Going green in today’s world is easier than most people think. With the constant discovery and marketing of renewable alternative energy the chance of finding something that is affordable and that you can incorporate with your home has become easier.

Renewable alternative energy is becoming a great choice for people who want a greener environment to live in and for people who want to decrease their power bills each month. There are many forms of renewable alternative energy and with new technology coming out each year it is getting easier to install renewable alternative energy within our homes.

Hydropower

Hydropower is one of the most common forms of renewable alternative energies. Hydropower is the method of turning water into energy. With plenty of lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans hydropower is not likely to ever run out and is a very stable renewable energy. Hydropower can provide electricity to many different things in your home and can even be your only power source. If you have a stream near your home you can even have your own hydropower station there. Here are some of the products that hydropower can produce power for.

• Homes. Hydropower is used all over the world to provide millions of homes with power. Many of the water sources you see today will have a hydroelectric power station somewhere on them.
• Businesses. Many businesses are also powered by hydroelectric power.
• Farm Equipment. New inventions made in recent years have allowed for some farm equipment to be run by hydroelectric power. Certain farm equipment including tractors have become hydro helping farmers save on their electric and gas bills.

Solar Power

Solar power is one of the largest sources of renewable alternative energy. The sun is not going anywhere and is a constant in daytime hours. There are many devices that use solar power and can cut down on the amount of energy we use in the world today. Here are some of the great products using solar energy today.

• Solar cars. In a new wave of the future some cars out there are using solar power as a form of energy. This method allows the car to be run on solar energy instead of gas. This greatly decreases the amount of emissions made by cars.
• Solar Electricity. Many people are choosing to use solar as a renewable alternative energy within their homes. Even if you just put solar panels in to decrease your power bill you are helping the environment. Many products allow you to put the solar panels on your roof and then run whatever household products, including computers and televisions off of your solar panels.
• Solar Fountains. If you like fountains in your yard but do not want to pay the high energy costs you can find solar fountains. These fountains are charged by the sun’s rays which then charge the batteries allowing the solar fountain to work.
• Solar watches. Many people find it very hard to find a watch battery. Those dead batteries then wind up in the landfill leading to more problems with the environment. Purchasing a solar watch that is powered by the sun will help to save those batteries from being out there in the landfills.

There are many different forms of renewable energy out there in the world today. With all that is available you will not find it too hard to go green.

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The world is in environmental chaos and over the years it has been getting worse. If we do not do something to make our homes and lives greener we could wind up facing the effects for many years to come.

This is why it is now common for many people including businesses to find alternative energy. Alternative energy has taken the world by storm. With so many different forms of alternative energy that you can use within your home or office it will not be hard to use this method to go green.

Types of Alternative Energy

There are several types of alternative energy that many people today use. Depending upon your price range and the space that you have available, you will be able to find the perfect alternative energy source. Using alternative energy will help you to save on your power bill and cut down on your carbon footprint.  Here are several different types of alternative energy along with products that you can get to go with this type of alternative energy.

Solar

Solar alternative energy is generally the most popular form of alternate energy. The sun is a constant force during the day time and many people have found that the use of solar products can help cut their power bill and energy usage down. Here are some of the unique solar powered products out there.

• Solar panels. Solar panels can come in a broad variety of sizes, shapes, and watts. These can be mounted onto your roof or the roof of your RV and be used to power many different things. Some solar panels can generate enough power to completely operate your home during a power outage or a storm. Many solar panels are made to withstand harsh weather such as a hurricane. Solar panels can also power simple things in your home such as a computer or telephone system.
• Solar water pumps. If you have ever seen the energy usage that a water pump can take in, you would be amazed. This is why some people have decided to purchase solar water pumps. Solar water pumps can produce your water without taking up a lot of energy. It can also cut down your power bill and work during a power outage.

Geothermal Energy

Another form of alternative energy is geothermal energy. Geothermal energy can help to power your heating and cooling in your home or business. Geothermal energy is a constant and it will not run out as far as scientists can tell. The act of the steam allows for your heat pump and cooling element to work more efficiently and cool or heat your home better. You can find a geothermal HVAC unit for a fairly reasonable price and place it in your home to help conserve energy and reduce your power bill and carbon footprint on the world.

As you can see there are many different products out there that make up the world of alternative energy. With these entire options one will find it easy to come up with a way to be greener and more efficient in the world today. Going green will help save the environment and make sure that the world is a safe place for many years to come.

