Turning good vibrations into energy A project at The Ohio State University is testing whether high-tech objects that look a bit like artificial trees can generate renewable power when they a... Read more
Ultimate effectiveness levels at low wind strengths With the DualWingGenerator, Festo has developed an extraordinary technology platform as part of the Bionic Learning Network. In contrast t... Read more
The team concedes that this is just the first step towards a viable trickle charger that could be used to keep medical devices, monitors and sensors trickle charged while a person goes about... Read more
“Create electricity, just by walking” “Create electricity, just by walking” is an evocative statement, and one which surely warrants some attention in these eco-effic... Read more
A Tunisian invention that harvests wind energy through adesign inspired by sailboats promises cheaper, more efficient wind energy. The bladeless wind turbine, the Saphonian, named after th... Read more
It may seem as though the German plains are all but tapped out when it comes to wind energy production. To refute this theory researchers are sending stunt kites into the skies to harness th... Read more
Provides assistance by storing and releasing kinetic energy generated by a person when walking Like Honda’s Stride Walking Assist and the ReWalk, the Kickstart from Cadence Biomedical is des... Read more
What if you could make a wind turbine with no blades at all? A Tunisian company called Saphon Energy says it has designed a turbine using Zero-Blade Technology inspired by a sailboat that is... Read more
The Flybus system could be available at a fraction of the cost of an electric hybrid Gas/electric hybrid vehicles tend to be pricier than their conventional counterparts, and many people sti... Read more
Fans of three-wheeled cars will tell you that the vehicles come in two configurations: delta, with the single wheel in the front, and tadpole, with the single wheel in the back. Well, now th... Read more
A number of kinetic energy chargers have been hitting the market in recent years including the nPower PEG. Researchers have also been working to improve the technology, developing such devic... Read more
The nPower PEG we first tried in prototype form at CES 2009 finally goes on sale tomorrow (May 3, 2010). The PEG is a light-weight, titanium encased portable generator that can recharge a ha... Read more
What kid doesn’t like kicking around a soccer ball? Imagine if this fun activity could also provide enough energy to power something useful in a modest off-grid African village, like a relia... Read more