Friday, December 31, 2010

£5,000 electric car grant scheme launched by the UK government


If you intend to go "green" with vehicle, wanting to buy an electric car in the UK, the UK government has good news for you.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Top 10 solar-powered iPhone chargers

Here are the top 10 solar-powered chargers that you do not wanna miss to keep your iPhone juiced up in the green way by using sunlight.




1. Solar-powered pack for the iPhone 4. It comes in the form of a protective case, which keeps your iPhone 4 juiced up from solar juice as well as keeping it protected. link

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Look! How bad the environment caused by fertilizer production


Look! It's called Crucible! A photo taken by artist J. Henry Fair, which shows the aerial view of heavy metal waste caused by fertilizer production.

Low-cost solar-powered water purifier developed by students of University of Washington


Using solar energy to purify water isn't new. But it's quite costly. And the good news is now that some students from University of Washington have managed to develop a low-cost solar-powered water purifier. And their water purifier can retail at just $3.40 which is definitely a handy gear that will help many parts of this world suffering from shortage of clean drinking water.

Hydroleaf Shelter, solar-powered bus stop, collects and purifies water


It's a solar-powered bus stop which also doubles up as a device that collects water and purifies water for villages that're short of clean drinking water.

ELP remote energy monitoring system


You wanna be aware how much energy is being consumed by each appliance you have at home, so you'll know what appliances drag the most electricity and learn a way on how not to waste too much electricity on those appliances.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

First commercial electric bus rolled out in S Korea


First green public transportation, electric bus has been rolled out for commercial use in South Korea. The electric buses can travel up to about 52 miles on a single charge which takes about 30 minutes.

Eco-friendly water-powered R/C car


We love eco-friendly toys especially one that can be powered by any natural resources such as sunlight or water. Here comes an eco-friendly water-powered RC car, which requires only water to generate electricity for its power.

Rubber Band Dress II made from 14K rubber bands


You'd have collected lots of rubber bands from your daily or weekly shopping. Don't throw them away, as they can be used or recycled to make a rubber band dress. As shown above is the Rubber Band Dress II that was made using 14,000 rubber bands by New York-based architect and designer Margarita Mileva.

Eco-friendly Bamboo bike


Bike is considered better for the environment as it doesn't emit carbon monoxide that is harmful to the environment. Here come a Bamboo-made bike which is what an ego geek loves to have.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Solar-powered ZTE Double Smartphone


I hate when my cellphone runs out of juice. How I wish that I could have a cellphone that'd never run out of battery juice so I could continue talking on it without any worry of its battery.

Zephyr solar plane officially achieved three world records for longest flight


One of the worries is green technology or solar-powered gears might not work as powerful as the regular fuel-powered gears do. But after reading this post, you shall realize that how powerful a solar-powered plane can go and it's even achieved three world records for longest flight.

Solar-powered rainbow making machine


It's unclear why we need a rainbow making machine. But somehow, someone called Michael Jones McKean has an idea, wanting to create an artificial rainbow machine.

Researchers create device that turns sunlight into fuel for your cars

Fuel can be created from sunlight. This is a new breakthrough of technology, which will become the major competitor to most petroleum companies such as Shell. American and Swiss researchers from California Institue of Technology and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have found a way to produce fuel from sunlight, which sounds kind of unbelievable.