New England Hydropower – Archimedes Screw Generators

Source: nehydropower.com Published: October 16, 2014 The New England Hydropower Company, LLC (NEHC) develops, operates, owns and manages small-scale regional and local hydroelectric facilities. We provide the renewable energy market with a fresh, environmentally...

A Kid With 10,000 Magnifying Glasses To Capture The Sun

Source: america.aljazeera.com Published: January 24, 2014 Kyle Hill speaks with SolarReserve’s heliostat technician, William Allen. 2013 by Kyle Hill In one day, the sun bathes the earth in more energy than we have cumulatively produced in the history of...

Soccer Field Lights Powered by Kids’ Pounding Feet

Source: treehugger.com Published: October 8, 2014 © Pavegen Megan Treacy A new project helps give kids a safe place to play soccer in a Rio de Janeiro favela by using kinetic-energy harvesting tiles to produce electricity for keeping the lights on. Pavegen, a company...

London’s Red Phone Boxes Go Green

Source: go-green.ae Published: October 3, 2014   Although passers-by can use these solarboxes for free, adverts will be broadcast as they wait for the device to charge. London’s red telephone boxes of yore are largely disused, although recent initiatives have...

EXHIBIT – Grab and Do’s at the Eco-Center – 2013 – 2016

Grab and Do’s is designed for Eco-Center visitors! Here we show several ways we can reuse manmade surplus and renewable resources to create useful items, gifts, works of art, and beautiful wrapping. Thanks to our restaurant partners on Valencia and Mission Streets...

Divers Are Restoring California’s Kelp Forests

Source: mnn.com Published: September 25, 2014 When it’s healthy, kelp grows like a forest on the ocean floor. (Photo: NatalieJean/Shutterstock) Devereaux Bell Many people around the world like to eat urchin. The Japanese, as well as most Americans, know it as...

Urban Beehive

Source: superpunch.net Published: November 5, 2011 The urban beehive is a concept for keeping bees at home. The beehive is designed to allow us a glimpse into the fascinating world of these industrious creatures and to harvest the honey that they produce. The design...