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.
The nPower PEG charger “harvests” your kinetic energy as a source of renewable power, allowing you to keep your phone or other small device running while away from outlets. Running, biking or even just walking will keep the electricity flowing.
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This wind-powered cart breaks the rules of science because it’s actually faster than the wind itself. When the wind was only blowing at 32km.h, the cart managed to hit speeds of 80km/h. Here’s how it works.
Sceptics of modern technology, behold: a newly-opened solar plant in Sicily is able to continue generating electricity long after the sun goes down. The trick lies in the plant’s use of salt to store up heat for later use.
Spare a thought for the cows when you’re surfing the net in the coming years, won’t you? Their manure will be shovelled and turned into fuel, so companies such as HP can power their data centres and save the world.
Get ready for the most delicious way to travel: Amtrak will soon run its Heartland Flyer rail line on beef byproduct biodiesel. Just like me, this train will run slowly and inefficiently on burgers.
On December 16, Google formed a new subsidiary in Delaware known as Google Energy. They then requested permission from federal authorities to buy and sell wholesale electricity. What could Google want to do with this?
