Getting Green Off The Grid

Isn’t England supposed to be rainy all year? Looks like they made this work. Kudos to them!
I had an idea like this for a building I once worked at. Unfortunately, the idea never made it up to the owners.
Solar power tower hits city
“The CIS Tower, which is Grade II listed, is now […]

Plain idiocy.
Dutch told to return land they won from the sea
The couple have planted chestnut trees and apple orchards and resent hearing that it is ecologically less important than salt marshes.

I would love a self-sustaining system. The toilet powering the house.
Technology Review: Emerging Technologies and their Impact
While typical fuel cells use hydrogen as fuel, separating out electrons to create electricity, bacteria can use a wide variety of nutrients as fuel. Some species, such as Shewanella oneidensis and Rhodoferax ferrireducens, turn these nutrients directly […]

Wicked. It shows how much power is currently being used in the building from solar, and from local utilities.
SPG Solar System Monitor

Paving the way for tomorrow’s technology.
Ethanol car wins fuel-efficiency challenge | CNET News.com
An ethanol-powered vehicle engineered by students from the Lycee La Joliverie took top honors at the Shell Eco-marathon, a contest to build a car that can drive as far as possible using the least amount of energy.
The vehicle averaged an astounding 2,885 kilometers […]

When can I get this in a car, is what I want to know.
Lodinews.com - Lodi, California, Business
The engine can run on a number of fuels including hydrogen, ethanol, natural gas, propane or digester gas from landfills.
The company, started by Ted Hollinger, 65, is initially focusing on making more efficient, environmentally friendlier engines to replace […]

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This seems to be picking up a little bit. I’m looking forward to seeing this take off, as if they can do it with coconuts, there might be other foodstuffs that they can do it with.
The one good thing about high fuel prices is that it sparks research into things like this. […]

Let’s hope this actually succeeds.
Samsung’s Fuel-Cell Gambit
Samsung may soon be tapping a new power source for its cell phones. The South Korean handset maker on May 18 is announcing plans for building prototype mobile phones powered by fuel cells. It’s one of the biggest publicly disclosed commitments to the technology by a major manufacturer […]

Chewbacca would be proud.
I’m not sure how green it is to live above the trees, but utilizing wind power, recycled materials, and short construction time helps reduce energy use.
Off the Grid: Treehouse Concept - Gizmodo
British design firm Sybarite aims to develop a modular treehouse concept that the company says could encourage a […]