Month August 2009

Regenerative energy stored in flywheels

Ecogeek highlights Vycon‘s innovative regenerative energy storage from the downstroke of loading dock cranes. It saves 35% on fuel costs and cuts down on pollution too. The video details this, as well as Vycon’s regen storage for electric rail and…

Dear WordPress

In many ways you are wonderful, but you really need to think about how you release new versions of WordPress. We’ve had, what, two emergency versions in as many weeks, due to security vulnerabilities. But that’s just part of it.…

Pulse Tidal. Next-gen tidal power

A flat, foil type device can be used to generate power in much shallower water. Traditional designs use a rotating blade to extract energy from the moving water. The diameter of this blade is limited by the water-depth and this…