Archive for the ‘Ecofriendly’ Category
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Wind Powered Vehicle Will Attempt To Smash World Record
The “Greenbird” as it has been dubbed, is a wind powered vehicle combining the best of Formula One Racing and aircraft body construction technology. Businessman and ecopreneur Dale Vince of Ecotricity and his friend and engineer Richard Jenkins, both from Great Britain, joined forces to finance and design this bird with the view to breaking […]
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Solar Power From Outer Space
Solar power is fast becoming a viable option for many people when it comes to powering a home off the grid. One of the problems of course with solar is the lack of constant sun at times and in some locations there is very little sun all year round. The Space Island Group, hopes to […]
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Discarded Waste Makes a Cool Wooden Rocking Chair
Back in the day, the electric company used to allow us kids to take their wooden spools that they wrapped their wires around, when they no longer needed them. We would cut a hole in the middle, making a little cubby hole as the inside was hollow. We would then have a stackable fort. Now […] -
Hydrogen Cars How Close Are They Really
Work is being done on the development of affordable hydrogen cars and it is being met with some success. Even the oil companies are getting in on the action so this surly means hydrogen may be the wave of the future. Royal Dutch Shell has a hydrogen subsidiary.
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Car Gets Up To 7,000 Miles To The Gallon
Stories vary as to exactly how many miles this Microjoule car actually gets to the gallon but one thing is for sure; it gets a lot more miles to the gallon than most of the cars on the road today.
This car first made an appearance in the 2006 Shell Oil Eco-Marathon. Shell Oil you […]
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Recycled Fabric Makes an Eco-Friendly Comfy Chair
This is a chair in case it wasn’t obvious. Designed by Nendo, and dubbed the Cabbage Chair, it is made completely from recycled materials. It has no nails or screws. The textile and garment manufacturing industry generates a lot of waste material. This chair design puts some of this material waste to good use. In […]
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World’s Largest Solar Plant Coming to Arizona
Arizona’s public utility company will construct a 280 megawatt solar power plant near Phoenix. Abenga Solar is the company building the plant.
Enough clean electricity will be produced to light 70,000 homes. This will be the largest solar power plant in the world if it comes to fruition. This power plant will use solar trough technology […]
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Solar Charged Eco-Friendly Lamp Goes Inside or Out
Check out this eco-friendly solar charged lamp that almost looks like a flower in a pot when it is charging. This waterproof lamp can be used inside or outside. Simply turn it upside down to allow it to charge. The step-up converter inside the lamp produces significantly more power than conventional solar cells enabling it […] -
Giant Tree-Powered Machine Supplies Energy, Air to Madrid
This enormous tree powered structure in Madrid, Spain will be built with recycled materials and will generate all of it’s own power needs by using solar photo voltaic cells. The trees will produce oxygen and provide a cooling environment to offset radiated heat in cities.
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300 Mile Per Gallon Car is Safe and Affordable
This amazing, fun and peppy vehicle will travel 120 miles on one charge or the hybrid model will take you up to 300 miles on one tank of gas! It will reach speeds of up to 90 mph in plenty of comfort along with 360 degree visibility. The cost is an affordable $29,000. The […]
