sustainable energy
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Winston Churchill
When it comes to oil spills, no one knows this better than Native Alaskans. Indigenous Arctic tribes learned their lesson during the Exxon Valdez debacle of 1989. In this edition of Assignment Earth, several leaders… Read the rest
You’re gathering up gear for a backpacking trip, and you’re about to leave when you realize you forgot something — your hydroelectric generator backpack. This could potentially be the way of the future, if the Bourne Energy Backpack Power Plant takes off as planned.
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Try as we might to conserve energy in our homes, sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly how much is too much. This is where the “Monitoring Our Energy” (M.O.E.) device by industrial designer Liz McKibbon comes in. The object, which looks like a small radio of sorts, actually… Read the rest
Soccer is a huge part of life across the globe, which is precisely why four Harvard engineering students have devised a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity while in play. The ball, aptly named the Sockett, draws a magnet through a coil when it’s kicked, dribbled and thrown, which… Read the rest
Imagine taking a road trip, and never stopping for fuel. That’s the premise of the ICARE project, and Swiss engineer Mark Muller’s car that will journey around the world on solar-powered energy during the day and wind-powered energy at night.
The car, and its rotating group of passengers (two journalists… Read the rest
Sure, we’ve seen gyms provide man-made electricity to power an entire basketball game. We’ve also seen gyms use devices to capture kinetic energy and turn it into electricity for the nearby campus. But we’ve never encountered a way in which an individual can generate and store clean energy for one’s… Read the rest
Industrial designers are currently working on new ways to capture and harvest sustainable energy. One project comes in the form of Geodesic Solar Molecules, which theoretically float in the sky in a cycle of east to west capturing sunlight and storing it for later use as solar energy. The geodesic… Read the rest
Christmas trees around the world (Paris, UK) are becoming standing demonstrations of environmental awareness this holiday season. And here’s the latest — a giant Christmas tree in Lima, Peru that’s lights glow bright thanks to three sustainable sources: wind turbines, bicycles and solar power.
[Via: green upgrader]
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Adam Boesel is pedaling a Human Dynamo exercise machine at The Green Micro Gym in Portland, Oregon. The energy captured by his effort will be enough to power the gym’s stereo for up to two hours.
Still in its first year of operation, Boesel’s small community gym has gained international
