Ferrari 599, the ultimate supercar engine, goes electric:
Renewable Energy Innovations: Green Technology
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Porsche Boxter full EV prototype
Porsche have two hybrid vechicles, including a 918 Spyder but today they announced the prototype Boxter EV:
Not for retail sale, a 'rolling labotory' it will be interesting to see what the other supercar manufacturers come up with.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
The Great Energy Challenge
National Geographic are running a special series of articles titled The Great Energy Challenge. The site has a huge range of news, web apps and video so you can explore the issues, encouraging you to alter personal behaviour to effect global change.
One very interesting article is Going "All The Way" With Renewable Energy which posits the true issue is (lack of) political will:
"Worldwide production of the rare earth mineral neodymium would have to quintuple to supply the millions of wind turbines needed to power a 100 percent renewable future, two researchers say. They view political will as a bigger stumbling block than any materials bottleneck."
One very interesting article is Going "All The Way" With Renewable Energy which posits the true issue is (lack of) political will:
"Worldwide production of the rare earth mineral neodymium would have to quintuple to supply the millions of wind turbines needed to power a 100 percent renewable future, two researchers say. They view political will as a bigger stumbling block than any materials bottleneck."
Monday, 7 February 2011
Energy bridge
Been a little slow on the blog, too busy enjoying Kahurangi National Park in New Zealand. Time to catch up, lets start with this innovative design for a bridge at Solarpark South from Calabria, Italy. Sculptured Wind Turbines complement a solar cell road, creating an ecosystem for growing plants and produce.
Friday, 7 January 2011
Personal Energy Generation
CES, the Consumer Electronics Show is on now in Las Vegas. One of the many interesting new technologies on display is PEG, the Personal Energy Generator from nPower. This device contains a battery and works by stashing it in your bag as you walk around. It converts kinetic energy into an electrical charge that the battery stores.
About 15 minutes of walking creates 1 minute of charge for a high powered device such as an iPhone. If this can be shrunk you can see these popping up as extremely useful devices in our increasingly gadgetized world.
About 15 minutes of walking creates 1 minute of charge for a high powered device such as an iPhone. If this can be shrunk you can see these popping up as extremely useful devices in our increasingly gadgetized world.
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Lighter side of Life
A brilliantly funny sketch by Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2011.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Piezoelectrical Harvest
The New York Times has a brief article on a new way to draw electricity from the wind: oscillating wind panels. The initial premise is that wind turbines are noisy and dangerous to wildlife, however in each case there is conflicting evidence. Regardless, these are pretty cool:
Imagine wind blowing through trees, rustling the leaves. This idea is that by using piezoelectric materials you can turn the movement into a vibration, which in turn is converted to electricity. They are much smaller than a turbine, and can be placed on individual building roofs, so a whole community can benefit from wind power regardless of size or electrical grid constraints. One of the best innovations in energy production for 2010.
Imagine wind blowing through trees, rustling the leaves. This idea is that by using piezoelectric materials you can turn the movement into a vibration, which in turn is converted to electricity. They are much smaller than a turbine, and can be placed on individual building roofs, so a whole community can benefit from wind power regardless of size or electrical grid constraints. One of the best innovations in energy production for 2010.
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