renewable energy
Science

Can Wave Energy Really Power Australia’s Future?

CSIRO recently announced that energy from the ocean — also known as wave energy — could supply 11% of Australia’s demand by 2050. That is enough to power a city the size of Melbourne. It is a bold claim, but it’s time for Australia to look at the sea differently.

18 May 2012

News

Apple’s Data Centres Will Be Powered Entirely By Renewable Energy

Greenpeace has been on the offensive against Apple this week, blasting the company for sourcing the power for its energy-intensive data centres from coal power plants. Today, Apple fired back with some remarkable facts, claiming it’s a clean and renewable energy superstar.

11 May 2011

Science

Super Powerful Wind Turbine Taller Than Washington Monument

Wind blows. And if there’s energy (and money) to be made from this fact of life, we may as well take advantage of it, right? That’s what Vestas is doing – and they’re using the V164-7.0 MW, a massive 187m wind turbine, to do it.

10 May 2011

Science

80% Of Global Power Could Come From Renewable Sources By 2050

Mark it down in the diaries, folks… Provided the world doesn’t come to a cataclysmic end next year, the UN believes that humankind can get 80 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050.

29 April 2011

Science

Google Wants A Wind Farm Stretching Down The US East Coast

For some reason, lots of people hate wind farms – I think they’re rather pretty! – but NIMBY is a powerful, powerful force. So why not stick ‘em far in the breezy sea? Trans-Elect wants to do just that, with Google cash.

28 April 2011

Science

Legislation Proposed To Use Vehicle Vibrations To Generate Energy

One California Assemblyman is proposing legislation that would create a pilot program designed to capture those vibrations by putting piezoelectrics under roads. [PsyOrg]

22 February 2011

Cars

Wind Powered Car Blows Across Australia

A German engineered vehicle called ‘Wind Explorer’ has managed to travel 5000km across Australia, using a combination of lithium batteries, a wind turbine and a large kite of all things.

6 January 2011

Gadgets

nPower PEG Turns Movement Into Battery Life

Sure, it seems like the offspring of the ShakeWeight for power instead of sexual exercise. But that doesn’t mean it’s a joke. The nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) is a hybrid battery recharger that can live in a backpack, generating power through the power of your movement.

19 October 2010

Science

Solar Power Breakthrough, Courtesy Of Super Soaker Inventor

Lonnie Johnson did risk assessment for the Atlantis space shuttle. He helped get the B-2 stealth bomber off the ground. He gave us the Super Soaker. And now, with his latest invention, he might just make solar power viable.

7 October 2010

Science

US Military Will Be 50% Green In Next 10 Years – Hopefully

War is costly stuff and isn’t doing our fine planet any favours. At least, not environmentally. By 2020, however, the US military hopes that 50 per cent of their operations will be done using renewable energy.

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