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Green building modeled after termite mounds
The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe is designed by architect Mick Pearce in conjunction with engineers at Arup Associates. It has no conventional air-conditioning or heating, yet stays regulated year round with dramatically less energy consumption using design methods inspired by indigenous Zimbabwean masonry and the self-cooling mounds of African termites!
Source: inhabitat.com
Minesto Tidal energy
A new concept for tidal power plants called Deep Green based on a fundamentally new principle for electricity generation from tidal currents.
Source: Minesto
Flowlight
Conceptual vision on how cities and towns could illuminate walkways by water.
Elephant grass as a source of energy
The benefits with using elephant grass are many. Short lifecycle, produces 40 tons of biomass per hectare, easier on the soil and not as demanding as other energy plants in terms of water.
Nano battery
Foto Maarten Takens /cc
Researchers at the American University of Illinois have developed a nano battery, which will have power equivalent to a regular gasoline tank, without compromising the overall battery life.
Source: Camino
Solar windows
A window with transparent solar panel and the posibilty to directly connect appliances and gadgets.
Source: Yanko Design
Eco Power Strips by Jun Hyuck Choi, Jooyeon Kim & Sungi Kim
Power by electrolysis – The eco power strip uses a combination of oxygen with hydrogen in bio-ethanol.
Source: Power Strips by Jun Hyuck Choi, Jooyeon Kim & Sungi Kim » Yanko Design.