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Loop – Greenhouse Water Saving Gadget

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on August 4th, 2009

Loop - Water Saving Gadget

Growing plants in a greenhouse can be pretty useful for controlling pests and managing the environment for optimal growing conditions. However, greenhouses are usually humid due to water being evaporated and transpired by the plants. Loop is a water saving gadget that condenses moisture from the air and returns water back to the soil for the plants to use again. (more…)

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Fuji EnviroMax Eco-Respectful Batteries

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on July 6th, 2009

Green Fuji EnviroMax Eco-Respectful Batteries

Fuji have released a new battery product called the Fuji EnviroMax Eco-Respectful Batteries. The batteries have been designed to be equivalent or better in performance compared to conventional batteries, but being 100% eco-friendly. The batteries contain no harmful mercury or cadmium compounds, nor are they packaged in harmful and non-recyclable PVC. Essentially, if they were disposed of in normal waste systems, they wouldn’t harm the environment. (more…)

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5 Euro Box Oven wins green innovation award

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on April 14th, 2009

Kyoto Box Oven

The Kyoto Box Oven was created by a Kenya-based entrepreneur Jon Bohmer of Kyoto Energy. The very low tech oven was designed as part of a Financial Times Climate Change Challenge, beating 300 other contestants. (more…)

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EcoDrain – Energy Saving Heat Exchanger

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on April 2nd, 2009

EcoDrain

The EcoDrain is a clever heat exchanger with no moving parts. It is designed to take the excess heat from the waste shower water and use that to pre-heat the cold-water inlet to an electric shower. This means you can cut the energy used by the water heater by up to 25-40%! (more…)

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Evaporation-based Water Purifier Cone

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 11th, 2009

Water Cone Evaporation

When you evaporate and condense water, the condensed water is 100% pure water. This means the purified water is completely safe to drink, as nasty chemicals and bugs do not evaporate with the water. The WaterCone is a very simple gadget that purifies water by the process of evaporation. (more…)

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Bubble Wrap Alternative – Paper Wrap

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 6th, 2009

Paper Wrap

Now I love popping bubble-wrap, but I must say that I question how recyclable it is. But it is really cheap and easy to get hold of, and bubble wrap perfectly protects the majority of items you post or pack. A group of designers, Wonjae Lee, Sunkyu Kim & Sangjun Hahn, have come up with Paper Wrap, which uses a pre-cut cardboard design to emulate bubble wrap without the plastic. (more…)

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PlayPump – Children-powered Water Pump

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 5th, 2009

PlayPump Diagram

The Playpump is a playground merry-go-round that harnesses the limitless energy of children playing to pump clean water out of the ground. More than 1000 PlayPumps have been installed in schools in South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia. Access to clean water in Africa is a huge challenge, and the innovative PlayPumps achieves this nicely. (more…)

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Engineer Builds World’s Fastest Electric Go-Kart

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 12th, 2009

Electric GoKart

An engineer (read: big kid) has built an impressive go-kart that uses 6 Optima D34 (12V 55AH) batteries that allows the kart to reach speeds of up to 60 mph (100 kph). The kart is supposedly the fastest electric go-kart in the world, and therefore is a record-breaker. The batteries drive a S-33 motor and an Alltrax AXE-7234 controller, although the battery life is not mentioned. (more…)

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Flexible Solar Panels roll into green AA batteries

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 8th, 2009

Soft Solar Battery Concept

Soft Solar Battery Layers

A designer by the name of Wu Jian has come up with a concept for an eco-friendly battery gadget. The Soft Solar Battery is made of several layers of film, including a flexible battery and flexible solar panel. The battery is rolled out flat to charge up in the sun, the level of charge indicated by the small display on the panel. (more…)

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Lyman Morse PowerCube – High-end Portable Solar Power

By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 6th, 2009

Lyman Morse PowerCube Setup

The boat builder specialists have used their marine expertise to develop the PowerCube. Working with a company called Reluminati, PowerCube has been designed as a solution for off-grid energy supply. Whilst the sun is shining, the PowerCube can supply 600 watts of power. As you can see from the photo above, the PowerCube is a beast, but is perfectly suited to military, marine, island camps, construction sites, cell phone towers, and emergency situations. (more…)

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