Posts under ‘Energy’

Charlie Trafford, a 69 year old Australian, has been making Biodiesel from oil for many years.  He would often go down to his local fish and chips shop, get their used oil, and make biodiesel.  Charlie wanted to expand his homemade biodiesel project and take it nationwide.  One problem though.  There isn’t enough used cooking [...]

The technology to recharge batteries has been around a long time, but people continue to buy expensive non-rechargeable batteries.  Well, if you can’t beat em, then join em.  Sort of.  Designer Sun Woo Park has created a street light that will accept batteries to power it.  The concept is simple.  There are holes in a [...]

Solar power plants are being developed all over the world, but none is bigger than the one planned to be built in the state of Gujarat in India.   This plant is still in the planning phases, but with a power output of 5 gigawatts this will be the world largest solar installation project.  Additionally, the [...]

When one visualizes alternative energy, often the images that one sees are either large windmills in a distant field of grass or fancy looking displays of solar panels on rooftops.  Add a new image to your brain.  Crap!  Chicken crap to be exact.  Yes, the Dutch agriculture minister Gerda Verburg has unveiled a biomass power plant [...]

Tired of paying $4/gallon for gas every week?  I found a way to reduce your gas bill and your carbon footprint at the same time.  The Neuton CE 6.2 is an electric powered lawn mower that can go toe to toe with its gas counterpart.  Its powerful enough to cut almost any residential grass you [...]

Instead of just burning energy at the gym, your workout can now create energy! Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon, which opened a couple of days ago, uses the energy expended by its members to create energy to powers some of its machines.  While they will only be able to power about 20-25% of the machines [...]

Using inspiration from nature, designer Vivien Muller created the Solar Cell Tree Charger to serve as functional technology art.  The solar cell tree charges uses 54 miniature solar panels to collect energy and then stores it in a battery.  The harnessed power can later be used to power portable devices such as a cell phone, [...]

I was the world’s largest transformer fan as a child, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to see the news from Peugeot.  They have designed a shape shifting car that is the ultimate green car.  The futuristic Peugeot 888 concept car is super flat, aerodynamic, and fast when driving on the highway.  When [...]

Designer David Gardener used inspiration to create the ‘Packaging Lamp‘ which is a lamp made from its retail packaging.  Gardener was tired of buying products, using the product, and then throwing out the packaging. It inspired him to create the concept of incorporating the packaging in the design of the actual product.   The cardboard packaging [...]

The Cabbage Patch.  The Macarena.  Soldier Boy’s dance.  Regardless of which dance you prefer, you can now create energy while showing off your moves.  Orange, a UK based company, released a mobile phone charger that is powered by your dance moves.   Here is how it works.   The unit is encased in a neoprene pouch which [...]