All the stories tagged with: energy
British soldiers go green with special solar-powered suits
03/16/2011, A team of researchers over at the University of Glasgow are developing new suits to make soldiers better and more efficient while on the battlefield. One of the main problems with current soldier equipment is that they need to carry [...]
Retractable Mobile Solar Unit can be used to provide electricity in emergencies
03/09/2011, If there’s one thing inconvenient about solar panels it’s that they’re huge and impractical to bring around with you. Well the folks in OS, Japan, have come up with something called the Mobile Solar Unit GSR-110B – a portable power [...]
A polar bear that changes color according to how you use your energy
02/17/2011, GE (General Electric)’s ecomagination challenge has some pretty interesting submissions to help save the environment and one of them is this Polar Bear soft toy that changes colors according to the energy usage in the house. All you have to [...]
Hot Liner solar cookers: so you don’t have to start fires anymore
02/04/2011, Don’t you just hate it when you’re out camping and you can’t seem to get a fire going to boil some water or cook your food? Wish there was an easier way that didn’t require you bring a portable stove [...]
3D Solar cells will make solar energy efficient
01/19/2011, Solar energy – a renewable energy source that hasn’t been too popular due to its low efficiency and high cost of implementation. And that’s because of our current solar panel designs – they just don’t trap the sunlight well enough. [...]
MIT Researchers Discover New Energy Source (It’s Not Energon)
03/16/2010, Every gadget and laptop user on the planet has at some point of time complained about battery life, and we’ve been waiting for something new and interesting to give us smaller and lighter batteries for ages. Now, hopefully the folks [...]
Bloom Box ready to rock and roll
02/22/2010, The Bloom Box from Bloom Energy looks set to hit the general populace, where it will do its part in helping keep the earth nice and green, assuming everyone adopts it on a large scale. It resembles an industrial-sized refrigerator, [...]
Horizon Hydrofill Hydrogen Refueling and Storage Solution
01/11/2010, [CES 2010] We published about Horizon Hydrofill, when it was announced prior to CES on Jan. 4th, and we got a chance to see the device at the show. Hydrofill is a major fuel cell innovation, allowing everyone to have [...]
Google PowerMeter gets device partner
10/06/2009, Google is pleased to announce their first device partner which means you no longer need to have a smart meter installed by your utility before booting up Google PowerMeter! Their devices will now play nice with TED 5000 from Energy [...]
Solar highways: what about theft?
07/24/2009, A number of states are looking into building huge solar arrays along highways. For one, there’s some electric infrastructure along highways. Secondly, the area surrounding these roads should be somewhat built up (or flattened). Today, installations in Oregon already powers [...]
Microsoft Hohm: Energy Conservation 2.0
06/24/2009, In nine hours, Microsoft will officially announce Hohm, a web-based service that has been created to help people and utilities companies manage energy more efficiently. The official announcement will be made at the Edison Electric Institute utility industry conference, at [...]
