"Reading this, your body at rest is emitting about 100 watts into the environment. If you're sitting in an open plan office, count the number of surrounding colleagues and you don't need to be a maths genius to appreciate the possibilities of tapping into all that wasted energy. tags Charging Up Stairs New Renewable EnergyInstead it could provide a renewable energy source to power office lighting or laptops - and it may be possible to recharge your mobile phone by walking to the photocopier." I searched for "stairs" on the plime search engine, and it only seemed to catch around nineteen hits. So I guess this one's good. :) picked by Jetka 2 years ago |
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Forget chip fat, sugar cane or rapeseed oil – the latest source of biofuel could be watermelons. 0 comments edit related share plime.comScientists have discovered that the fruit is a great source of sugar that can be readily distilled into alcohol to power cars and farm machinery. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago |
As the sizes of sensor networks and mobile devices shrink toward the microscale, and even nanoscale, there is a growing need for suitable power sources. Because even the tiniest battery is too big to be used in nanoscale devices, scientists are exploring nanosize systems that can salvage energy from the environment. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Unlike other tidal energy generators, the Anaconda is designed to be simple, cheap and robust, and they say 50 of them near a shore can power more than 5,000 homes. 0 comments edit related share plime.comRelated Post picked by Ankabout 7 months ago |
Vivace actually creates and then harvests energy from VIV, and it does it all using slow water currents, a previously untapped source of sustainable energy. picked by jLoSsDh 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The viability of harnessing waves as a lucrative renewable energy source received a boost last week following the announcement that the world's first commercial wave energy project will begin delivering wave-generated energy to the north of Portugal later this month. 1 comments edit related share plime.comalso see here picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
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I didn't know there were so many ways to try to get energy from waves. There are a couple of videos showing how some of the systems work. picked by JFargo1688 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Meet the standard British electrical socket; actually designed with an on/off switch. Many electrical appliances draw electricity even when they’re turned off. Here’s the euro solution: Every electrical socket in my flat here in the UK has an on/off switch. Imagine how much energy we could save if we cut off the electricity to every socket not in use. This is cutting down on wasted ene... read full post picked by pitim 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Leave it to the British to figure out a way to shame homeowners into making their houses more energy efficient. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Mobile phone operator Orange said on Tuesday it had teamed up with GotWind, a firm specializing in renewable energy, to produce a recharger powered by dance energy alone. 0 comments edit related share technology-they have to change the name though... picked by bevissimo 1 year ago |
This happened before, in 1981. But this time the renewable energy industry is in better shape for a fight. picked by karenben 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Yay! for more renewable energy, and an initiative taken by the government to make it work! picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
What's more important to Vermont residents when it comes to the environment? The preservation of their picturesque mountaintops or renewable energy? The plans for windmills may mar the landscape, but perhaps the benefits are far greater. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
All around the US, homeowners are getting paid by their energy utility to have solar panels installed. That's because power companies have an urgent need for roof space. They're in a race against the clock to replace ever greater portions of the regular energy supply by power sourced from renewables. picked by mattgup 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Galaxies today are struggling to clump together against the incredible repulsive power of dark energy, hints a new survey of thousands of galaxies. Measuring this anti-clumping effect puts a new arrow in the quiver of cosmologists seeking to uncover the nature of the mysterious force. picked by deepchill 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Scientists have managed to harness the energy-producing power of hamsters by fitting them with tiny detector jackets. 3 comments edit related share plime.comThe devices are strapped to the animals as they run on their cage wheels, capturing the biomechanical energy they release as they exercise. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago |
Your mobile phone could soon be prompting you to save energy by unplugging the phone's charger when the battery is full, an initiative Nokia said on Thursday it would roll out across its device range. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Could vaporising waste provide a solution to two of humanity's biggest environmental problems at once? Companies around the world are trying to turn household waste into clean energy – but critics say "gasification" isn't as green as it sounds... picked by bingo 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new proposal to improve a 75-year-old dike, the Afsluitdijk, in The Netherlands could make it the world’s leading site for generating saltwater power— a clean, renewable energy source which is 30-40% more efficient than burning coal. picked by tgkprog 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ontario's Liberal government hopes its Green Energy Act to be introduced Monday will create 50,000 new jobs and transform the province's struggling economy, but environmentalists warn the plan relies too heavily on nuclear power. picked by amabaie 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won’t cramp their pocketbooks. Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are answering that call by working to chemically manipulate algae for production of the next generation of renewable fuels – hydrogen gas. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |