Vertical Axis Wind Turbine DIY Guide
Today I found another DIY project for generating alternative energy, by using the wind. It is a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), and it works by the same principle those huge wind turbines do, but they are much more easy and less expensive to build.
Homemade Solar Panel with Cells Bought from eBay
Today I stumbled upon a web site made by a guy (he's an astronomer) who did his own very cheap solar panel. He has a remote property in Arizona and there isn't any power source, so he had to improvise it by himself.
Wave Powered Boat: Free Energy from the Oceans
The wave powered boat is called "Suntory Mermaid II". It has a speed of 5 knots, which is three times slower than traditional diesel powered boats. With some improvement in the wave-propulsion technology and combining it with wind sailing we can hope that it will become competitive with fossil fuels-powered boats.
Shell Oil Company to Open 1 GigaWatt Solar Power Plant
Showa Shell Sekiyu, a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary, the one of Japan largest oil company will invest 100 billion yen($938 mil) in a giant solar panel powered plant, AFP says.
Anaconda Bulge Wave Power: Incredible Rubber-based Power Device
Francis Farley, an experimental physicist (I like them much more than the theoreticias), has invented the "Anaconda" wave powered device. It can mainly be described as a large distensible tube, made out of rubber, closed at both ends and filled with water. The Anaconda tube is designed to be anchored just below the sea's surface, with one of its ends facing the oncoming waves.
Solar Ark from Sanyo: Where to Take Your Kids this Summer
Sanyo has opened a inverted ark shaped facility covered all over with solar panels. In the 315m wide and 37m tall facility there's a Solar Lab built - it's a museum of solar energy with hands-on exhibits and unique outdoor light shows.
An Interesting Approach to a Wave Powered Electricity Generator
I received a message today from a reader suggesting a particular website. I read the information on that particular website, and there was presented a hybrid energy producing system by using the waves as a "catalyst" for the operation of a diesel-powered generator.
Breakthrough Discovery for Stationary Industrial Fuel Cells – Faster Startups
In their search to make better fuel cells, a research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has discovered a new structure that moves oxygen ions through the cell at substantially lower temperatures than previously thought possible.
Professor Korakianitis Doubts Japanese Water Car Claims
Watch the video first, and then read the article. It may be better that way. Some things must be stood up for, because this is our only way of saving the whole world from petrol dependence.
Ultracell XX25 Methanol Fuel Cell – 8 Hours of Portable Power for Military Laptops
California-based company Ultracell designed this methanol fuel cell for the army. XX25 uses eight and a half ounces of methanol to supply power for a military laptop for eight hours. It can also be made to last longer if you attach it to a bigger tank of methanol.
