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World’s Largest Solar Roof To Power High Speed Rail Station in China

Architecture / January 26, 2011 / 2 Comments

Efficiency abounds in China as the world’s largest building integrated photovoltaic project prepares to power the railway station where some of the world’s fastest high speed trains pass through. China Sunergy, a solar cell and module manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, has recently signed a deal with CEEG (Nanjing) Solar Energy Research Institute to supply […]

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New Luminescent Bulbs May Outshine LEDs and Fluorescents

Uncategorized / January 25, 2011 / 10 Comments

Retailers are gearing up to meet deadlines for the incandescent light bulb ban. Ikea has already stopped selling the inefficient bulbs. And California has pulled the plug and is letting current supplies run down. Many incandescent lovers are shedding tears and hating on the mercury-containing CFLs and the more expensive (though infinitely more efficient) LEDs.

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Best Electric Bikes

Uncategorized / January 20, 2011 / 13 Comments

The past year has seen an abundance of bike manufacturers entering into the electric bike arena with slick, lightweight and powerful bikes. Despite misconceptions, electric bikes allow commuters to increase their range safely and arrive to the office smelling fresh, while still getting exercise (yes, you still have to pedal an electric bike) and reducing

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Personal Energy Generator Recharges Your Electronic Device While You Move

Uncategorized / January 17, 2011 / 3 Comments

The nPower PEG (personal energy generator) by Tremont Electric wowed reviewers at the 2011 CES convention. This back-up hybrid charger allows you to keep your cell phone, iPod, or other hand-held device working while you’re on the go. By harnessing the kinetic energy that you produce through movement, then converting it into accessible power, the

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7 Excellent Swap and Share Sites

Uncategorized / December 19, 2010 / 4 Comments

Remember the 20th century when we were in a consumption frenzy? Terms like swap and share weren’t even on our radar. The economic downturn combined with our fundamental need to connect with others has started a swap and share movement that has been defined as Collaborative Consumption. Businesses are now using the efficiency of the

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The Best Juice Extractors

Uncategorized / April 12, 2010 / 3 Comments

Juicing has long been hailed as one of the best ways to get healthy, stay healthy, and live a full, active life. (Just look at Jack LaLanne!) But to get all of the health-inducing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and enzymes that juicing has to offer, you first have to have the best juice extractor. Here are

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The Most Energy Efficient Refrigerators

Uncategorized / March 28, 2010 / Leave a Comment

For consumers looking for an energy efficient refrigerator these days, the choices (thankfully) are numerous. It seems that just about every major appliance manufacturer has developed a model that is energy efficient enough to garner the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program seal of approval. While the most popular refrigerator model in terms of sales

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LiFePO4 Batteries: A Breakthrough For Electric Vehicles

Uncategorized / September 21, 2008 / 64 Comments

Note: If you looking for AA-sized LifePO4, you can find them here. Soon, we’ll probably be seeing Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries being used in most electric cars and bikes. This new battery type is set to dominate the market. Based upon lithium ion technology, LiFePO4 batteries offer many advantages over lithium cobalt dioxide (LiCoO2)

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Fuel Cells Being Used To Power Japanese Homes

Uncategorized / March 4, 2008 / 8 Comments

Masanori Naruse jogs every day, collects miniature cars and feeds birds in his backyard, but he’s proudest of the way his home and 2200 others in Japan get electricity and heat water – with power generated by a hydrogen fuel cell. The technology – which draws energy from the chemical reaction when hydrogen combines with

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Infinia’s Modular Solar Dish Gets Funding

Uncategorized / February 12, 2008 / 11 Comments

Infinia is a company with a modular product: a mirrored solar dish that looks like a home satellite receiver, and produces 3.5 kilowatts of energy. Infinia announced Monday that it had received $50 million in investment. The dish focuses the sun’s rays on to a Stirling engine (a 17th century invention), this heats a gas

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553 Megawatts of Solar To Power 400,000 Homes

Uncategorized / July 26, 2007 / 1 Comment

It’s the largest single commitment to buy solar power. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has entered into a renewable energy agreement with Solel to purchase renewable energy from the Mojave Solar Park, to be constructed in California’s Mojave Desert. The project will deliver 553 megawatts of solar power, the equivalent of powering 400,000 homes,

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It’s Official: Toyota Testing Plug-In Hybrid In Japan, U.S. and Europe

Uncategorized / July 25, 2007 / 2 Comments

Toyota has developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle for public road tests in Japan and plans the tests for the U.S. and Europe. (Cars that can run on electricity are much more efficient and economical than gasoline powered cars. They can recharged via renewable energy sources like the solar power and wind power. Even if the

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Tankless Water Heater Uses Microwaves: Vulcanus Mark 4

Uncategorized / March 11, 2006 / 8 Comments

A Canadian company, Pulsar Advanced Technologies, claims to have produced a water heater that uses microwave technology to heat water instantaneously. The company says: “The Vulcanus MK4 can heat water from 35 degrees Fahrenheit to 140 degrees Fahrenheit in seconds and can source multiple applications at once: showers, dishwasher, sink usages and more. The Vulcanus

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Waterless Washing Machine

Uncategorized / November 23, 2005 / Leave a Comment

A waterless washing machine that removes stains from garments in a few minutes has been developed at the National University of Singapore, the facility said on Wednesday. The appliance uses negative ions, compressed air and deodorants to clean clothes. Industrial design students Wendy Chua, 21, and Gabriel Tan, 23, said they were inspired by the

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PaxFan: An Innovative Spiral Form

Uncategorized / June 22, 2005 / 1 Comment

A fine example of biomimicry, the PaxFan is an innovative, spiral fan created by Jay Harman, an Australian inventor. His domestic exhaust fan is half as noisy and three-quarters more efficient than the average fan. Sierra Magazine reports: Harman spent a lot of his life watching water flow, both as a diver and as a

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Self-Regulating Aeroponics System: AeroGrow

Hydroponics / October 13, 2004 / 5 Comments

We don’t usually feature products that are prototypes or not yet on the market, but this aeroponics system looks quite intriguing. It is due to be released in the next month or so, and it is aimed to take aeroponics to the mass consumer market. Aeroponics is similar to hydroponics, but the roots of the

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