Source: bbc.com Published: November 20, 2014 The 40-seat “Bio-Bus” runs on biomethane gas generated through the treatment of sewage and food waste. The UK’s first bus powered entirely by human and food waste has gone into service between Bristol and Bath....
Source: thinkprogress.org Published: November 14, 2014 A Solar Cloth array over a parking lot. CREDIT: SOLAR CLOTH COMPANY/SCREENSHOT A British start-up has developed a way for parking lots and structures with roofs that can’t take much weight to harness the power of...
Source: wired.com Published: September 2, 2014 photo credit: Image credit: Tomorrow Machine via ScienceAlert Margaret Rhodes You wake up, eat some Greek yogurt, then throw out the plastic cup. Later on, you get a salad and a mini-bag of chips, and then you throw away...
Source: greenerideal.com Published: November 11, 2014 Photo via SolaRoad By Sarah Burke The Netherlands are renowned for their huge population of cyclists. In fact, 27% of all trips nationwide are taken by bicycle, with higher numbers in cities and rural areas, such...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 18, 2014 by Lori Zimmer Pacific Domes has already installed a BioEnergy Dome that helps feed and supply energy to the residents of the Navajo Indian Reservation in Naatani, Arizona. The interior hosts a fresh pond, which provides...
Source: iflscience.com Published: November 4, 2014 Cloud Collective A French and Dutch design firm has come up with an elegantly simple way to harness the wonderful power of nature in order to clean up the environment: an algae farm suspended over a small stretch of...
Source: offgridworld.com Published: November 4, 2014 ByEric This has to be one of the coolest pieces of solar powered off grid technology ever seen. It’s basically a 15kW power station housed in a shipping container, which makes it easily deployable to any location in...
Source: ibtimes.com Published: August 25, 2014 Construction of the world’s largest tidal energy array is ready to begin offshore Scotland. Atlantis Resources Ltd. (LON:ARL), the project’s developer, said it raised the £51 million ($85 million) it needs to launch the...
Source: sfgate.com Published: October 20, 2014 Photo: Leah Millis / The San Francisco Chronicle. Jose Jimenez drives the windrow turner, used to rotate rows of compost. By Carolyn Lochhead A compost experiment that began seven years ago on a Marin County ranch...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: October 17, 2014 by Lidija Grozdanic The project is part of an initiative to create a new urban space for recreation, led by the chairman of the SkateCity association Morten Hansen. CEBRA and Glifberg+Lykke designed a...
