alternative energy

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Science

Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives

12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Photovoltaic cells printed on sheets aren’t news, nor are LEDs and ultrathin lithium batteries. What’s news is a combination of the three which can help give light to 1.5 billion people who live in impoverished areas without access to electricity. More »
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Science

Apparently We Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Eco-Friendly Biofuels Now

10:20AM Adrian Covert | Singaporean researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have devised a way to convert carbon dioxide into clean-burning biofuel methanol, using a safe, non-toxic process. Has mankind defeated the final boss of Global Warming? More »
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Vehicles

80 Buses in Oslo Will Be Powered by Raw Sewage

10:20AM Adrian Covert | This might be the most disgusting use of green technology I’ve ever seen, but yes, Norweigan fecal matter will keep their Buses up and running. More »
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Science

Google and GE Team Up to Revitalise Our Ancient Power Grid

11:15PM John Mahoney | We might still have to wait a while for the Google washing machine–but GE as we know is also a huge player in energy infrastructures, which makes notable their announcement of a partnership with those incessant innovators at Google to modernise our stone-age grid. If (if) we somehow do find ourselves with an administration in January that truly moves forward with forward-thinking energy plans, we don’t want to losing a huge percentage of our fresh new juice to our inefficient grid, most parts of which date back to the disco era. More »
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