Posts under ‘Energy’

There are many places in the world where power is simply wasted.  I’m not talking about hydro power, wind power, or solar power.  Instead, I mean people power.  Think of all the kinetic energy we produce every day that simply goes nowhere.  However, thanks to Fluxxlab, one source of that wasted energy can now be [...]

It may sound like a contradiction, but Le Lievre, current founder of the Chromasun company, says he and his team are working on an air conditioner that runs off of solar power.  They currently have a working prototype and are in the fundraising stage to truly go global with the device.  Lievre hopes to be [...]

Solar powered items are becoming very popular these days since they allow a person to use a device without using up any electricity.  One of the more recent devices to go solar is the cell phone.  Numerous devices have been created, but few of these solar powered cell phones are on the market yet.  However, [...]

The ‘Le Project Triangle’ is a new building being built in Paris by the famous architecture firm, Herzog and de Meuron.   The building will be Paris’ first new building in over 30 years thanks to a change in mayor of the city.  The new mayor of Paris vetoed a ban on any new construction in [...]

I decided to make a travel related post in honor of the holidays.  Who doesn’t love vacations?  How about pampering yourself in a eco friendly and conscious luxury environment while leaving a minimal carbon footprint?  Even if you can’t afford any of these trips, it never hurt anyone to dream about it. I’ve put together [...]

What is faster than a speeding scooter, more powerful than a go cart, and able to leap small dirt mounds in a single bound?  Yes, you are right.  Its Enertia!  Enertia the electric motorcycle.  This new electric motorcycle is the latest green vehicle to get me excited.    Long gone are the images of big guys [...]

We create energy in our everyday lives, which when unharnessed goes unused.   I’ve been seeing many designers coming up with ingenious ways to capture this energy and use it for the purpose of powering something which conventionally required electric or battery power.  Designer, Deco Goodman, is no exception.  Goodman created a headlight and tail light [...]

Ecocho.com is a new eco friendly search engine which plants five trees for every 1000 searches made on its website.  Ecocho uses Yahoo’s search technology to power searches made on their site and the resulting trees are purchased from advertising revenue generated on the site.  Searches lead to trees being planted which results in slowing [...]

I used to work in a building where the heater didn’t work.  This was obviously fine during the summer but during the winters it was excrutiatingly painful.  My whole body was cold but the one thing I noticed was it was difficult for me to type and therefore work because my hands were ice cold.  [...]

Don’t worry about changing another light bulb again!  Frog Design, a renowned global design firm, has created a environmentally friendly light bulb which can last up to 30 years.    The light bulb fits into a standard light bulb socket so you won’t need to retrofit all your lamps and lighting fixtures.  They offer better energy [...]