Links. 11/07/08
Sails with solar panels. Tequila into diamonds. Corn cobs into biofuel via mushrooms. Bioheat more efficient than heating oil.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Category Energy
Energy-generating spinning wheel provides electricity for the poor
This spinning wheel from India creates electricity as well as yarn. The power is stored in a battery, and two hours of spinning will run the LED light for 6-7 hours.
Quiet wind-turbine
These new wind turbines can be mounted on homes and produce a mere 35 decibels of noise. Plus, they can turn in any direction to face the wind.
Obama stocks?
Maybe it’s time to think about what stocks might be good to own when (and it is “when” now) Obama wins. Renewables, cleantech, etc. could all take big jumps. While thinking about this, I discovered MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR). They…
Australia plans electric vehicle network
Australia plans to soon have EV networks with 200,000-250,000 charging stations in their largest cities, with 150 switch stations where batteries can be swapped out quickly. Plus, they will use renewable energy to recharge the batteries. Yes!