water Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:38:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 DIY Low-tech Air Conditioning System From Terracotta Tubes and Water https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-air-conditioning-terracotta-20171003/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-air-conditioning-terracotta-20171003/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:38:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64575 A New Delhi architect has created a low-tech air conditioner using a material that has been around for millennia. Monish Siripurapu, the founder of Ant Studio has developed a system that uses terracotta tubes and water in order to cool the ambient air. The system was initially created for a factory, however, it may be […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-air-conditioning-terracotta-20171003/feed/ 0 64575 How Much Would You Travel for a Bottle of Water? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/much-travel-bottle-water-20170905/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/much-travel-bottle-water-20170905/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:25:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64112 Children in Somalia and other countries in Africa and Asia are travelling tens of kilometers to get a bottle of water – more or less drinkable. On the other side of the world, companies like Nestle tried to make water a good of their own, making it accessible by the privilege of paying. This guy […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/much-travel-bottle-water-20170905/feed/ 0 64112 Blue Whirls: New Kind of Fire Tornado Could Make Cleaning Oil Spills Cleaner https://www.greenoptimistic.com/blue-whirls-oil-spills-20160816/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/blue-whirls-oil-spills-20160816/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:07:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60396 Weather disasters are fascinating and frightening. The fire tornado is no exception. A difficult weather condition to control, a research team at the University of Maryland decided to look into ways of reducing its disaster component. The team discovered a fire tornado that manifests as blue whirls. Michael Gollner, a co-author of the study remarked, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/blue-whirls-oil-spills-20160816/feed/ 0 60396 Is Milk a Problem for the Environment? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/milk-problem-environment-20140908/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/milk-problem-environment-20140908/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:56:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49151 When it comes to daily life, there is always some impact on the environment, including what we might be putting into our morning coffee every day. Recently, I came across an article describing how bad Almond Milk is for the environment, and I had to wonder, what about Cow Milk? First, however, Almond Milk seems […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/milk-problem-environment-20140908/feed/ 10 49151 NY’s Biggest Wastewater Treatment Plant Accepts Food Waste, Produces Biogas For Grid https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-wastewater-treatment-food-waste-biogas-20131230/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-wastewater-treatment-food-waste-biogas-20131230/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:18:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44810 New York City is about to become the proud owner of the biggest wastewater biogas plant, which will supply sustainable energy to the national grid, thanks to the Newtown Creek project. The new technology is a real breakthrough, which has the potential to convert 100% of the food waste and wastewater into gas, which is […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-wastewater-treatment-food-waste-biogas-20131230/feed/ 1 44810 Climate-Induced Soil Nutrient Decrease to Threaten Global Food Production, Study https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-nutrient-decrease-food-20131105/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-nutrient-decrease-food-20131105/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:10:14 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=43196 Nutrients in soils are one of the most essential components that determine land productivity and consequently availability of food resources. The balance between these components, or more precisely the presence of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in sufficient quantities, is strongly determined by availability of water. A team of scientists, led by Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo from Universidad […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-nutrient-decrease-food-20131105/feed/ 0 43196 Electricity From Carbon Dioxide and Water Produced by Dutch Scientists https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electricity-from-carbon-dioxide-water-20130724/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electricity-from-carbon-dioxide-water-20130724/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:55:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39800 Researchers from Wetsus, the center for excellence for sustainable water technology in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, established a method to create an electrical current from carbon dioxide (CO2) using a combination of membranes and water. The study, published in the Journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, provides a mean for handling the greenhouse gas from electric […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electricity-from-carbon-dioxide-water-20130724/feed/ 0 39800 Drinkable Water Obtained by Engineers from Sewage, Bill Gates Involved https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineers-turn-sewage-into-potable-water-20130710/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineers-turn-sewage-into-potable-water-20130710/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 02:50:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39139 Engineers from the University of Missouri and Duke University can now turn human waste into drinkable water. Assisted by a $1.18 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its Reinvent the Toilet challenge, engineers have the goal to develop a working prototype at Duke University within 15 months that can turn sewage into […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineers-turn-sewage-into-potable-water-20130710/feed/ 1 39139 Water Pollution Assessed by Comparing to Pristine Forest Streams