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Green tech finds (6/16/11)

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:00:33 +0000

A pedal-powered helicopter, a very low-tech speaker for your iPhone made from bamboo, and an online map of solar power potential for NYC... your green tech finds for the week.

The pedal-powered helicopter: Think it's impossible to achieve this kind of flight on human power alone? Engineering students at the University of Maryland managed to get off the ground for 4.2 seconds (a US national record) in their Gamera helicopter. See more about the project in the video above. (via Crisp Green)
Reused wine bottles: New company Wine Bottle Renew claims it can clean pre-consumer wine bottles (from tasting rooms and manufacturers) to the point where they're better than new... and cheaper, also. (via Earth 911)

Green tech finds (6/9/11)

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:00:58 +0000

The original electric cars, a solar-powered train tunnel, and geothermal energy harvesting that also sequesters carbon... your green tech finds for the week.

Big battery breakthrough?: Researchers at MIT are redesigning batteries as "semi-solid flow cells," which could eliminate charging time issues for electric cars, as well as provide viable storage of energy generated from renewable sources. (via Grist)
Solar-powered train tunnel opens in Belgium: A two-mile stretch of train tunnel near Antwerp is now covered with solar panels, and will provide electricity for both high-speed and inter-city rail links, as well as a train station. (via AOL Travel)

Green tech finds (5/19/11)

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:30:22 +0000

Off-grid in the Big Apple, and geothermal energy capture that doesn't cause earthquakes... your green tech finds for the week.

The recycling robot: Finnish start-up ZenRobotics claims its ZenRobotics Recycler, a robot designed to sort recyclables from other waste, has correctly identified half the materials presented to it in tests. See the "trailer" for the robot above. (via Good News from Finland)
Can electric vehicles work in car sharing programs: Electric Vehicle Update discusses the potential issues, and solutions, for incorporating EVs (with their long charging time) into "on-demand" car sharing services. (via Cleantechies)

U.S. National Clean Energy Summit Generates Fresh Ideas

Sundance Channel — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:45:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 20, 2008 (ENS) – Windfarms offshore of New York City, wind turbines on top of the city’s bridges and skyscrapers, and the generation of tidal power, solar power and geothermal energy are all in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s vision of New York’s energy future. Speaking at the first annual National Clean Energy [...]

Green Film Productions

Sundance Channel — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:00:00 +0000

Film’s like Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “11th Hour” are very important projects. They draw an entertainment industry focus around the idea that people can and should motivate themselves into saving the environment. When it comes to the production of films, why not make carbon neutral film sets and recycle the goods [...]