The New Energy Race

If America keeps taking a back seat to the
alternative energy initiative, we will have
a real difficult time getting out from under
this rock.

Hydraulic Ram Pump In Action

In Afghanistan they are making use of hydraulic ram pumps
to help provide water in formerly difficult places.

The Amazing Air Powered Motorcycle

Engineering students in India have managed to transform a standard
100cc motorcycle into an Air Powered bike.



Source:
Youtube

ECONOL

Paul Stamets who is a mycologist (fungi researcher). During his presentation he presented that we’re more closely related to fungi than any other kingdom. The sequence of microbes on rotting mushrooms are essential to the forests of the world.

A very interesting solution which he developed consisted of infused burlap bags filled with natural material and mycelium. These would then be placed in drainage areas near or on farms to reduce presence of E. coli in runoff.

The research hasn’t ended and now we are seeing treatments for viruses using rare fungi only found in old growth forest. He’s even using mycelium as pest control which is pretty cool. (Check out the Video when it gets on TED)
Even better he believes generating cellulose from mycelium to create a fuel known as ECONOL

Source:
fryktinngytende.com

More information and video:
TED Information
TED Video

Light from Algae

Algae photosynthesis process that can produce small electrical currents have been translated by Mike Thompson to turn on his work of Latro hanging lamp and storing electrical energy generated in an onboard battery.

In fact this technology is a development of technology that has been developed by scientists at Yonsei University and Stanford University. The research has revealed that we can take a bit of electric current from chloroplasts of algal cells.

Latro lamp designed in the form of jar-shaped which involving algae living, sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to provide illumination. The CO2 can be obtained from our breath through the handle of the lamp. The water is used as a place to live algae and sunlight needed for photosynthesis process.

Algae has been widely mentioned as an alternative super fuel with high concentration of lipid oils
which could be an alternative environmentally friendly fuel to substitute fossil fuels that produce high carbon footprint. Latro lamp has added the benefits of algae as producers of electricity that can be exploited for human needs.

Source:
http://alternativeenergyecogreen.blogspot.com/2010/06/algae-powered-latro-lamps.html

Some Words From A Great Man

"It is not a dream, it is a simple feat of scientific electrical engineering, only expensive — blind, faint-hearted, doubting world! [...] Humanity is not yet sufficiently advanced to be willingly led by the discoverer's keen searching sense. But who knows? Perhaps it is better in this present world of ours that a revolutionary idea or invention instead of being helped and patted, be hampered and ill-treated in its adolescence — by want of means, by selfish interest, pedantry, stupidity and ignorance; that it be attacked and stifled; that it pass through bitter trials and tribulations, through the strife of commercial existence. So do we get our light. So all that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combatted, suppressed — only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle." – Nikola Tesla

Earth Hour

It's that time again this year for Earth Hour.

Participate today or find out more here:
http://www.earthhour.org/