August 27, 2008
To conserve energy and cut costs, owner Adam Boesel has come up with The Green Gym. This gym harnesses human power and turns it into electricity.
The Green Gym located in Northeast Portland, is shooting for 100% human power to run its operations, but for now it is at 20 to 25%. Some of the exercise machines are plugged into weedwacker motors and truck alternators and when the machines are in use by the gym patrons, it juices up the gym.
This is
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August 6, 2008
Wind power is brilliant, but there is so much opposition against wind farms and even when they get planning permission, a wind farm can be seriously expensive mean that the return on the investment makes for a long wait.
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However, in the Netherlands, researchers from the Delft University of Technology are working a working model of variant of the wind farm, except this time, they are using kites to generate enough power for around ten homes, whi
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August 4, 2008
Not to be outdone, General Motors is not about to phase out its mainstream cars such as the very popular Cadillac. The Cadillac Provoq is GM’s first concept car that aims to show-off its eco-friendly technology as well as installed gadgets that comes with this luxury vehicle. It runs on hydrogen fuel and lithium ion batteries and has a solar panel to power its electronic devices.
The Provoq primarily runs on hydrogen, but uses the battery for
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August 3, 2008
In the food business, gas and waste are two of the high needs that owners would have to worry about. Hiring someone to carry out the garbage and getting rid of spoiled oil are two things that they have to cater to and this cycle and innovation that has been developed by The Red Blazer is truly something that most current restaurant and dining owners would want to check out and consider.
Karathanasis learned of the device at a Chicago trade show
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July 24, 2008
We have seen various alternative ways to create energy and this one is something worth looking into. From the usual solar energy panels to hydrogen power, imagine energy being generated from potato waste. Now that is something.
In my previous post I already put out a post that some groups in the world today are looking to transform their trash to energy. While there were no specifics, this is because there are a lot of different waste categories
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July 14, 2008
Its great to have lighting outside but there is always that electricity problem! This means having to run cables from the house which not only look nasty, it can be a hazard too, especially it rains.
But thankfully for FireBox have come up with a really great idea, solar powered lights. These are a little bit those lights that go on the xmas trees, but with the added bonus of being solar powered and the have six settings to match your mood and a
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July 11, 2008
The idea of an eco nightclub would initially sound like a place that would be in the open countryside away from everyone else and with limited facilities, a bit a music festival!
But this club called Surya is nothing like that it is in fact a real nightclub, but with a difference. Walkers and cyclists get in for free and as for the dance floor, well this is something completely different for it has been designed to generate its own electricity w
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July 8, 2008
In the world of electronics, don’t be surprised to find established companies such as Matsushita Electric Works to unveil new concepts and designs in their fold. The latest news is that they have discovered an eco-friendly lamp that does not use mercury or gas-discharging process.
Brighter lights but using lesser electricity is what the people need today and for this eco-friendly lamp that has been developed by Matsushita, a lot of consumers
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June 20, 2008
It’s an interesting concept that Sheila Kennedy from KVA Matx has, she is a great believer in integrating solar cell technology into the design of buildings and structures. They have gone so far as to design the Soft House which uses curtains to produce 16,000 watt hours of electricity.
Virtually every office building or home has either blinds or curtains, but they have never been used before to produce power, which is really a waste because t
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June 18, 2008
When you enter a public restroom these days, you are bound to see options to dry your hands, toilet paper or the hand dryer. Of the two, people will normally be advised to use the former to cut down on the electricity cost. But while that is a good decision, you have to consider that you are adding to another aspect of eco-friendly issues that of which is waste management and deforestation for the toilet paper materials used.
So which is the le
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I have to admit i don’t get the explanation in this video by its makers. But the end result and their funny send up is priceless. Do check it out. It involves electricity, wires, a tricked out gizmo, a stage, an audience, and one brave human. View the video for the electric art show!
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June 17, 2008
Investing in home theatre systems with the top brand in television solutions like Sony will really be anyone’s dream. Their top line, the Sony Bravia is certainly something that everyone is familiar about and another added twist to that is their new unveiling of the eco-friendly Sony Bravia, the Bravia KDL-32JE1 HD LCD TV.
With features that consumer lesser electricity and parts made from recycled plastic parts from other products, you can ima
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June 16, 2008
While other people are finding ways to change and conserve energy for lighting, D.light designs has gone the opposite way and is developing new lighting solutions to the underprivileged people who have to rely on the ancient traditional lighting power we all hear of today.
