Energy


London to Heat Apartments with Waste Heat from Subway

Source: treehugger.com Published: November 21, 2013 © London Underground Lloyd Alter The London Transport poster is correct; it IS warmer below. So warm, in fact, that Transport for London is going to give some of it a way, to the Bunhill Heat and Power Network, which...

Flushing Toilets May Help Power Homes in South Korea

Source: inhabitat.com Published: April 21, 2014 Scientists in South Korea have come up with a way to use the mechanical energy of flowing water as a sustainable energy source. The research shows how the energy potential of flushing toilets can be utilized to help...

Architect Uses Ancient Techniques to Cool Modern Building in India

Source: treehugger.com Published: February 29, 2012 © Morephogenesis Lloyd Alter Kris De Decker of No Tech Magazine ” refuses to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution”, and points to yet another example of how low-tech solutions can work very...

UK Student Designs a Brilliant Bicycle-Powered Lampshade System

Source: inhabitat.com Published: March 12, 2014 Nottingham Trent University student Mark Colliass has taken multi-tasking transport to a whole new level with a new lampshade-producing bicycle. For those who would like to bike their way to design, one simple...

Mobile Device Charger That Generates Renewable Energy from Movements

Source: touchofmodern.com Published: January 15, 2014 The nPower PEG is the world’s first mobile device charger that generates renewable energy from movements like walking, running, and biking. Keep the PEG in your briefcase, backpack, or purse and go about your daily...

Jump Rope Charges Devices with Kinetic Energy

Source: treehugger.com Published: December 18, 2013 Derek Markham © Uncharted Play Harnessing the kinetic energy of people and objects in motion, and converting it to electricity, is one of the latest innovations in offgrid and renewable power, and we’ve already...

Personal Energy Generator

Source: npowerpeg.com Published: December 13, 2013 This charger harvests kinetic energy to generate electricity, and is perfect for outdoors enthusiasts who don’t typically have access to electrical outlets and who want to eliminate the need for batteries. The PEG is...

London Taking Waste Heat from Subway Exhaust to Heat Flats

Source: inhabitat.com Published: November 20, 2013 London Underground photo from Shutterstock by Kristine Lofgren Anyone who has taken a ride on the London  Underground knows that it can be a sweltering experience – even in the dead of winter. Right now, all of that...