https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-pollution-forests-20130320/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-pollution-forests-20130320/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:48:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35090 In order to determine patterns in the natural change of water quality and nutrient concentrations in streams and rivers in forested areas, a recent study has established that undisturbed water basins should be studied with long term data. Alba Argerich, a postdoctoral research associate with Oregon State University and the lead author of the study […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-pollution-forests-20130320/feed/ 0 35090 Shocking USGS Image Shows How Much Potable Water We Actually Have Available https://www.greenoptimistic.com/usgs-potable-water-earth-20120514/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/usgs-potable-water-earth-20120514/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24470 The USGS (United States Geological Survey) has published a post on their water-related website that shows an amazing 3D rendering of actually how much water exists on Earth and how much of that water is potable. You can see the results on the left – they shocked me. The blue sphere floating above the Earth […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/usgs-potable-water-earth-20120514/feed/ 1 24470 Taiwanese Chlorophyll Battery – Works With Any Liquid! https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taiwanese-organic-chlorophyll-battery-20081101/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taiwanese-organic-chlorophyll-battery-20081101/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:22:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1121 Chungpin Hovering Liao from Graduate School of Electro-Optic and Material Science of National Formosa University in central Taiwan discovered a battery that he claims to be the world's first chlorophyll organic battery. He says his battery can be filled up with almost anything, including water and urine, and it can provide electricity from two to seven days.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taiwanese-organic-chlorophyll-battery-20081101/feed/ 3 1121 Free Electricity by Using Yoghurt Pots https://www.greenoptimistic.com/free-electricity-by-using-yoghurt-pots-20080721/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/free-electricity-by-using-yoghurt-pots-20080721/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:42:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=544 John Gilmartin, Scottish inventor, has found out a way to harness the free electricity from his backyard water stream near Staveley, in Cumbria, by using used youghurt pots and with the help of PhD engineering student Mr Cattley, now hopes to see the invention in the shops by the end of 2008.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/free-electricity-by-using-yoghurt-pots-20080721/feed/ 0 544 Geothermal plants could consume CO2 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2-20080308/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2-20080308/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:01:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/30/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2/ Pumping carbon dioxide through hot rocks could simultaneously generate power and mop up the greenhouse gases produced by fossil fuel power stations, according to a new study. Harnessing geothermal power involves extracting heat from beneath the surface of the Earth. Normally, this means pumping water down through hot rocks and extracting it again. But the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2-20080308/feed/ 1 207 Overunity Water Heater https://www.greenoptimistic.com/overunity-water-heater-20080304/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/overunity-water-heater-20080304/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:26:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/03/04/overunity-water-heater/ The post Overunity Water Heater appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/overunity-water-heater-20080304/feed/ 1 197 Extract Hydrogen From Water Without Electrolyte! https://www.greenoptimistic.com/extract-hydrogen-from-water-without-electrolyte-20080211/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/extract-hydrogen-from-water-without-electrolyte-20080211/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:28:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/11/extract-hydrogen-from-water-without-electrolyte/ This method of water electrolysis is based on generation of electrical square impulses at a given frequency. I will test this kind of device myself and if it really works I will publish on this site the exact frequency you need to separate H2 from O. It has been done by Stanley Meyer, who got […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/extract-hydrogen-from-water-without-electrolyte-20080211/feed/ 10 173 Free Energy From Water Mists https://www.greenoptimistic.com/free-energy-from-water-mists-20080210/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/free-energy-from-water-mists-20080210/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:16:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/10/free-energy-from-water-mists/ “Oh, yes! In 25 years we could take over the world” – says Dan Zaslavsky, professor at the Institute of Agriculture of Israel. He and his team devised an Energy Tower working on the principle of rising hot air and lowering the cold one. That is the simple idea. They work on the project since […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/free-energy-from-water-mists-20080210/feed/ 1 166 Get Free Water Using The Sun! https://www.greenoptimistic.com/get-free-water-using-the-sun-20080210/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/get-free-water-using-the-sun-20080210/#respond Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:28:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/10/get-free-water-using-the-sun/ Max Whisson has developed a device that captures water from the atmosphere and pours it into your glass, so you can drink it. There are many inventions regarding this subject, but his is the most interesting to me, because it’s fuel-free and electricity-free. By “electricity” I mean the electric current you take from the wall […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/get-free-water-using-the-sun-20080210/feed/ 0 158 DIY Magnetic Heater That Doesn’t Use Fuel https://www.greenoptimistic.com/magnetic-water-heater/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/magnetic-water-heater/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:31:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/08/how-to-build-a-free-energy-magnetic-water-heater/ This magnetic water heater is related to the