power Norwegian Wind Power Could Become Europe's Battery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:25:57 -0400 Norway's Oil and Energy Minister, Aaslaug Haga, seems to think that wind turbines is a good bet. The scandinavian country is the 5th biggest Full Article Energy
power Large-scale floating offshore wind power is finally here By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 06:28:41 -0500 A new, 50MW floating offshore wind farm just got approved. Why does this matter? Full Article Energy
power How an energy-efficient house can become a big wind-powered battery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:14:28 -0400 There's more than one way to kill a duck curve. Full Article Energy
power Reel out this solar-powered LED lighting solution for off-grid illumination & charging By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:23:05 -0400 This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power. Full Article Technology
power Aukey 20W solar charger delivers plenty of portable power (review) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:58:01 -0400 At less than $50, this little dual USB port solar device is an affordable option for a clean, efficient portable charging solution. Full Article Technology
power Solartab is back with a more powerful (and waterproof) solar tablet charger By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:21:51 -0400 The newest version of this solar charger & battery is lighter and offers a more powerful solar panel, and includes dual USB ports and a USB-C port. Full Article Technology
power RIVER portable battery & solar charger delivers power on the go for off-grid adventures By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:45:44 -0400 This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles. Full Article Technology
power URIDU fights poverty & empowers rural illiterate women with solar powered MP3 players By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 May 2017 15:05:48 -0400 The MP3ForLife device is loaded with 400+ answers to common questions about health, nutrition, family planning, and more, translated into more than 100 languages. Full Article Technology
power The $149 SolSource Sport is a powerful portable solar cooker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2017 14:48:06 -0400 The latest product from One Earth Designs weighs just 10 pounds and packs down into a small carrying bag, but still delivers high performance fuel-free cooking. Full Article Technology
power Get off-grid & emergency power from this solar briefcase & battery packs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:17:10 -0400 The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement. Full Article Technology
power How to build a solar-powered bike (lots of photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 06:30:00 -0400 These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below). Full Article Transportation
power How to build a solar powered e-bike charging shed in sunny Eugene, Oregon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:18:16 -0400 Kent Peterson does it with off-the-self stuff, but it should be easier than this. Full Article Energy
power Turning household waste into hot water, new tech is a micro power plant for homes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:35:28 -0500 The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water. Full Article Technology
power Flatpack solar-powered refugee housing is IKEA's latest design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:04:51 -0400 Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble. Full Article Design
power This solar-powered EV charging solution for apartment dwellers is totally rad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:50:00 -0500 This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement. Full Article Transportation
power Simple solar-powered water purification system turns sewage water into clean drinking water in India By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:28:38 -0500 The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages. Full Article Technology
power Florida development is a trifecta of solar power, size and efficiency By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:00:13 -0500 Finally, Net Zero done right. Full Article Design
power Facebook and Opower Launch Social Energy App By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:56:35 -0400 Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption. Full Article Technology
power Amazing glass that tints on demand is now solar powered By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:11:35 -0500 This glass makes your window treatments obsolete. Full Article Design
power Saudi Prince building solar powered city with robots, glowing sand and an artificial moon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:26:34 -0400 Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"? Full Article Design
power Green Power Sports Tour 2008 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:50:00 -0400 One man. One veggie-oil powered car. Four months. 20,000 miles. Today Joe Connor, freelance sports-writer, leaves San Diego for his 3rd Annual Green Power Sports Tour, kicking off at a pre-season Raiders game in Bakersfield. Loaded Full Article Science
power San Diego Homeowners, Unite for Cheaper Solar Power: One Block Off the Grid Expands Program By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:40:00 -0400 If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will Full Article Energy
power Los Vecinos: First Platinum LEED-Certified, 100% Solar Powered, Affordable Housing in San Diego By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 20:39:00 -0400 Image via: Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housing. The $17.6 million USD project opened its doors Full Article Design
power Tiny solar cells placed under the skin could power pacemakers and other implants By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:41:27 -0500 A typical pacemaker could be powered by solar cells as small as 3.6 square centimeters, which could be implanted under the skin, thereby avoiding the need for periodic battery replacements. Full Article Technology
