Topic “energy”
DIAL 4 LIGHT
Use your phone to light your way home. In areas in Dorentrup, Germany where they normally switch off lights at 11pm till morning, you can now Dial 4 Light. Instead of feeling your way through the dark streets in the past, you can still conserve energy and make your way home from the pub without landing in the gutter. Happy dialing.
via time
Solar Ivy
Solar Ivy, designed by SMIT are photovoltaic leaves that flutter. Generated by solar and wind energy, the Solar Ivy generate 85 watts of solar power each. So far, the leaves have been commissioned for the Helix Hotel Project in Dubai, exhibited at Dwell on Design and powered up a bus stop that allowed commuters to charge their mobile phones as they waited.
(via Inhabitat)
Ultra Efficient Solar Energy
Quantasol are going to give us solar cells that will be tuned to specific conditions based on their locations.
This is going to seriously increase energy efficiency and generation.
More on how it goes at New Scientist.
Ringing in Energy
Atelier Tekuto's Aluminium Ring House circulates solar and geothermal energy through aluminium rings that act as radiators, light fixtures and partitions.
(via Designboom)
WATTCHER
Keep tab of how much energy your using in your home. Just plug it in and see the LED numbers light up for how much power (watts) is currently being used. This nifty gadget only uses up less than 1 watt. View your current wattage online too.
Wattcher by Marcel Wanders, designed for Innovaders
ITS A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL
This one's for Mr MFA.
Disneyland is going green. Ha! Switching to biodiesel made from used cooking oil from the resort's kitchens, the Railroad trains have reduced emissions by up to 80%.For the 16 guest trams, they are switching to compressed natural gas (CNG) saving 50,000 gallons of standard diesel fuel each year.
Let's go!
via greenbiz
A Solar Tower
In the vein of Moho, Monolab presents the Rotterdam Tower, but(!) she’s got a skin of photovoltaic panels.
(Monolab Architects via Inhabitat)
Free Energy
Energy without power cables, electricity lines or electricity bills.
Intel has been focusing on eco-technology, and wireless energy is one! Harvested from sources like WiFi, mobile phone towers and TV signals, Intel demonstrated the use of this RF energy by powering a wall-mounted household weather station - with an LCD screen - using a TV antenna - pointed at a local TV station.
(via Treehugger via Gizmag)
The Plumen project
CFL lightbulbs drastically reduce energy consumption. If you have not changed your incandescent lightbulbs yet, here's motivation. Apart from the fact that CFL's last ten times longer and use 75% less energy (electricity) these Plumen's look amazing. Named the ice cream whip, freeform and the radiator, check them out at Hulger's site. (Hulger is also well known for their Skype phones)
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