Unplugged Living

December 26th, 2007

Floating Wind Generators

This power project is kinda odd because this technology is about generating wind power from 1,000 ft in the air.
Most of us know that wind generators rely on a steady flow of wind which is why before purchasing any wind generators, people consult wind maps.
Magenn Power of Ottawa Canada says,  at 1,000 feet there is […]

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December 23rd, 2007

Weird Gadget - Solar Powered Rodent Repeller

I’ve seen some weird gadgets before but this one is worth mentioning here at unplugged living because it is under our turf.

This one is a solar powered mole and rodent repeller.    Yup, they’re making solar powered ones as well.
The Solar Moler uses harmless sonic soundwaves to fool the rodent into believing that there is danger, […]

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September 26th, 2007

Sony’s Sugar Power

Last August 23rd, Sony has informed the industry and the world about a prototype that they have been working on. This is a bio battery prototype and “bio battery” when defined actually means a device that can create energy through sugar (and all other carbohydrates).
What does it do? According to the company, the bio battery […]

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June 13th, 2007

Have You Heard About Green Weddings?

Oh yes. There are such things as green weddings (honestly, I just learned about this today).
In San Francisco, a couple – Kristy Wang and Nik Kaestner – had their green wedding. And Kristy describes it by stating, “Every time we make decisions, we’re trying to decide what would be the least wasteful. We didn’t want […]

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May 2nd, 2007

Keep Air In For Power Later

This is some kind of cool little device that is going to give us power by keeping in some air for use later. You see, what is cool about this one is that it stores in wind so that even when there is nothing blowing about, you can still get the power you need.
This new […]

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March 2nd, 2007

There’s Light In Tajikistan And It Is Homemade

In Tajikistan, people have been suffering from an energy crisis and they sure are having a hard time coping. Electricity is difficult to come by and now they have to work within three hours of electricity per day so plenty of businesses have closed down because of this. And during the winter, people have tried […]

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February 14th, 2007

NSW Proposing Solar-Heated Water For Home Use

Peter Debnam is the opposition leader of NSW and he is proposing that families and home owners should be using solar powered showers and hot water heaters. Such a plan is backed up by Michael Richardson, the country’s Shadow Environment Minister.
Both Debnam and Richardson are also saying that so as to see this into reality, […]

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January 16th, 2007

The Power Of The Earth

I thought I knew a lot about our planet but little did I know that there are lots of things one can get from the Earth.
One example is the situation in Unterhaching in Germany. You see, starting this May, the homes in that area would be receiving hot water which is taken from pipes buried […]

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December 23rd, 2006

Google’s Solar Trees

You all heard about Google having its building installed with solar panels to help them cut down on electricity and power costs and in the process also help keep the environment clean. Now, Google has got something new. They call it the Google solar trees.
These Google solar trees are also part of that solar project […]

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November 14th, 2006

Australia Has First Solar City

Soon enough, you would be hearing about the new and the very first solar city in the whole globe. This one can be found in the Land Down Under. So which town is it going to be?According to Prime Minister John Howard, the Australian suburb of Blacktown has been the lucky town chosen to […]

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