The traditional Finnish sauna is a water/energy phenomenon. By using wood (traditionally) or rocks to heat volcanic rocks, water can be splashed on the rocks to create steam. This steam is naturally circulated around the sauna, especially if you’re fortunate enough to be in a barrel sauna. The sauna is the perfect representation of heat/energy and water. When in a …
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African renewable energy startup Muhanya Solar Ltd. is building a solar-powered microgrid that will deliver affordable, reliable, emissions-free electricity to 60 families in Sinda, a village in eastern Zambia. In southern Zambia, SuperRich Energies Ltd is harnessing solar energy and the power of the mighty Zambesi River to build the first of a planned 12 hybrid hydroelectric-solar PV systems. The …
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Hand warmers are now much more environmentally friendly, and warmer than ever thanks to reusable hand warmer technology, but how do they work? Reusable hand warmers take advantage of the physics of phase change between solid and liquid states to release heat energy on demand. BUY REUSABLE HAND WARMERS ON AMAZON HERE Are reusable hand warmers toxic? What is Sodium Acetate, and …
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City planners and residents in a New Orleans neighborhood are looking to two microgrid projects as a means of enhancing emergency services and improving water infrastructure and resource management. Part and parcel of developing the Gentilly Resiliency District, the two planned microgrids are to provide emergency back-up power in the event of disasters, as well as power water pumps and …
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The historic cost declines of solar panels make Photovoltaic Domestic Water Heating an attractive possibility for widespread domestic water heating. As far back as 2012, Mark Holladay of Green Building Advisors predicted the decline of flat plate and vacuum tube solar collectors. Now, thousands of homeowners in Nevada could find heating large, well-insulated water tanks can ensure their solar panels maintain value. Solar thermal …
Read More »We are used to tackling challenges as single issues – rainforest depletion, overfishing, water scarcity – to name but a few. NGOs run compelling campaigns on single issues, companies develop issue-based targets, and most critically governments set policy and regulation in issue-based silos. But the scale of the resource crunch that we will see in the coming 20 years, with …
Read More »Role on Water and food to Produce Energy. In US, nearly half of all water draws are used for thermal power plant cooling. Water and Energy to Produce Food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwOzkAQJ2HE
Read More »The more we learn the less we know. Questioning long-held theories, UW Professor of Geoengineering Dr. Gerald Pollack gives his fascinating views and theories including The Evolutionary Theory of Water. He questions very fundamental views about water, claiming maybe we don’t know as much as we thought. Dr. Gerald Pollack, UW Professor of Bioengineering, has developed a theory of water …
Read More »VAVA’U TONGA MICROGRID Vava’u Villa, Fatafehi Road, Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga Share this: LINKEDIN TWITTER FACEBOOK GOOGLE REDDIT EMAIL MORE 512 KW Solar 0 KW Wind 930 KW Gas/Diesel 0 KW Fuel Cell 0 KW Hydro 100kW / 20min Storage 1,442KW NECKER ISLAND MICROGRID Necker Island, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Share this: LINKEDIN TWITTER FACEBOOK GOOGLE REDDIT EMAIL MORE …
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