London’s Red Phone Booths Go Green, Charge CellPhones

The big red telephone booths across the London, which were serving millions just a decade ago, are now a typical photo background.  A couple of...
Fuel Economy Improved On the Ground by Running Electric Taxi Gear Instead of the Jet Engines

Airplane Fuel Economy on the Ground Improved by New Electric Taxi Gear

We've covered airplane fuel economy before, and there are a number of approaches to improving it, including use of lighter materials, lighter hybrid control...

First Ever Solar Bike Path Generates Electricity for the Dutch Grid

The first of its kind bicycle path with integrated solar panels will be open to public use as of next week in the Netherlands....

Green Overpass Absorbs Traffic Emissions, Turns Them Into Biomass

No city official can now say that there is not enough space for biomass growth in the urban environment. A team of inventors demonstrated...

Seghal Foundation’s Innovative Recharge Well will Help Developing Countries

In rural India, access to clean drinking water is hard to come by. The country is the second most populated in the world, so that...

Beautiful Floating Platforms May Supply Wind and Wave Power To Copenhagen

There is only one thing better than a facility that can harvest both tidal and wind energy, and that is when this facility is...

DoE’s Solar Decathlon Competition Gathers Green Housing Designers From Across The Globe

In the coming two weeks, the Department of Energy is hosting the Solar Decathlon competition in Orange County Great Park, California. Teams from all...

Disruptive 3D Printing Process to Aid Fuel Economy and Mitigate Waste

3D printing technology is allowing the next generation of industrial designers to set some amazing and realistic goals. A novel material forming technique called Selective...

Cheap Zero-Carbon House Built by British Designers

British designers constructed a brand new zero carbon house, which produces more energy that it consumes, and costs just as much to build as...
Wind Tree

‘Wind Tree’ Proves the ‘Silent Wind turbine’ Oxymoron False

Wind Tree, as we can guess from the name, is a wind turbine that looks like a tree. But, that is just a speck...