transformation of magnetic energy and certain gases directly into heat energy without the use of ignition, as we know it. It is a heat-producing device that will greatly reduce atmospheric pollution and conserve energy. This device includes two spherical hollow pressure chambers that are joined together at […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/magnetic-water-heater/feed/ 6 147 The "reasonable" price of free energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-reasonable-price-of-free-energy-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-reasonable-price-of-free-energy-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:34:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/the-reasonable-price-of-free-energy/ I know there’s a lot of talk on the internet about “how to produce the free energy”, “how to capture it” or simply how to lower or eliminate your monthly bills (electricity, gas, heating). In fact, the energy harvested here, on this site, doesn’t come for free. It simply exists in space and time and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-reasonable-price-of-free-energy-20080202/feed/ 0 85 An Engine Fueled by Hydrogen Obtained from Water https://www.greenoptimistic.com/an-engine-ran-by-hydrogen-from-water-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/an-engine-ran-by-hydrogen-from-water-20080202/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:49:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/an-engine-ran-by-hydrogen-from-water/ Ex-President Bush has made a challenge to the American people to begin running cars on hydrogen as soon as possible, and has allocated over one billion dollars for research to find out how to do that. In a suburb of Toronto, Canada, a small company called Rothman Technologies, Inc., has in fact discovered not one […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/an-engine-ran-by-hydrogen-from-water-20080202/feed/ 1 76 A fuel cell that automatically throttles its power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-fuel-cell-that-automatically-throttles-its-power-20080130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-fuel-cell-that-automatically-throttles-its-power-20080130/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:15:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/30/a-fuel-cell-that-automatically-throttles-its-power/ A fuel cell that efficiently regulates its own power output based on the amount of hydrogen it is fed has been developed by US researchers. The simple control mechanism could extend the range of devices that can practically be powered using fuel cells. Fuel cells generate electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-fuel-cell-that-automatically-throttles-its-power-20080130/feed/ 0 58 Global Dimming reducing means a hotter and dryer world? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world-20080130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world-20080130/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:55:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/30/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world/ Despite concerns over global warming, scientists have discovered something that may have actually limited the impact of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in recent years by reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the Earth. So-called “global dimming,” will be the focus of a NOVA special scheduled to air on April 18 and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world-20080130/feed/ 0 53 Hydrogen From Water – 3 Production Methods https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-from-water/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-from-water/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:26:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/29/how-to-extract-hydrogen-from-water/ Getting hydrogen from water is one of today’s hottest and fastest-evolving areas in the renewable energy world. The basic methods for hydrogen production, though, have remained the same at their core, and everything is now innovated around the same old principles. 1. Electrolysis Electrolysis is the technical name for using electricity to split water into its constituent elements, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-from-water/feed/ 2 42 Researchers generate electricity from water https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-generate-electricity-from-water-20080129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-generate-electricity-from-water-20080129/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:10:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/29/researchers-generate-electricity-from-water/ By Phoebe Dey, ExpressNews Staff Dr. Daniel Kwok and Dr. Larry Kostiuk (centre) with graduate students Fuzhi Lu (left) and Jun Yang. October 20, 2003 – What started as a simple conversation between two University of Alberta engineering professors has led to the discovery of a new way to harness electricity–from flowing tap water. The […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-generate-electricity-from-water-20080129/feed/ 1 36 How To Boost Your Car’s MPG With Water https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-boost-your-car-with-water-20080129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-boost-your-car-with-water-20080129/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:02:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/29/how-to-boost-your-car-with-water/ You can always boost your car’s performance by adding a so-called “cell” to your car’s air input. This cell produces hydrogen through electrolysis of water impurified with baking soda, for example, or another electrolyte. The plans are easy to build at home during your weekend, and to test them on your carburretor or fuel-injection engine. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-boost-your-car-with-water-20080129/feed/ 0 33 Sunlight used to produce hydrogen from water https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunlight-used-to-produce-hydrogen-from-water-20080129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunlight-used-to-produce-hydrogen-from-water-20080129/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:58:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/29/sunlight-used-to-produce-hydrogen-from-water/ Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC Labs) reported on July 6th that they have demonstrated the production of Hydrogen from water using their proprietary Solar Thermal Chemical Process. The Hydrogen production was accomplished at the APS (Arizona Public Service) Solar Test and Research Facility in Tempe, Arizona on June 8th and again June 28th, 2004. Utilizing […]

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