Electricity Out Of The Blue - World’s First Osmotic Power...
Electricity Out Of The Blue - World’s First Osmotic Power Plant Opens in Norway : TreeHugger “In its press release touting the event Statkraft says the prototype plant at Tofte (an hour south of Oslo) will have a “limited capacity” — 2-4 kilowatts initially with plans to increase it to 10 kW — and aims to construct a commercial osmotic power pl

Ultra-Thin Modular Solar Panels Energize Any Building |...
Ultra-Thin Modular Solar Panels Energize Any Building | inhabitat Sulfurcell is the producer of a new kind of modular solar panel that add energy-generating capabilities to any building. The super-thin panels are entirely self contained, so they don’t require any substructure, and they can be applied to new buildings as well as retrofitted old buildings to provide plenty of power. via

Turning heat to electricity
Turning heat to electricity: MIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.

Shower the People You Love « Gardening Eden ” Your...
Shower the People You Love « Gardening Eden ” Your old showerhead may use more than 6 gallons of water per minute, but it can easily be replaced.  These WaterPik EcoFlow shower heads pump out only 1.5 gallons per minute. “According to the EPA, showers are responsible for 17 percent of all indoor water use. By reducing my water flow from 6 gallons per minute to 1.5, I’ve reduced that part of our water waste by 75%. And I’ll probably save well over a hundred bucks in the coming ye

Gardening for Gumbies - the Roll-Out Veg Mat |...
Gardening for Gumbies - the Roll-Out Veg Mat | inhabitat.com “Chris Chapman is an early twenties British designer who balked at the idea of studying design to make ‘pretty things for wealthy, privileged consumers.’ So he changed tack and learned design-for-sustainability instead. He now has a quiver of cool green projects ready to fling at prospective clients or employers. “The one that most captured our attention was his Roll-Out Veg Mat. Each season hou