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The Stirling Engine Kit is a unique educational kit that can help illustrate to children how effective even small amounts of energy can be. The engine apears to run from air alone, however it is the temperature difference caused by your body heat that powers this little device.

The Stirling Engine comes in kit form, it requires assembly letting you and your child get hands on in building the device. The engine operates due to the difference in temperature between the air around it and the air inside it. The air within the device warms up while you hold the device, causing the air to expand and contract as it moves from hot to cold. This causes the air pressure to increase and decrease, which leads to movement of a piston, thus causing the device to work.

The engine works best from only the heat of your hand when the ambient temperature of the air around it is around 10-15c, with your hand temperature being around 36-37c. If this is not possible then the engine will work well if placed above a mug of hot liquid. The kit comes with easy to follow instructions, helping you and a child to construct it quickly. It is best suited to children over 8 with adult supervision, though younger children (with supervision) may enjoy watching the engine once it has been constructed.

The Stirling Engine Kit is a lovely educational kit to create with children, or for those who want a unique desk ‘toy’. It helps to illustrate how even small amounts of energy can be used to power devices, and entertains all those who watch it in action.

The Stirling Engine Kit is just £45.95, with a small delivery fee.

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This Piezo Shower concept offers a shower structure that heats the water passing through it by taking energy from the movement of the water. The Piezo Shower does not use any electricity to heat the water, nor is any needed to power the touchscreen display that controls and provides information on your showering.

The designers of the Piezo Shower, Natalie Weinman, Victor Stelmasuk, Sebastian Jansson and Fernanda Pizá, created a working prototype in Paris. The shower derives power to heat the water and to power the touchscreen display from the movement of the water through the piping. The pipes have fibers enclosed within them and when water is pushed through the pipes friction on the fibers creates electricity and heat. However, I get the impression that some energy is required somewhere to at least get the shower started.

The touchscreen display for the shower is an additional aid to help make showering as eco friendly as possible. The display allows you to adjust temperature and water pressure. The display will also inform you of how long you’ve been in the shower and how much water has been used. This helps keep the user aware of just how much water they’re using for their shower, particularly for people who are prone to losing track of time when washing.

The Piezo Shower is a beautiful, aesthetically pleasing shower that should help to reduce the electricity bills of a household while losing none of the functionality of a shower. In fact the household would gain a modern touchscreen display for controlling and monitoring showering. It’ll be interesting to see if this design evolves into a mass-produced product.

Source: iGreenSpot

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The Sony BRAVIA VE5-Series KDL-40VE5 is the smaller of the VE5 series with a 40 inch HD ready screen.  The device uses less electricity than other LCD TV screens, and features a zero watt energy conserving standby switch.

The Sony BRAVIA VE5-Series KDL-40VE5 uses Sony’s exclusive micro-tubular Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (HCFL) technology to provide you with the back lighting for the LCD set (most LCD screens use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps). This helps the screen to exceed the Energy Star 3.0 requirements by over 50%, and to function using about 40% less electricity than other commercial LCD HDTV screens. This technology allows the screen to provide high quality image, giving 16:9 Full HD 1080p resolution (1920×1080) without the considerable drain on electricity other similar screens give.

The screen makes use of a technology Sony call Motionflow, this 120Hz refresh rate technology is meant to help alleviate any blurring in fast motion scenes, keeping the picture quality clear and more life like. The back light of the screen alters itself dependent on the ambient light at the time, helping give you the best picture possible while saving on electricity. The screen also includes a Zero watt standby function, to help make sure that when you are not using the screen you are not loosing any power.

The Sony BRAVIA KDL-40VE5 is available for $849.00 with free shipping!

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The s0ccket ball is a soccer/football that has been designed to take the energy of its movement and convert it into usable electrical energy.

The ball takes the energy of movement, by kicking it, passing it, throwing it about…you name it and converts it into electrical energy that is stored for later use. Using technology similar to that used in shake-to-charge devices the ball can help to power an LED light for up to 3 hours from around 15 minutes of the ball being played with. It can also be used to charge things such as mobile phones, but obviously would take a lot more play time to build up a reasonable amount of charge.

