tagged w/ Clean Technology
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What does cleantech look like from a strictly ‘risks and returns’ perspective? What new investment approaches will make the most promising government funded emerging technologies a realistic prospect for scalability and growth?
A panel of cleantech investment specialists including David H. Wells of Kleiner Perkins recently tackled some tough questions about markets, costs, opportunities and uncertainties at length in front of a live and well-informed audience in New YorkWhat does cleantech look like from a strictly ‘risks and returns’... more
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Arad Group, owned by two agricultural communes in northern Israel, has invented a fly-by solution in the form of an airborne drone that quickly sizes up water meters and identifies leaks in the system. It could save up to 20% of the city of New York’s lost water from going down the drain.
According to Arad, the drone is completely GPS self-guided, and captures consumption data and information on theft, tampering, leaks and stuck meters from the company’s patented water-meter system. The drone is battery-powered and constructed of lightweight carbon fiber.
You can launch it with by hand and it returns via parachute. Arad calls it “powerful weaponry for water preservation.”
Drones can “see” leaky toilets - It’s all about control
In an unprecedented proliferation of public spying, government is casting its watchful eye on millions of ordinary Americans through largely unregulated surveillance cameras trained on public spaces throughout the nation.
Bought by utilities companies and installed citywide, “Our system actually sees the leaks,” Winter says. “It’s a water meter detector with a leak-detecting alarm inside the meter. Transmitting every 11 seconds, when the drone flies over the area, it can pick up leak alarms.”
READ MORE: http://morichesdaily.com/2010/08/military-style-3g-drone-hunts-water-loss/Arad Group, owned by two agricultural communes in northern Israel, has invented a... more
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...but there has to be some kind of economic incentive; companies would have to incorporate it into their practice somehow. Let's say a company has 500 people, and every day 400 of them spend at least 30 minutes on the hypothetical power generating machines (machines which, when combined, generate even more electricity, the way a supercomputer brings together smaller components to do big tasks). that would create how much electricity? companies who give back substantial power to the grid would be rewarded with tax breaks. Individuals with both mental and physical skills would be favored over those with only physical or only mental attributes. Natural Selection restored. Health would be all encompassing and self-bolstering, from individual to company to grid......but there has to be some kind of economic incentive; companies would have to... more
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a "solar revolution" as he unveiled a fund of A$500 million (US$329 million) to promote renewable energy.Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a "solar revolution" as he... more
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A breakthrough ocean energy technology developed by University of Michigan engineers explores biomimicry of fish movement and offers a new approach to renewable energy.A breakthrough ocean energy technology developed by University of Michigan engineers... more
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The citizens of The City by the Bay pride themselves on raising the bar for communities throughout the nation, but not like this -- the current price for gasoline in San Francisco has quickly risen to an average of more than four dollars per gallon.The citizens of The City by the Bay pride themselves on raising the bar for... more
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A battery that can be recharged to 90 percent capacity in under five minutes and lasts 10 years will start shipping in March!
Toshiba Corp. have hailed their new and revolutionary technology as "a new energy solution" for cleaner transportation.
Now where did I see that electric scooter......
http://www.powerscoots.co.uk/acatalog/Razor_E300.htmlA battery that can be recharged to 90 percent capacity in under five minutes and lasts... more
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Kind of a stupid presentation, but makes you want one reeeeal bad.
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Great innovative solution to all that bloody hot black asphalt!!!! Refuse to park anywhere else.Great innovative solution to all that bloody hot black asphalt!!!! Refuse to park... more
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This car could eliminate road-rage with a single glance! my only fear while driving this little munchkin is that others on the road might swerve too close or bump into me, in an effort to snuggle. This car could eliminate road-rage with a single glance! my only fear while driving... more
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John Kanzius' cancer treatment system may have larger implications
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How to guide for reducing our CO2 emissions on planet earth.
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