NEW ALLOY CONVERTS HEAT DIRECTLY TO ELECTRICITY The heat given off by electronics, automobile engines, factories and other sources is a potentially huge source of energy, and various technologies are being developed in order to capture that heat, and then convert it into electricity. Thanks to an alloy that was recently developed at the University [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: ELECTRICITY, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, FREE POWER, HEAT TRANSFER, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATION | No Comments »
Researchers create material to more efficiently harness wasted heat By Darren Quick 20:28 January 18, 2011 Thermoelectric materials offer the potential to harness electricity from otherwise wasted heat. Continuing research in the field could yield applications scavenging energy from vehicle exhaust systems, industrial processes and equipment, and even sunlight. Now researchers have created a material with [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: ENERGY EFFICIENCY, HEAT TRANSFER, RECYCLING, TRANSPORT, Uncategorized, WASTE | No Comments »
Harvesting heat from computers One estimates that half of the energy consumed by data centres goes toward cooling computer processors, with most of the removed hot air simply being blown into the atmosphere. Instead, IBM sees that heat being captured & used to warm the air in other areas of the building, to heat water, [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, COMPUTERS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY USES, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, HEATING, POWER GENERATION | No Comments »
Yet another automotive gas-electric hybrid technology looms The energy crisis has certainly catalyzed a great deal of thought about how we harvest all that energy we previously wasted. The petroleum-burning internal combustion engine has traditionally leaked energy from the exhaust system in the form of heat, but new ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) research at Purdue University [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, CLEANING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, HEAT TRANSFER, POLUTION EMISSIONS, POWER GENERATION, SAVE ENERGY | No Comments »
RavenSkin insulation stores up daytime heat for release when temperatures drop RavenBrick, the company that brought us the smart tinting RavenWindow, has added to its folio of temperature regulating building materials with RavenSkin. Unlike traditional insulation that blocks all heat equally, this innovative wall insulation material absorbs heat during the day to keep the interior [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Editor
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Energy Harvesting: Powering Up the Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume Though the thermoelectric conversion device is small, the heat exchanger used to attain the high efficiency for a given temperature differential is relatively large. This component is expected to account for the majority of module cost. The heat exchanger is critical in [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: AIR POWER, BATTERY POWER, ENERGY COLLECTION, HEAT TRANSFER, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESEARCH EXPLORE, SAVE ENERGY, THERMAL | No Comments »
ECO FRIENDLY HOME DESIGN ARTICLE by Cynthia Booth New Jersey school of architecture professor presents us how to construct an environmental-friendly home with limited funds Did you know 2 New York based architects designed an asymmetrical home with a fixed cost of $250,000? Architects and Jersey City residents Richard Garber (assistant tutor at the Newjersey [...]
Posted on September 13th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: ECO ISSUES, ECO REPORTS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, GEOTHERMAL, HEAT TRANSFER, INSULATION, SAVE ENERGY, THERMAL | No Comments »
Spray-on film turns windows into solar panels Imagine if all the windows of a building, and perhaps even all its exterior walls, could be put to use as solar collectors. Soon, you may not have to imagine it, as the Norweigan solar power company EnSol has patented a thin film solar cell technology designed to [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BUILDINGS, BY-PRODUCTS, COATINGS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, MATERIALS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES | No Comments »
Innovation Puts Next-Generation Solar Cells on the Horizon. Could dye from berries be the answer?? ScienceDaily (Dec. 2, 2009) — In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells. Scientists at Monash University, in collaboration with colleagues from [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: COATINGS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, GEOTHERMAL, GRID SYSTEMS, HEAT TRANSFER, MATERIALS, POWER GENERATION, REFLECTION, SOLAR | 1 Comment »
STAR POWER USING LASERS FOR ENERGY DRIVE A view inside the National Ignition Facility’s target chamber, a space easily big enough for technicians to stand inside. It is hoped the NIF will eventually be a major source of carbon-free energy. (Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Lab) LIVERMORE, Calif.–Think clean energy is a fantasy? What if the [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: CHARGING, ELECTRICITY, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, EQUIPMENT, GEOTHERMAL, HEAT TRANSFER, LASERS, POWER GENERATION, SPACE, TECHNOLOGY | No Comments »