“The Cube” Home
http://vimeo.com/22832755 The cube is a fully contained living space that leaves no carbon footprint. Here is the link to their site. http://www.cubeproject.org.uk
Archive for 'Energy'
The Future Of Solar Power Is Bright
These videos are about the building of the World’s largest solar power plant called Ivanpah. It is being built in the desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas by a company named BrightSource Energy and it will supply enough electricity to run over 300,000 homes. Here is a link to their website http://www.brightsourceenergy.com.
Tango With Speed
This video will show you the latest in electric cars; it’s called the Tango and can go from 0 to 60 MPH in 4 seconds. The Tango is half as wide as a normal car and you sit in it like a bob-sled.
Living Off The Grid
These videos are about a man named John Wells who is building a home out in the middle of nowhere Texas that will allow him to live off the “Grid” he calls his oasis The Field Lab. Here is a link to his website http://www.thefieldlab.org. Here is a link to his blog http://www.thefieldlab.blogspot.com Live video [...]
24 Hour Solar Flight
These videos show the flight of a solar powered plane attempting to fly continuously for 24 hours by charging it’s batteries during the day and conserving as much energy as possible during the night.
Low Cost Light Source
This video shows how to turn a clear 2 liter bottle into a light source that is equal to a 50 watt light bulb.
The Machine That Changed The World
Hans Rosling talks to a group at TED about how the washing machine has changed the World for the better in allowing people to have more free time to be able to read and learn.
300 Years Of Fossil Fuels
This video is meant to be a wakeup call to let us know that it is time to start depending more on alternative fuels if we are going to survive on this planet. It shows us where we have come from and has an eye on what we need to do.
Solar Heat From Soft Drink Cans
Jim Meaney is the owner of Cansolair Inc. and he has come up with a way to recycle soft drink cans and turn them into a free source of solar power home heating.
Turning Human Waste Into Energy
Dean of Inventions visits a plant where human waste is turned into a coal like fuel.
