Abu Dhabi To Build Two Green Towers Inspired By Nature and Islamic Architecture
A "design generated from a mathematically pre-rationalized form that derives from Islamic design principles" is about to be brought to life by Aedas, the world's fifth largest architecture company. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters will be built in collaboration with engineering firm Arup, and the deadline is 2012.
Home Energy Monitors Do Not Necessarily Save Energy In The Long Run, Study Says
A study conducted by University of Delft students showed that energy management systems used at home (HEMS) are not as efficient as they were presumed to be. Human nature seems to be the fault, and the effect manifests itself in the long run.
Solar Cells Featuring Carbon Nanotube Antennas Concentrate Light 100 Times
These days, MIT chemical engineers have come up with a new approach to concentrate solar power by 100 times without needing any lenses, mirrors or anything else than the solar cell itself.
New Stretchable Conductive Material Could Find Uses In Organic/Thin Film Solar Cells
Stretchable solar cells and other flexible electronic devices can celebrate the making of a material developed by three institutions from Germany and Japan called the "silver particle-containing polyurethane base electric wiring."
Green Pass: The Award-Winning Turnstile That Powers Itself
What can a hundred thousand Chinese people do when entering the subway? Produce power, of course! A team called "VIVA design", from the Guangdong University of Technology in China, have retrofitted those turnstiles at the subway entrances to produce electricity whenever someone passes through.
Google's Instant Search: Does The Big G Sip More Energy Than Before?
I'm so into that new Google Instant search thing... All I wonder is, if they had problems with the media and their green image in the past because some people said their datacenters were not as green as they stated, how about now, that for every letter and word you type, the search engine generates a different search?
Philadelphia To Recover Subway Trains' Brake Forces In Huge Battery For Reuse/Resale
Having a battery could someday be compared to having gold mine. Take Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, for example. They' going to use a huge battery and charge it from the subway's braking trains. The energy recovered thus will either be sold back to the grid or reused for acceleration.
Aesthetically Pleasing Solar Powered Slates Offered by UK Company
Today's practical solar panels are also aesthetically unpleasant, because they are usually bulky and usually ruin a home's looks (unless you really want it to look geeky). Heritage Solar Slate, a UK-based company, proposes solar cells that are identical to classic roofing slates, fully weather proof and aesthetically pleasing.
Green Algae Modified to Act as Photovoltaic Cells Power a Clock
Algae and photosynthetic bacteria could also be exploited to generate electricity, besides jellyfish. University of Cambridge researchers let by Adrian Fisher and Paolo Bombelli study how they could use the two fore-mentioned to actually generate usable energy.
Jellyfish Protein Serves as Organic Solar Cell; Could Be Used in Health Implants
Recently, Zackary Chiragwandi at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and his colleagues have developed a solar cell based on a green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria.