power Self-powered fish tag tracks fish for as long as they swim By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:55:22 -0400 Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag. Full Article Technology
power Bitcoin mining is using as much power as 5,699,560 American households. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:41:52 -0400 It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal? Full Article Energy
power Wearable electronics could someday be powered by body heat By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:28:30 -0400 A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices. Full Article Technology
power Tesla owners are mining bitcoins with free power from charging stations, but most are mined with coal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:29:27 -0500 Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster. Full Article Business
power Can You Spot TreeHugger in this Google 'Search Story' About Solar Power in Michigan? (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:33:04 -0400 Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The Full Article Energy
power Heart-Powered Pacemakers to Eliminate Battery Replacement Surgery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:06:53 -0400 Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries. Full Article Technology
power The Clog Free Rake - A Human-Powered Leaf Blower? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:40:51 -0500 Raking Without the Cussing Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all – take the humble rake for instance. As a TreeHugger I already know that leaf blowers are the scourge of humanity (and don’t even get me started on leaf Full Article Living
power Why we need "all of the above" carbon-free power sources By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:24:24 -0500 More on why the 626 environmental groups demanding action on climate change shouldn't be doctrinaire. Full Article Business
power Google to transform carcass of Alabama coal power plant into clean-powered datacenter By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:59:50 -0400 Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure. Full Article Technology
power Big tech companies join fight for clean power standards By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:13:16 -0400 Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition. Full Article Business
power Hydrogen-powered e-bike cranked up to 93 mile range By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:48:26 -0400 E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas. Full Article Transportation
power ELEVATE puts a solar powered, green walled, rainwater collecting tiny house on a pedestal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:17:18 -0400 Hawaiian engineers think that it can address many of the world's problems. Are they too ambitious? Full Article Design
power Duke Power, BMW Explore Solar Power Partnership By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:06:22 -0500 Duke Energy Corp. is reportedly discussing with BMW Manufacturing Co. the potential for building a solar energy plant at the car company's Spartanburg South Carolina USA facility. Well, isn't that a German sort of response to US government pressure? Full Article Business
power Scientists created mutant bacteria that collect solar power on cloudy days By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:47:43 -0400 Move over, regular solar panels. Full Article Energy
power Cheers! Solar farm cider powers up By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:17:21 -0400 Buying products from solar farms is just one more way to support clean energy. Full Article Energy
power Coal-fired power plant to become solar-powered village By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:57:22 -0500 Now that's progress... Full Article Energy
power The power of 'puppy dog eyes' explained By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:41:57 -0400 The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds. Full Article Science
power Thermal power plants use 4x more water than all US residents, solar PV doesn't need a drop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:38:03 -0500 As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range Full Article Energy
power Climate change could bring stronger winds, more wind power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 14:19:14 -0400 A 1.5-degrees-Celsius warmer world would bring bigger gusts of wind more regularly. Full Article Energy
power Super-yacht is powered by liquid hydrogen. How "eco" is that? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:01:41 -0400 In two words: It's not. Full Article Transportation
power First Commercial Tidal Power Project in US Launches in Maine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:32:00 -0400 Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size. Full Article Energy
power Amazing Lamp Powered by Algae, Water, and Your Breath By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:00:58 -0400 Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during Full Article Design
power UK Dock Turns to Wind Power - Motorists Look On By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:30:40 -0400 We mentioned Ecotricity’s new 'Merchant Wind Power' project at Avonmouth Docks near Bristol, UK earlier this year, but we couldn’t help posting a picture of the now completed initiative. Located in the ultra-industrialized port, surrounded by storage Full Article Energy
power Put a power plant in your living room By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 05:03:32 -0500 Ampere Energy has developed a battery that fits in your minimalist apartment. Full Article Energy
power Duke University Turns Pig Poop into Power (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:52:10 -0400 Image credit: Duke University Duke University's Bleed Blue, Live Green campaign created a clamor of attention from fans wanting to get hold of a limited edition shirt. So much so, we had to post a follow up on where to find the green Duke shirts. I'm Full Article Energy
power This algae-powered exterior cladding turns polluted air into fresh oxygen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 15:38:37 -0500 This modular curtain could help existing buildings photosynthesize oxygen and get rid of pollution in cities. Full Article Design