RidgeBlade is a wind-power system that can be fitted to buildings with minimum visual impact and maximum energy conversion potential, reports trendspotter Springwise. This micro-generation system employs discreetly housed cylindrical turbines positioned horizontally along the apex of a sloping roof. The slope of the roof naturally channels wind into the turbine chamber, meaning RidgeBlade can […]
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Fortune Small Business reports that Saul Griffith gets up to 30 e-mails a day from qualified scientists eager to work for him. He can’t afford to hire them, so he wants to inspire them to be entrepreneurs instead. Pithy articles about genius boys be damned,” says the 35-year-old Australian, thumping the table at a San
GreenRay is developing a do it yourself solar appliance that can plug your home into the sun. Their modular, plug-and-play AC solar panel drops the cost of solar by simplifying system design and installation. Buying a solar electric system will be as easy as buying your water heater. Today’s photovoltaic modules generate DC power. Additional
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I read today that according to the Environmental Protection Agency, American homeowners spill 17 million gallons of gasoline annually in their uncoordinated attempts to fuel lawn and garden equipment. 17 million. That’s a lot of gas! There is also an opportunity here. My guess is that the spillage occurs by overfilling the gas tank. So
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Fortune Small Business: The minute a lightbulb burns out in your place of business, Don Howell can tell you about it. By e-mail, that is – the tall Virginian won’t show up at your office door. His company, ADMMicro, installs power metering equipment that can tell when an air conditioning filter needs to be changed
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photo credit: Random Acts of Photography My first post is up on the Mid Market Innovators site. I thought it was going to go live on Earth Day, so it has a very “green” perspective. In it I discuss, amongst other things, the environmental impact of spam: Each spam message is responsible for, on average,
Tampa Tribune: Even when they’re off, many of your home office electronics are adding to the total of your power bill. Conserve energy and save money this Earth Day by switching off electronics and using less energy. But truly turning off the power isn’t as easy as flipping a switch. Many household electronics, known as
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News Blaze: Luke Fishback is a young entrepreneur with a good idea about energy conservation. It’s cheap, easy to do and saves money on electricity use. Hoping to tap into the growing environmental conservation movement, Fishback founded a company to install electric meters in kitchens and set up Web links so that residents can see,
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