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Showing posts with label Electricity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electricity. Show all posts

Saturday, 27 December 2014

A smart desk brought to you by Misterbrightlight

What do you think of when you hear of a desk that can monitor your stress level, reminds you of your schedules, it even has sensor ports where you could charge your phones ( Smartphones please :) ). nor be winch oh!
A Dutch company has come up with fantastic ideas in that regard!





Thursday, 4 September 2014

India Is Planning The World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm

The National Hydro Power Corporation, the state-owned power company in India, will build a floating photovoltaic project of 50 megawatts which will be the largest of its kind in continental

Sunday, 17 August 2014

DIY: make a battery out of a coca-cola can

Cans of Coca Cola for sale is displayed at a grocery store in Phoenix
Coca Cola is one of the most beloved and enjoyed soft drink that you’ll find on Earth. However, did you know that instead of just gulping it down you could use it to generate electricity too? Well here’s a DIY guide that will tell you how to do it. Make sure you perform the task in a well-ventilated area.

Sunday, 20 July 2014

The World's First River Turbine.

POWER UP! is a project set up by Idénergie to help support living conditions and economic development in remote communitites. They would like to build river Turbines and send them to populations in need.




 Since the river runs 24 hours a day, their solution provides a reliable and consistent source of energy. In order to make all of this possible, THEY NEED YOU! The funds collected during this campaign

Sunday, 13 July 2014

why can we not put Solar panels in the Sahara desert?!

the sahara desert
This is a great idea, but… We don’t own the Sahara desert.
The Sahara is “owned” by Africans in at least 11 countries. Many of those countries are not exactly paragons of political stability (e.g. Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia).
The good news is, you don’t need a lot of the Sahara covered with solar to make a huge difference. Here’s a map of how of the entire world would need to be covered with solar to power everything.
OK, now here’s the cool part. That square in Libya is <1/18th of the land area of the Sahara. And

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