WhisperGen™: Domestic Cogeneration Appliance
Not exactly carbon free but certainly doing lots more with less.The engineering of this sleek home appliance combines a stirling engine with a patented 'woble yoke' transmission technology. The yoke...
View ArticleWhale Inspired Wind Mills
"WhalePower, based in Toronto, Ontario, is testing this wind-turbine blade at a wind-testing facility in Prince Edward Island. The bumps, or "tubercles," on the blade's leading edge reduce noise,...
View ArticleAgro Housing -- To Dwell is to Garden
Agro HousingKnafo Klimor Architects of Israel - Winners of the 2nd International Architecture Competition for Sustainable Housing. China 2007Conceptual ApproachAccording to a UN report, in 2010 about...
View ArticleA Generational Challenge to Repower America
Al Gore speaks at DAR Constitution Hall on 7/17/08 Ladies and Gentleman: There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the...
View ArticleBreakthrough in Generating Electricity from Low Temperature Waste Heat
Factories, data centers, power plants--even your clothes dryer--throw off waste heat that could be a useful source of energy. But most existing heat-harvesting technologies are efficient only at...
View ArticleHudson River Science Barge: Hyrdoponic Urban Farming
Via the website of New York Sun Works - Sustainable EngineeringSee the Video What is the Science Barge?The Science Barge is a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center. It...
View ArticleThe Desert Can Produce Food and Fresh Water with Seawater Greenhouses
The ProcessThe Seawater Greenhouse uses the sun, the sea and the atmosphere to produce fresh water and cool air. The process recreates the natural hydrological cycle within a controlled environment....
View ArticleMilan World Expo 2015: Feeding the Planet, energy for Life
Via: Abitare - international design magazine by Herzog & de Meuron, Jacques HerzogLondon School of Ecomics, Ricky BurdettStefano Boeri Architetti, Stefano BoeriWilliam McDonough + Partners,...
View ArticleA Network of Farmers, Engineers, & Supporters Building the Global Village...
The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization...
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