The boffins at MIT have come up with a super low cost desalination plant which they say will deliver continuous clean water to a family. What makes it special is the fact that it doesn’t get clogged up by salt residues, which means it stays operative after long periods of use without cleaning. The trick? Using a non-wick system which instead uses 2.5 cm holes which don’t get clogged up with salt.
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Dutch electric car maker Lightyear has passed another milestone this week, with the announcement of a test run which completed 710 kilometres (440 miles) at a speed of 85 km per hour. The Lightyear One vehicle has long been marketed as a super efficient EV and this latest coup proves the point. The car features embedded solar panels, super efficient electric in-wheel motors and a bunch of other software and hardware enhancements focused on maximising the vehicle’s range. The results…
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Solar panels are, well, panels but what if they were more like fabric? A new type of solar sheet developed by the company, Solivus, is thin, flexible and can be attached to just about anything giving a variety of structures their own renewable energy option without major installation needed.
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Solar energy is the go to for renewable energy but what happens at night? Especially when you can’t store the energy gained during the day? Rather than what are currently expensive battery options, we may be able to harness the power of darkness.
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Running out of battery on your smartphone or tablet when you’re out and about bites. Having to do a long commute or navigate a strange place without the help of technology isn’t impossible but it is better when you’ve got a little help. Keep your devices alive with the Switch Solar Bag, the bag that charges your devices.
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Electric cars are considered by many to be one of the key components in battling climate change. Getting them on the road, getting emission causing cars off the road, can only help. One of the biggest issues is the range of these cars. After all, leave an urban area and good look finding somewhere to change up that battery. Lightyear One is a solar car that hopes to bridge that gap.
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Many people dream of living “off gird” and being totally self sustainable but humans are social animals and the future may actually be in microgridding. You and and everyone you know may one day live in self contained homes, without having to move out to the wilderness.
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Alternative energy farms are getting a lot of flack on the ground as they’re big and interrupt wildlife which is why we’re putting them in the ocean. Dutch engineers are putting a new spin on them by building solar islands that follow the sun, like a sun flower!
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Snow, most people are pretty annoyed when it starts falling but maybe in the future it will be a boon to our electricity bills. New device can create electricity from snowfall which may also go on to bridge the gap for solar usage in areas were it snows a lot. The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can make sustainable energy an option even for frozen wastelands.
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Solar power is probably the way of the future but it’s still a bit pricey to have installed in your home. Yotta Solar wants to solve this problem by providing integrated energy storage and panels to people looking to upgrade.
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Smog causes a litany of health problems. From breathing issues to just straight up death. The very serious issues that air pollution causes have been well documented and China is hit especially hard by them. It’s not just human health that it causes problems for though, smog also lessens the effectiveness of solar power.
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Here’s some incentive to switching to solar: not only can you save money on your electric, you may be able to make some too. Social Energy is releasing their innovative home systems that allow users to sell their stored energy to their local market.
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You know the drill, you complain about the heat all summer but then as soon as the cold weather hits, you complain about that. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some way to store that delicious summer heat for when you really need it, like the dead of winter. Science thought so too! Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage (MOST) saves heat for a cold day.
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We gotta take our tech outside with us! That’s just what we do now, no more roughing it in the wilderness. There are no outlets out there but there is plenty of sunlight. You can make sure you always have power with the Solar Scroll, the solar charger that comes in a neat package.
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Lanterns are really handy things to have when the lights go out and you still need to get things done. The Crush Light Solar Powered Lantern is the small but durable light source that you can take pretty much anywhere.
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