I really like seeing these in action. I hope they can make smaller versions for people living near the beach. World Of Technology: World’s First Wave Farm now Generating Power for 1,500 Homes The elongated metal contraptions bob up and down with the waves, while internal pistons, attached to the sea floor, remain stationary and pump [...]

A great use of an old satellite dish! Solar Roast Coffee Brothers Dave and Mike invented their first solar coffee roaster in the summer of 2004. They built it in their parents’ backyard using mirrors, a broccoli steamer, and an old satellite dish…

A chest freezer converted to a fridge. DIY, Super-Efficient Fridge Uses .1 kWH a Day ¦ EcoRenovator.org You know the cool feeling on your feet every time you open the refrigerator door? If you didn’t know, that’s the feeling of all your cold air falling out on the ground. Cold air is heavy and naturally sinks down, [...]

Makes me wish I would have watched it now. Pedal power to light up Times Square New Year sign ¦ Reuters The 2-0-0-9 sign that will light up when the New Year’s ball finishes its descent will be powered by batteries charged by people pedaling on bicycles. “This is our way of involving [...]

Now that’s recycling! Fill ‘Er Up With Human Fat - Forbes.com For a time, Beverly Hills doctor Craig Alan Bittner turned the fat he removed from patients into biodiesel that fueled his Ford SUV and his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator.

Roller coasters take up a lot of energy. It would be a great boost to renewable energy if they can pull this off. Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog: Wind Powered Amusement Park The famous Tivoli Gardens in the centre of Copenhagen plans to be the world’s first amusement park to be powered by [...]

Homegrown power. The Back Shed

I would love to see the plans for this! Or at least an explanation of the set up. Solar Welder

I can’t wait for the day when you can dump your composter into the gas tank. AdelaideNow… Holden goes Back to the Future Ethanol-blend fuels are already made from such natural products as sugar cane and corn waste, with biomass fuel producers now trialling household waste to make the fuel.

I’m sure the dead won’t mind at all. Town brought to life by solar-paneled graves Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a gritty, working-class town outside Barcelona, has placed a sea of solar panels atop mausoleums at its cemetery, transforming a place of perpetual rest into one buzzing with renewable energy. Flat, open and sun-drenched land [...]