[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Photo: Søren Krohn via windpower.org
It was good news for eco-conscious New Yorkers (and a joke to others) when Mayor Bloomberg suggested the installation of wind turbines atop city buildings and bridges or wind farms a ways offshore. The question is: which would be more effective? And which is more feasible? Let’s break down some of […]
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Okay so they’re not necessarily plastic (though they could be), and they probably won’t “solve” climate change, but according to Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia University, the concept would give us time to develop alternative energies and slow the damaging effects of CO2 in our atmosphere. The San Diego Union Tribune […]
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Thanks to a grant from Dominion Power, the University of Richmond (Virginia) will get 0,000 to improve their energy efficiency. The money will go towards purchasing and installing a monitoring system in all 14 of its residence dorms. Over 1,000 students signed a petition in support of the project.
The system will be used […]
Despite the tremendous risks involved, more and more countries are sinking ever larger sums of money into research examining the energy potential of gas hydrates, or methane clathrates. As Janet Pelley reports in the online edition of Environmental Science & Technology, government and industry scientists in Canada and U.S. have embarked on a long-term p…
We wrote about the Digital Water Pavilion and commented on how sustainable the Expo Zaragoza is in itself. However, we find the urinals of this Water Festival in Spain are worth an extra post as it illustrates perfectly how one small decision can make a big difference.
46 eco-friendly urinals have been installed at the […]
Silicon Valley has officially had green fever for some time, now. A case in point is our recent interview with Chris Page, Yahoo’s sustainability maven. Adobe, the maker of Photoshop, Acrobat, Flash, etc. is also taking some of these lessons to heart and putting its buildings under the lens—and no, this isn’t a green Photoshop […]
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At the risk of sounding like a cheerleader, the scale of some of the new solar power plants being announced over the past few weeks are just astounding. PG&E has contracted with a 250 MW and a 500 MW solar plant in California, a 250 MW integrated solar plant/manufacturing facility is being built […]
Quick Look at Tesla’s Insides
Number 1 on the photo above is the AC electric motor. It might look a bit like a vacuum cleaner, but this beast can generate 248 hp (185 kW), spin up to 13,000 RPM, and its max torque of 200 ft-lb is produced from 0-6,000 RPM.
Number 2 is the transmission. After […]
i MiEV Electric Car: What We Know So Far
The saga continues. First, we learned about some improvements to Mitsubishi’s i MiEV prototype. Then the company announced that its electric car would go global. We had a peek at the New York Auto Show, learned that it would be
The Epic Battle to Power the World
Competition is good. Right now there are dozens of solar power firms fighting to bring inexpensive and clean energy to the world. Some are betting on solar thermal, like Ausra, while others like Day4 Energy are putting their chips on silicon-based solar panels, and a third group thinks that […]