By Guest Blogger AJ Wilcox If you’re anything like me, the outlook right now for powering your home is looking abysmal. Oil prices are at an all-time high. We’re trying to get away from burning coal, but radiation leaks after the Japanese tsunami are making everyone question. Unfortunately all of these occurrences point to us […]
Continue ReadingWith the fossil fuel levels around the planet steadily declining, both governments and individual consumers are looking for alternate energy sources to reduce costs and carbon footprints. You might want to ask your handyman how you can convert your house to be more energy efficient. Solar energy, once an inefficient and expensive process, has had […]
Continue ReadingAre you looking for a way to store the power generated by your off-grid solar energy system, wind turbine system or are you just looking to replace the battery in your car? Getting the right battery for the right job is about more than finding out what the wattage and amps are. There are, in […]
Continue ReadingEven though this website is about green technology (as in high tech), I also enjoy reading other blogs that feature low tech solutions to environmental problems. I happened to stumble upon such a website called DIY Gadgets that tells people like you and me how to recycle household items into art (such as this computer […]
Continue ReadingYou may have used steam to open up your pores, prepare instant coffee or tea or even clean your carpeting. But, have you ever used steam to propel yourself 148 mph? This is what Chuk Williams of the U. S. Land Steam Record (USLSR) Team has done and they are not finished. In August 2011, […]
Continue ReadingAeroVironment is used to building alternative energy devices and even vehicles. In January 2011, AeroVironment unleashed its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Global Observer which was powered by hydrogen. Now, AeroVironment has unveiled it Smart Charging Dock for consumers in anticipation of large sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs). The […]
Continue ReadingWhether you are camping, vacationing on some tropical island, holed up on the back 40’s cabin or stuck in a snow bank and need emergency help there are many reasons to have backup power that don’t rely on typical batteries or electricity. Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows that I’m a […]
Continue ReadingWith Egypt in crisis, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan still Middle East hotspots, this has not deterred Volkswagen from rolling out what could be a game-changing vehicle in the tiny country of Qatar. The VW XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) was on display recently at the Qatar Motor Show. The VW XL1 uses a two-cylinder […]
Continue ReadingThe Turanor PlanetSolar is the largest boat powered by solar panels cruising the high seas today. This future boat that was built in just 14 months in Germany has 537 square meters of solar panels atop this ship. Built as a catamaran the PlanetSolar can hold up to 40 passengers when it makes its different […]
Continue ReadingThe Mobion fuel cell developed by MTI Micro is a green solution to battery technology. In fact the Mobion Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) technology is much greener than batteries that use lithium for power plus the DMFC lasts hours longer in small electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops and digital cameras. Methanol, once […]
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