Aimed at providing light to countries with no regular access towards modern lighting, these revolutionary lighting products aim to be the modern and new way of shedding light
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May 31, 2008
With the influx of numerous eco-friendly gadgets such as chargers today, here is another one that incorporates a LED flashlight as well. A useful charger to have if you want to change your phone recharging practices or are caught somewhere with no place to plug in, this wind-up charger is definitely a good thing to have around with you.
It is available for sale at a price of $25.99
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May 30, 2008
Looks like Brothers Kevin and Daryl Maas of Washington State are on their way to a Nobel Prize for making electricity from cow manure.
We use a proven, commercialized technology called a manure digester to harvest methane gas from manure. We burn the methane to create electricity, while sending the processed manure back to the farmers as an organic fertilizer now free of pathogens and odor.
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May 25, 2008
Game consoles such as the Playstation 3 and the Xbox have totally changed the face of modern entertainment as both adults and the youth have been so attached to these modern day games today. We can see them sleeping less and focusing a lot in playing these high-end games all thanks to their graphics and the storylines which simply challenges the minds of modern people today.
While this technological enhancement has been something worth noting,
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May 21, 2008
Call centers would usually originate from India or in the Philippines. Of the two, admittedly the Philippines is the slower developing nation when it comes to green awareness. But if this country is to start this eco-friendly practice, it all starts with one step and that is perhaps the concept that Convergys Corp. had in made when it declared that its expansion centers included one call center location that will be eco-friendly.
“Nuvali
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May 20, 2008
When we talk about cars of the future, we often think of the new models that leading car manufacturers would come out with. Among them would include the green contributions of using green materials and applying alternative energy sources such as electricity for most.
But the cars of the future are really the cars of the past. How did they become cars of the future? Well, through the fuel that they use, such as canola and vegetable oil. So in thi
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May 5, 2008
Now this is exactly what we should be getting and turning our back on the power grids forever, but of course that is not really going to happen is it? But so long as people are looking towards an eco friendly way of creating power, it is necessary to find something that can replace all of the energy requirements that people need.
But with this new Power Cube it could be possible to replace most or part of the energy usage, and as the power cube
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April 10, 2008
We all know that cold storage is important to hold most of our food today and apparently, much of these stem from the fact that the electricity used and the safekeeping of our current refrigerators leaves a lot to desire. For one thing, the manner of maintaining and ensuring that our refrigerators are indeed providing our raw food with the proper temperature while at the same time operates at an efficient energy level is important.
Oceania has
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April 4, 2008
We all know that the best way to cut down on our electricity cost is to go with the low-watt bulbs that have been manufactured today. Normally, we would find the old incandescent bulbs live a limited life and once this happens, the issue of waste management is also a problem because the worn out bulb will need to be disposed properly. Sad to say, people just throw it in the garbage can and that is all she wrote.
With the Toshiba bulb, not only
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February 6, 2008
The creation and discovery of energy saving devices continues and at the 2007 Create The Future Design Contest, a patent-pending designed material that emits light for more than a decade without electricity or sun exposure, has won $20,000 for being the grand prize.
Litroenergy, employs self-luminous micro particles called Litrospheres to emit light for 12 or more years without exposure to any external energy source. The relatively inexpensive
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January 30, 2008
We often praise the use of alternative fuel especially ethanol which is produce from natural resources such as corn and other renewable resources. While this shift has been obviously a big boost to us, we fail to see the process of producing them which is probably an issue as far as electricity use is concerned.
Apparently the amount of electricity used is high and while they boast of using coal as a means to offset this, coal is another source
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January 18, 2008
If you happen to find yourself somewhere that has no coffee shops, impossible as that may sound! Then maybe you could with this Handpresso device which promises to deliver a hot and strong cup of expresso no matter where you are.
This device requires no electricity or charging because it is operated by hand pump, it will produce a nice cup of coffee wherever and whenever you like, great!
Priced at $99
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January 14, 2008
These could come in very handy if you have to weigh things, they give a great digital readout and do not require batteries or electricity to power them up, so they can be used anywhere under any condition.
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Capacity: 250g Accuracy: 0.1g
4 Modes: Carat (ct) – Ounce (oz) – Grams (g) and Grain (gn)
Instant Reading Display
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