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. More »
One California Assemblyman is proposing legislation that would create a pilot program designed to capture those vibrations by putting piezoelectrics under roads. [PsyOrg]
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. More »
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. More »
In order to create a renewable carbon economy, you can use solar power to split carbon dioxide. Combine the resulting carbon monoxide with hydrogen, and you have the beginnings of a solar fuel that could one day replace oil. More »
