Traditionally, if you are in a water-poor region that has access to desalination technology and seawater, you were in luck. Israeli cleantechnology company ROTEC has developed a reverse osmosis system designed to remove salts from brackish groundwater. In other words, nowhere near the sea.
ROTEC's Reverse Osmosis System Desalinates Brackish Groundwater
September 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Solar Panels Made from Human Hair?
September 10, 2009 By 7 Comments
In a story seemingly ripped from the pages of the National Enquirer, the UK’s Daily Mail reports that a Nepalese teenager has invented a solar panel that uses human hair instead of silicone as the conductor in solar panels. According to 18 year old Milan Karki, his solar panel design can be produced for as [...]
Israeli Company Atlantium Develops Pathogen Water Purification System Without Chemicals
August 1, 2009 By 18 Comments
Have you noticed how all sorts of high end resorts and hotels have started converting their chlorine pools to salt water? And it’s not just the health and hospitality industry that wants to figure out a way to purify their water without resorting to chemicals. Other industries, including the food and beverage, dairy, aquaculture and [...]
Genetically Engineered Viruses Remove Trace Metals
July 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
University of British Columbia Professor Scott Dunbar of the school’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering has pioneered a way to genetically engineer viruses to bind with minerals. Along with colleagues, his team has developed a method to selectively “breed” a viral family to bind to specific minerals. In other words, they are developing [...]
Roof Shingles Made from Recycled Plastic and Rubber
June 28, 2009 By 5 Comments
Now, I’m no Bob Villa, but as a new homeowner who has to replace his roof, I have been looking into environmentally friendly alternatives to either asphalt or “premium” wood. And Enviroshake definitely falls into the first category. Made primarily of reclaimed materials, Enviroshake might just be the answer.
Ledalite's Ergolight Office Lighting Reduces Energy Consumption by up to 80%
May 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
Building managers and environmental passers-by always scream when they see office lights on in the middle of the night, illuminating someone’s cubicle for hours when they’re not there. Ledalite’s Ergolight Controls System has been designed to take care of that problem, as well as increase office energy efficiency. It’s such a good solution, that it [...]