This may not sound like that much but in third world areas where lighting is often supplied with kerosene lamps it can make a big difference. Kerosene lamps are not only expensive to run but also pollute the air, helping to cause or exacerbate chest infections in children. By using the ball to power a LED lamp the children and their families get free, safe, green power to light their homes, and the children gain exercise and play.

The s0ccket ball currently weighs slightly more than regulation soccer/footballs, weighing a maximum of 1.31lb (where as a regulation ball weighs around 1lb) though the makers of the ball are currently working on reducing this weight difference. The ball’s movements may also be a little off due to the technology inside of it, still this difference is unlikely to cause many problems compared to the benefits it can provide in third world nations.

Source: Craziest Gadgets

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This conceptual mobile phone designed by Daizi Zheng aims to replace conventional mobile batteries with an eco friendly version. It was designed for Nokia as a phone battery that is cheaper to produce, uses less resources in its production and its life time of use, while also being able to be disposed of in an environmental manner.

The proposition is that it is possible to power a phone from a carbohydrate, in this case sugar which can be found in high levels in many drinks. The interaction of enzymes with the carbohydrate generates power through an electrochemical reaction. The Eco Friendly Mobile Phone should only produce oxygen and water, as a byproduct of the reaction, which can then be poured out of the battery and down a drain once the phone battery has finally run out of charge. It is hoped that charging a phone this way would give a longer lasting charge time, predicted to be 3 to 4 times the length of charging a normal mobile battery. The designer hopes that this type of battery would be fully biodegradable.

Mobile phones normally run from a lithium battery. It is well documented that producing these batteries, charging them and then disposing of them produces quite a high quantity of pollution into the environment. Unfortunately the manufacturing of many drinks have their own negative environmental impact, from the production of the drink to the issues that arise from the drinks bottles and cans especially when these are not recycled.

By using left over bits of drink the impact is minimized to some extent. This design may well run from sugar dissolved in water which would also lessen the impact somewhat. The problem of disposing lithium batteries is rather serious, coupled with charging the battery from mains power for its life then the negative impact of a conventional lithium phone battery is quite high. Though there are a few unconsidered issues with this ‘eco friendly’ battery it is certainly a step in the right direction.

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The Dyson Energy Bracelet is a pretty novel gadget that uses the thermoelectric effect to generate electricity to charge up your cell phone. Due to a difference in temperature between the surface of the skin and the ambient environment, a Peltier element converts that temperature difference into an electrical current, which is stored in a battery on the wrist strap.

When a mobile device needs charging, the wrist strap is just plugged into the micro-USB port of the gadget to charge it up. Although you won’t get hours of use, the charge should be enough for a few minutes talk time. A cool feature on the strap allows you to check the capacity of the battery with tiny LEDs too. As far as green gadgets go, its a very creative use of the thermoelectric effect, and I imagine we’ll be seeing more of this technology in the future.

No pricing or availability information was available at the time of writing.

Source: YankoDesign

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If you use natural gas or low power gas for camping for BBQ stoves, then these funky low-pressure gas (LPG) cylinders are a simple way to use natural gas without the hassle of using normal cylinders. Rather than having to wait to get your cylinder refilled or checked, you literally just grab a new bottle and hand your old one back.

The newest addition is the Swap-n-Go Green range which is 100% carbon neutral LPG, since the company purchases carbon credits from the Australian Government equivalent to the emissions associated with production, transportation and use of this LPG. The Australian Government then uses revenue from those credits to fund carbon reduction programmes.

The cylinders are also made using recyclable materials with a very light construction. The materials include brass, fibreglass, steel and recyclable plastic for the outer shell. Unfortunately the cylinders are only available in Australia at the moment, but its a great idea. I get the impression that gas cylinder technology hasn’t really been updated in the last 20 years!

Source: iGreenSpot and Swap’n'Go.

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The Chinese therapy balls have long been used in Chinese medicine as a way to stimulate acupuncture points in the hand and to loosen stiff joints. As someone who suffers from hand pain on occasion, I think that they’re a great way to improve mobility in your hands and fingers. A product designer by the name of Jiang Qian has combine this hand therapy gadget with a battery charger!

Essentially the balls convert rotational kinetic energy (i.e. movement) into electricity that chargers the batteries internally. As you move the balls around each other, they drive a tiny dynamo internally. You can tell if the AA or AAA battery is charged or not due to the built-in LED light. I just wonder how long it takes to charge up a single battery!?

Source: EcoFriend

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