Renewable Energy
Human-powered gyms
Regular gyms use a lot of electricity to get their exercise machines running, lighting and air conditioning use up a lot of it as well, machines that are not in use are rarely switched off. Eco-friendly gyms on the other [...]
Use.less: a designer’s answer to useless consumption
Her main products are three. They aren’t new products, just existent ones with a pinch of originality, which gives them a sustainable tone. Nika Rams has designed three objects aimed at helping people use less water, paper and energy. Verónica [...]
One of the competing houses in Solar Decathlon 2010
Not long ago, I told you about a design competition called “Solar Decathlon”. Last year, a team of German students won by presenting a house covered in solar panels. Now I’ll look at a Chinese group of students, and their [...]
Waste has huge potential as an energy source in Spain
Waste is trash, garbage, a problem, a nuisance. But it can also be an energy source. By using trash as an energy source we are being smart, we are imitating nature with its cyclical processes. Waste comes from somewhere; waste [...]
Energy Star for data centers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing a program to foster energy efficiency in data centers. Starting in June, data centers will be able to apply for Energy Star certification. Operators will first have to go through an online test, [...]
The US and India agreed on climate change and clean energy initiatives
US president Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed a number of agreements to work together on climate change and energy security. This is great news, being the US the second largest carbon-emitter, and India the fourth. The [...]
A hospital in the U.S. runs with the gases emitted by a brewery
An engine in a hospital in Wisconsin, U.S., converts the methane gas discharged by a brewery into electricity. The gas, which used to be released to the atmosphere by City Brewing Company, is now renewed by one of the Gundersen [...]
New York Takes a Strong Stance on Climate Change
It is comforting to see that New York (NY), already one of the US’s greenest cities, is taking a strong stance on climate change. In December 2006 New Yorkers were challenged by their Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, to come up [...]
Energy wasted through Standby Power
Most homes bleed energy. They lose electricity that no one uses, no one takes advantage of – it’s a total waste. This is called vampire current, or stand-by current. This type of electricity loss is caused by home electronics that [...]
