THE GREEN ENERGY BLOG

MIT Creates Solar Cell from Grass Clippings

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:52:09 +0000

A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it’ll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity. If you remember high [...]

ASU takes Lead Role in Accelerating Solar Energy Advances

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:03:08 +0000

Christiana Honsberg, a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, will lead QESST, ASU’s first ERC. “An expanding global economy is bringing an unquenchable demand for more electrical power. It will become vital to progress throughout the 21st century to have the benefits of alternative energy sources that solar power can provide [...]

Solar Power Cheaper Than Diesel in India

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:54:32 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Eirik Refsdal In India, solar power is now cheaper than diesel which is prompting the largest mobile phone company, BHARTI to switch to solar for powering some rural cell towers. Also the world’s biggest mango-puree producer, Jaine Irrigation is building an 8.5 megawatt solar power plant. The world’s second most populous country is [...]

Landcom’s New Eco-Living Home is Greencycle

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:58:34 +0000

By Lynne Blundell Landcom has opened its second Eco-Living Display Home, Greencycle, one of three homes it is developing to promote sustainable building products and construction methods (see our earlier story on this) Located at The Ponds in Sydney’s north-west, The Greencycle home has a seven star rating and features building materials and products that [...]

Paint-On Solar Cells Could Power the Future

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:40:03 +0000

Guest Post by Mathias Aarre Maehlum Harnessing solar energy through the use of photovoltaic cells has been getting a lot of attention in the last few years. China just completed the largest solar power plant in the world, the massive Golmud Solar Park (200 MW) Solar panels are also a clever way to generate your [...]

Eco-living Technologies Help Home Value Grow

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:49:31 +0000

Craig Benfield of Geebung has save thousands through green living. Picture: Josh Woning Source: Quest Newspapers The green property trend is branching out beyond minority groups to encompass the average home owner looking to save a buck and add house value, says a Geebung local. For years home owner Craig Benefield had a carbon footprint [...]

Hemp – A True Environmental Hero

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:02:25 +0000

History The first recorded piece of canvas is made of hemp fibres from 8000BC and it survives to this day! The Chinese created paper using hemp over 2000 years ago. During the great days of discovery almost all ships set sail using hemp ropes and sails. Pioneers crossed the newly found American frontier beneath wagons [...]

8 Eco Friendly Ways To Wash Your Clothes

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:10:01 +0000

photo credit: Magic Madzik Cleaning our clothes, while necessary, is a potential mine-field for the environmentally-aware individual. From the water and power that we use to the chemicals we flush into the water system there are a huge number of improvements that can be made to the “standard” way of washing your clothes to make [...]

Prototype Solar-powered OLED Sunroof is Window by Day, Light by Night

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:39:58 +0000

Transparent OLEDs might not make a lot of sense in televisions, but what about putting them in your car? Philips and chemical company BASF have developed a prototype car roof that combines OLED panels with transparent solar cells. During the day, the roof lets in light from outside, which also charges the solar cells. At [...]

Five Eco Friendly Gadgets Designed to make your Bike Commutes Safe & Green

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:56:20 +0000

Bicycling is a clean, green and healthy mode of transportation. It keeps you fit, saves money and reduces our fossil fuel consumption. In order to inspire urban commuters to go green and make their biking experience even better, there are a number of eco friendly gadgets on the shelves. Five of them are given after [...]