Here on CleanTechnica we report on clean technology of all kinds, from electric vehicles, renewable energy, recycling, and much more. However, a topic we have never touched on, or rarely touched on is Synthetic Biology. Random chance vs. Synthetic strategy Anyone who graduated high school likely knows at least some … [continued]
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Do you ever read about other people doing inspiring things and making positive changes in the world and get a bit envious? Perhaps you dream of being a changemaker and a leader and an inspirational example to others, but you just can’t seem to get clear on what … [continued]
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Joe Romm. Conveying abstract or hard-to-visualize ideas is always a challenge. That’s a core reason the best communicators have always used metaphors. As Aristotle wrote in his classic work Poetics, “the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor.” How can one convey the Earth’s staggering … [continued]
The following is an excellent video of a TEDx talk by Danny Kennedy in Sydney. Danny Kennedy, if you can’t place the name, is the founder of Sungevity, a former Greenpeace activist, and author of Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy—and Our Planet—from Dirty Energy. He’s a definite … [continued]
This article was first published on Lenz Blog. TedX talk by Professor Heindl on his idea of storing energy: I have blogged about this concept before, in November 2011. I like it. As Heindl explains in this talk, it is cheap (per kWh), has a high efficiency, and a low footprint. … [continued]
Are people more inclined to take action on an issue (one of the major consumer issues of today — energy consumption) when they think other people are doing better than they are? Alex Laskey and his company, Opower, believe so. Matter of fact, Lasky and Opower allied with utility companies … [continued]
Opower is a software company focused on increasing energy efficiency with utility providers, homeowners and businesses. Their technology performs energy and usage pattern analyses and frequently sends reports to their customers so they can understand how to save money on their energy bills. (President Obama visited in their Arlington headquarters … [continued]
Here’s Elon Musk at a February 2013 TED Talk discussing electric vehicles, the groundbreaking Tesla Model S, electric vehicle charging stations, solar power, SolarCity, SpaceX, reusable rockets, “the physics approach,” and negative feedback: I’m actually not adding commentary because I think it’s a great talk that really just deserves a … [continued]
Here’s an interesting solar energy video that one of our fabulous readers shared awhile back: The post on which the video was shared was a short post that included these two graphics: And here’s one more worth checking out (from the video above, actually — recommended in the comments … [continued]
Nicholas wrote in February about an innovative ‘liquid battery’ designed by Dr. Donald Sadoway and his research team at MIT. Sadoway’s liquid metal batteries have many people a tad excited, so it’s natural that he’d be talking about the batteries at TED. He recently spoke at TED 2012: Full Spectrum — … [continued]
