Energy

Is the Sky the Limit for Wind Power?

johnstrom — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:58:00 -0700

In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds, which globally contain enough energy to meet world demand 100 times over. The researchers found that the regions best suited for harvesting this energy match with population centers in the eastern U.S. and East Asia, but fluctuating wind strength still presents a challenge for exploiting this energy source on a large scale.

Energy

Cool things to do with solar

selrachj — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:25:02 -0700

using solar pv panels, charles takes us on a tour of the things he's powering with solar, including an electric motorcycle that takes him from Starbucks up into the snow on Mount Palomar.

Energy

Oil bp parody to help stop fuel dependency

marcbuzzell — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:54:07 -0700

A few young artist. Come together to rap about the importance to finding an alternative to oil dependency. Based on 1991 OPP from naughty by nature

Energy

World Changing Ideas: The Global Energy Transformation Institute

BuzzBinder — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:52:04 -0700

This original video, produced for the "Scientific American World Changing Ideas Video Contest," features Global Energy Transformation Institute (GETI) Founder Mats R. Larsson and information related to how GETI's approach to global energy management is often overlooked yet necessary. The Global Energy Transformation Institute's mission is as follows: "The Global Energy Transformation Institute (GETI) was founded in 2007 to identify challenges and solutions with large-scale energy transformation.

World Changing Ideas: The Global Energy Transformation Institute

Urban Power USA

Garajan — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:04:29 -0700

Presentation about an innovative, low cost wind turbine using alternative aerodynamic principles to create electricity in urban, ocean, and other low or high wind environments.

Energy

Sky WindPower's Flying Electric Generators

Len Shepard — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:51:30 -0700

The video shows the concept, benefits and progress of developing flying electric generators to convert the persistent and abundant power in high altitude winds (aka the jet stream) into electricity. It includes interviewers with inventors Dr. Bryan Roberts, who originally conceived the idea, David Shepard, who convinced Dr. Roberts to jointly form Sky WindPower, and the engineers who are building and testing prototypes today. The video shows an actual runway tow test where electricity was produced for the first time from a sub-scale prototype.

Sky WindPower's Flying Electric Generators

Green Fuel = Economic Development

daochienergy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:56:29 -0800

This video postulates that by creating "green fuel" cultivation and integrated processing facilities that take waste products from each other as feedstock (including algae & jatropha, anaerobic digesters, manure & wastewater processing, gasifiers, fish farms, dairy farms, and electric generating) that each becomes an independent, secure source of local energy (renewable gasoline, renewable diesel and renewable jet fuels) and expands the commercial reach for both products and raw materials in commercial and industrial development.

Green Fuel = Economic Development

Magnetilux Edison Lightbulb Rejuvination concept WCI-Energy WCI-Electronics

AmpleLight — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:22:44 -0800

The invention consists of two parts, the first part is a your typical edison style lightbulb base modified witha digital transformer that has various smart features such as bluetooth communication, and power management. The connecting terminals are completed by magnetism and conductivity. The lightbulb apparatus itself is fully recycleable, and provides a higher efficiency light output by utilizing the latest solidstate technology, which provide's a longer lamp life, and wider range of spectral control.

Magnetilux Edison Lightbulb Rejuvination concept WCI-Energy WCI-Electronics