally leaked energy from the exhaust system in the form of heat, but new ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) research at Purdue University [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, CLEANING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, HEAT TRANSFER, POLUTION EMISSIONS, POWER GENERATION, SAVE ENERGY | No Comments »
RavenSkin insulation stores up daytime heat for release when temperatures drop RavenBrick, the company that brought us the smart tinting RavenWindow, has added to its folio of temperature regulating building materials with RavenSkin. Unlike traditional insulation that blocks all heat equally, this innovative wall insulation material absorbs heat during the day to keep the interior [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, HEATING, SAVE ENERGY, SOLAR, STORAGE | No Comments »
Sahara Solar Breeder Project aims to provide 50 percent of the world’s electricity by 2050 This is ambition with a capital A. Universities in Japan and Algeria have teamed up on a project that aims to solve the world’s energy problems. Called the Sahara Solar Breeder Project, the plan is to build manufacturing plants around [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, GOVERNMENTS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SOLAR | No Comments »
Boeing to mass-produce record-breaking 39.2 percent efficiency solar cell When it comes to solar cells, everyone is chasing the highest conversion efficiency. Although we’ve seen conversion efficiencies of over 40 percent achieved with multi-junction solar cells in lab environments, Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab is bringing this kind of efficiency to mass production with the announcement of [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Henry
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Groasis Waterboxx lets trees grow up in unfriendly places It’s not often that you hear about an invention that was modeled after bird poop, but there’s a first time for everything. In fact, this fecally-inspired device could ultimately be responsible for reforesting billion of acres of parched land, and it just won Popular Science’s Best [...]
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Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: ALGAE WEEDS PLANTS, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, HEATING, PLANTS | No Comments »
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Posted on November 18th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BATTERY POWER, CHARGING, EQUIPMENT, SELLING ENERGY, TRANSPORT | No Comments »
Energy Harvesting: Powering Up The Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume Sensors and Microcontrollers, Too! Sensors are another type of peripheral components evolving rapidly. Sensors designed to acquire information such as temperature and humidity are shrinking and consuming less power. The brightness sensors used to control lighting, for example, are being mounted on [...]
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Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: AIR POWER, BATTERY POWER, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESEARCH EXPLORE, TECHNOLOGY | No Comments »
Atlantis Resources Corporation& Tidal power generation Atlantis Resources Corporation is one of the world’s leading suppliers of tidal power solutions. Atlantis recently unveiled the world’s largest single axis tidal power turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland, United Kingdom. Over 400 additional turbines in negotiation with utilities and governments in the United Kingdom, [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: AQUA MARINE, ENERGY COLLECTION, EQUIPMENT, POWER GENERATION, PROJECTS, WATER, WAVE GENERATION | No Comments »
Making sense of Google’s seemingly kooky concepts Michael Liedtke October 13, 2010 – 10:05AM In its self-proclaimed drive to make the world a better place, Google has immersed itself in far more than internet search and online ads. But driverless cars and a wind energy farm in the Atlantic Ocean? It may not always be [...]
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Posted on October 13th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: AIR POWER, AQUA MARINE, ELECTRICITY, EQUIPMENT, INVESTMENTS FINANCE, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, WATER, WIND | No Comments »
Simple Savings in fork lift use When ecoBiz Participant Australian Country Choice transported goods between their warehouse and factory, their forklift had to travel around the entire factory to reach the adjacent warehouse. They decided to build a new door in factory next to their warehouse. This simple measure means the forklift travels a more [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2010 by Henry
Filed under: BOTTLED GAS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, MANUFACTURING, SAVE ENERGY, TRANSPORT | No Comments »
