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"Renewable Energy News - news and information resources about renewable and sustainable energy technologies. Alternative energy funding, renewable energy investment, green energy, solar power information, and much more." Everybody should know that there is no shortage of energy; it is actually a free resource. It is natural resource. Nikola Tesla, who invented alternating current, commonly known as AC, proved that and paid with his life. It's a huge issue but it is entirely your responsibility to see through the politics of energy and move towards efficient, low cost, sustainable energy systems. Arun Shrivastava
In an efficient and safe effort to save us from the ill-effects of plastic waste, Akinori Ito has developed a machine which can convert plastic back into oil.
Some have proposed using quantum entanglement (the invisible umbilical cord that exists between objects) as a form of telepathy. But there are much more practical ways of achieving telepathy that already exist.
Rick takes a spin in a ZENN Car. (originally aired: November 20, 2007)
Access to steady supplies of clean water is getting more and more difficult in the developing world, especially as demand skyrockets. Lockheed Martin's Perforene, on the other hand, is made from single atom-thick sheets of graphene. Because the sheets are so thin, water flows through them far more easily than through a conventional TFC. Filters made through the Perforene process would incorporate filtering holes just 100 nm in diameter—large enough to let water molecules through but small enough to capture dissolved salts. It looks a bit like chicken wire when viewed under a microscope
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The future of urban runabouts will be ultra lightweight, electrically powered and 3D-printed... if Jim Kor has his way.
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Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind farms generated 2 percent more electricity than nuclear power plants did, a gap that will likely widen dramatically over the next few years as wind surges ahead.
Solar House 2.0, erected this year on Barcelona's waterfront, uses time-tested passive solar techniques, but it takes a high-tech leap forward using digital ...
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Ever dream of a future free from the shackles of mindless mass-produced consumerism? A future of complete freedom, instantaneous manufacturing, and self-designed made-to-order one-of-a-kind goods? ...
Urine-powered generator unveiled at Maker Faire in Nigeria
Four African girls have created a generator that produces electricity for six hours using a single liter of urine as fuel. The generator was unveiled at last week's Maker Faire in Lagos, Nigeria, by the four teens Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, and Faleke Oluwatoyin, all age 14, and Bello Eniola, 15. So how exactly does the urine-powered generator work? Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which separates out the hydrogen. The hydrogen goes into a water filter for purification, which then gets pushed into the gas cylinder. The gas cylinder pushes hydrogen into a cylinder of liquid borax, which is used to remove the moisture from the hydrogen gas. This purified hydrogen gas is pushed into the generator... Thanks Sepp, this is brilliant!
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This is good news for small farmers of India. They have forgotten their traditional system of crop roration and natural farming. The so-called 'Green revolution' got them addicted to fertilizers, pesticides, hybrid seeds, and fuel guzzling tractors which was more of a symbol of affluence than of any economical use on their small holding. This simple technology can reverse the agricultural crisis in India with hundreds of thousands of farmers' suicides over the past decade or so. The Marsden researchers, like Sir Albert Howard in 1930s, have yet again proven that there is nothing wrong with Indian and Chinese traditional farming systems.
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The Water Capacitor turns water into a hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture that can then be used as a fuel for heating, cooking, welding, fixed generators, and powering internal combustion engines. The Water Capacitor will then be incorporated into a kit offered from True Green solutions to individual consumers. The Proof of Principle was demonstrated in Stanley Meyer's original water splitting devices as hydrogen fuel was extracted from water with his Electrical Polarization invention that was documented in his patents through the mode of operability. Edward Mitchell has already built a working prototype and is now refining the design to be incorporated into a complete Exciter Array (Water Fuel Capacitor(C)) Kit.
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Ponds, waterfalls, fountains, oh my! HGTV Gardens helps you choose the right water feature for your garden space.
Chinese material scientists have created the world's lightest material: A graphene aerogel that is seven times lighter than air, and 12% lighter than the previous record holder (aerographite).
In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy innovator Amory Lovins shows how to get the US off oil and coal by 2050, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit.
Imagine you had a building material that was energy-efficient, non-toxic and resistant to mold, insects and fire. The material may even have a higher R-value, or thermal resistance, than concrete, a claim that is still being investigated.
Between battery and diesel power, Volkswagen says the XL1 will travel about 310 miles total before a fill-up. But the XL1's tank only needs about 2.6 gallons of diesel fuel.
NASA scientists are researching low-energy nuclear reactors that can be employed in the household. And it does not use hot fusion, the union of hydrogen atoms into larger elements that powers the sun and stars. Instead, a low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) uses common, stable elements like nickel, carbon, and hydrogen to produce stable products like copper or nitrogen, along with heat and electricity. “It has the demonstrated ability to produce excess amounts of energy, cleanly, without hazardous ionizing radiation, without producing nasty waste,” said Joseph Zawodny, a senior research scientist with NASA’s Langley Research Center.
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What is the goal? An always-on (24 x 7 x 365) power supply that is inexpensive to produce, can be bulk produced with readily available materials, can be manufactured in any nation using 1950′s or earlier technology, and has a working lifespan greater than 20 years. The system consists of six main components: Solar thermal cells for gathering energy.An insulated thermal mass for storing the energy (dirt or water).A heat radiator for disposing of waste heat.An LTD Stirling engine for generating energy.A flow controller for for fluid flow, preventing energy loss from the system, and increasing efficiency.An inverter to connect to the grid and convert DC power from the generator to AC usable in your house and power grid. Each component is designed to be as inexpensive, modular, easily replaceable, and mass producible as possible. Comparing the current cost of energy at ~$100 USD per MWh to a system based on a redesign of a 100 – 200 year old technology shows that sub $20 USD per MWh energy is possible with technology available today. It also shows that renewable energy can be far cheaper than fossil fuels with a little creativity.
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Ever dream of a future free from the shackles of mindless mass-produced consumerism? A future of complete freedom, instantaneous manufacturing, and self-designed made-to-order one-of-a-kind goods? ...
British inventor and CEO, Chris Garner, has come up with the MSV Explorer, an amphibious vehicle that not only treks on land and through water, but is powered by an exotic free energy method he calls "self-sustaining" that will enable the vehicle to travel indefinitely without stopping for fuel. Coming next month.
The company, MSVEX, is presently running in-house tests, which they expect to be completed in about a week. After that, they will be doing third-party testing to validate the technology, probably at the University of Plymouth (UK), or another university, depending on available facilities.
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Two Canberra scientists believe they have made a major breakthrough in how to best produce hydrogen which can be used as a clean and renewable energy source.
This video shows a first successful trial lighting an 11W 220 V CFL using a 1.5 V AAA battery and a CVS disposable camera flash circuit... My comment: awsome implications for the poor of this world...
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