energy

Sometimes I'm shocked that these things aren't already being done. I mean, almost every restaurant in the world has a dumpster filled with fuel in the back...why not just put a generator there instead! Vegawatt, a Massachusetts-based company, is doing just that. They've created a fry-oil generator that deals with the waste while producing energy.

Ever wonder how efficient a candle is at producing light? The answer can be found here. In this image Nextreme Thermal Solutions is using a new thermoelectric material that can convert some of the heat from a candle into electricity. That electricity is then run through an LED. The LED and the candle combined put off more light than two candles would.

Motorola on Tuesday announced two new mobile devices with social responsibility and social connectivity in mind. The Moto W233 Renew is made of plastic from recycled water bottles, while the Motosurf A3100 is a high-speed touch tablet with a customizable home screen. Both devices are debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show.

I find it hilarious that Toyota has been going on and on about how extended-range electric vehicles are technologically impossible, and now they're saying that their goal is a 100% solar powered car.

It can sometimes be a little unclear (especially first day of a new year) how the previous year changed the world. No one guessed in 1946 that the Magnetron Spencer Percy was developing for use in a RADAR system (and that subsequently melted a candy bar in his pocket) would one day become the microwave oven. But I like to think that we can make some pretty good guesses about which of this year's innovations are going to be with us, and changing our world, for a good long time.

Considering how long they've had to do this, it's pretty freaking amazing...the Obama administration, at Change.gov, has just put up an online question asking and rating system that is, really, quite robust and useful.

Hydrokinetics literally refers to the process of generating electricity by harnessing the motion of water. It’s nothing new; hydroelectric power plants use this very principle. However, it seems that we’ve picked most of the low-lying hydroelectric fruit, and now the focus shifts to capturing the power in oceans and rivers.

Hydrokinetics literally refers to the process of generating electricity by harnessing the motion of water.  It’s nothing new; hydroelectric power plants use this very principle.  However, it seems that we’ve picked most of the low-lying hydroelectric fruit, and now the focus shifts to capturing the power in oceans and rivers.

An abandoned Fruit of the Loom factory in Rabun Gap, Ga. is about to get a new life as a biomass facility. The $21.5 million project will eventually generate 17MW of energy using some of the equipment left behind.