Tag Archives: energy
16-year-old discovers catalyst to turn Egypt’s plastic waste into biofuel
Egyptian teen calculates that her method could generate $78 million in biofuels for country annually. Photo: Euro Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad is not your average 16-year-old. While most teens were delivering pizza or working on their tans this summer, … Continue reading
Energy bills to be made ‘more fair’ says Cameron
Prime Minister backs plans for simpler energy bills, with four core tariffs, to come into effect towards the end of 2013 Gas and electricity customers ‘will get the best possible energy tariff,’ said David Cameron. The prime minister is supporting … Continue reading
Gravity powered lights, cheaper than solar – Boing Boing
Simple things that we take for granted, like flipping a switch and having light suddenly appear, aren’t so simple in developing countries. This fantastic gravity powered light may change that, if their Indiegogo project is successful. The designer… Continue reading
Growing food in the desert: is this the solution to the world’s food crisis?
Philipp Saumweber is creating a miracle in the barren Australian outback, growing tonnes of fresh food. So why has he fallen out with the pioneering environmentalist who invented the revolutionary system? Desert blooms: Philipp Saumweber, the foun… Continue reading
The man who would stop hurricanes with car tyres
Stephen Salter with his “rainmaker” which is designed to produce rain clouds from sea water. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Devastating tropical storms of the kind that battered the US last week could be weakened and rendered less deadly using a simple… Continue reading
UK tidal power potential estimated at 153GW
Crown Estate unveils findings of a new study designed to help predict the future growth of the marine energy industry The UK has the potential to install tens of gigawatts (GW) of tidal and wave power capacity, according to a new report from the C… Continue reading
It’s a myth that wind turbines don’t reduce carbon emissions
Conclusive figures show that the sceptics who lobby against wind power simply have their facts wrong The assertion that wind turbines don’t reduce carbon emissions is a myth, according to conclusive statistical data obtained from National Grid and… Continue reading
Bluetooth Bulb Turns Your Mobile Devices Into Energy Efficient Lighting Systems
Remember how the clapper revolutionized the lazy industry? Well the new version of that technology is upon us and as expected it is far more interactive. Known simply as Bluetooth Bulb the LED based device utilized Bluetooth 4.0 and a mobile devic… Continue reading
Germany’s renewable energy revolution leaves UK in the shade
The country expects renewables to contribute 35% electricity by 2020 ??? no matter what the cost The blazing blue skies that Germany baked under last weekend added a fresh gleam to the nation’s renewable energy revolution: a new world record for sol… Continue reading
Geothermal energy could meet a fifth of UK’s power needs
The UK could meet a fifth of its power needs ??? the equivalent of nine nuclear power stations ??? by exploiting geothermal power, a new report into the technology has found. But the report found that the current subsidy regime does not provide su… Continue reading
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