All Blog Posts Tagged 'Power' (50)

As the first power shift innovation I wish to tell about an Israeli manufacturer, which settled about 4 decades ago - Ormat Technologies.

It was establish as a family innovation factory and continue with new methods and products for geothermal and…

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http://inventorspot.com/articles/ingenious_flow_lighting_third_world_igendesign_38950

I've been considering some local insights I've observed in application on the island of Kauai. I'm most fascinated by the local radio station KKCR and its ability to cultivate community. The radio station almost resembles an applied permaculture project. Simply put, I observe the ecosystem of local lives benefitting from community radio. And I see a few patterns capable of export.

First is the capacity of the radio station leadership to identify a "sane/relaxed" market -- to…

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I'm greedy. I'm sick of having to set my cell phone down and charge it when it runs low. I want a phone that never runs out of power.



And I'm willing to throw my own body under a bus, at least figuratively, to get it.



I've played with a friend's mechanical watch that never needs wound. His arm moves and the watch winds. I own a flashlight on the same principle. Why spent hard-earned money on batteries when you can just shake the thing?



I keep that phone with me at all… Continue

This Hand-Cranked Cell Phone Charger from India is a fun and cheap way to charge your cellphone http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/01/hand-cranked-cell-phone-charger-has-india-talking/

This little solar cell can produce 100 more power than a regular cell http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/14/lucy-siegle-innovator-matthias-kauer-solar-cell

An interest of mine has always been to combine workouts with technology, and this is one of the ideas I've had.



I've always felt that working out at a gym should be integrated with the world around us, and what better way to do that then connecting it to the power grid? This is the Power Dumbbell, simply a regular exercise dumbbell which is connect to a dynamo and a battery. This can then connect to your buildings power supply so that you can later use the electricity you've… Continue

A USB type connector for charging. This charging can be done via gym machines (i.e. cycling machine). You can now listen to your favorite music on your cellphone, and get it charging by just working out in your gym. A usb connector is quiete common these days. a lot of portable devices get charged with it. Mp3 players, Laptops, Ipad's. Or even better, have all the cycling machines in the gym connected up and run the wh*** gym's lighting system.

I saw the above story on CNN international while going through my daily routine. I really like the prospects that this new technology holds. Specifically

I like how this could be used in Africa to produce energy in rural

communities. I had the opportunity

to spend some time in both Nigeria and Benin Republic. While I was in Nigeria I visited Old

Oyo City and while in Benin Republic I stayed in…

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Get this (for Italian speaking people):



Creare monete regionali per affrontare la crisi globale

di Bernard Lietaer* (Traduzione italiana a cura del Centro Studi Monetari)

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