Energy


BioBot 20: A Biodiesel Plant for Your Kitchen Counter

Source: earthtechling.com Published: February 13, 2013 By Beth Buczynski I love eating bacon, but hate making it. Not only does that smell seem to permeate every inch of the house for hours after, but there’s always the question of what to do with the leftover grease....

The Voltmaker Charges Your Gadgets Off-Grid with Kinetic Energy

Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 30, 2013 by Inhabitat Staff Sick of your batteries dying at the very moment you need to make a call, flick on a flashlight, or find your position on a GPS when you are lost in the outdoors? Introducing the Voltmaker–...

Students Build Bike-Powered Charging Station from Scratch

Source: treehugger.com Published: December 13, 2012 © Christina Woodward/NAU Megan Treacy mtreacy As we become more and more dependent on our gadgets, we also are continually seeking out better ways to power them, from solar-powered chargers to human-powered...

N.J. Man Powers House with Hybrid Car

Source: nbcnewyork.com Published: November 8, 2012 By Pat Battle and Katie Honan “The neighbors kept saying, ‘Does Bob have a generator?’ No, it’s the Prius. It’s a spaceship,” he said Some tri-state residents who lost power during...

Four African Teens Create Pee-Powered Energy Generator

Source: bellanaija.com Published: November 9, 2012  By Adeola Adeyemo Photo/News Credit: Maker Faire Africa Yes that’s right! Using a resource that everyone has, the girls developed a generator that  produces six hour of power for one liter of urine. The...

Piezoelectric Systems for Green Environment

Source: ecofriend.com Published: November 9, 2012 Electricity, as we all know, isn’t easy to generate and even the power that reaches our wall sockets isn’t always green. In an era where everybody seems to be getting interested about renewable energy, there is no...

Are ‘Smart Bulbs’ the Next Bright Idea in Energy Efficiency?

Source: earthtechling.com Published: November 8, 2012 The Spark Socket is among a wave of new “smart bulb” products that are about to hit the market. The devices promise to give customers better control over their lighting, as well as more information about their...

Bike Power – Communities Gather Around Generators in New York

Source: beforeitsnews.com Published: November 1, 2012 People gather around a generator to charge their phones on Wednesday afternoon, just south of the intersection of Avenue C and East 10th Street, part of a large area of southern Manhattan that remained without...

British Firm Produces Liquid Fuel from Water and Thin Air

Source: independent.co.uk Published: October 19, 2012  Steve Connor @SteveAConnor Is scientific breakthrough a milestone on the road to clean energy? Tim Harrison in the only lab known to be working on the technology A small British company has produced the first...

What If Your Footsteps Could Power Your City Sustainably?

Source: sustainablecitiescollective.com Published: October 19, 2012 Author Urban Times @urbantimes Pavegen Tiles in a Hallway A while back our Sci & Tech Correspondent Nathan Liu wrote a piece entitled “iPavement Connects People with...