_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga); })();
Jump to  
feature photo

Fuel Cell X7 Car Experiment Kit For Kids.

Or adults, really. Probably more educational than an Elmo doll, this fuel cell car experiment kit teaches kids how to assemble a car that runs on water – i.e. a fuel cell. Talk about teaching the future! For ages 10 and up (I guess that includes me as well), “The Fuel Cell [...]

Read Article | Comments | Gadgets

feature photo

Ultra-Fast Flexible Battery made from Salt and Paper

A new thin-film flexible battery has been developed by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, consisting of two common, non-toxic materials: salt and paper. This discovery could be the cheap, easily manufactured, and green solution for portable rechargeable power.
“We introduce a novel nanostructured high-surface area electrode material for energy storage applications composed of cellulose fibers [...]

Read Article | Comments | Energy

feature photo

University Of Iowa Using Oat Hulls From Quaker Oats As Fuel Source.

For a couple of years now the University of Iowa has been partnering with a nearby Quaker Oats plant to use the otherwise discarded oat hulls (the protective shell of the oat) as an environmentally friendly fuel source instead of burning coal. The oat hulls fuel 14% of the school’s total energy – equal to [...]

Read Article | Comments | Energy

feature photo

Renewable Energy Experiment Kit For Kids.

Too bad I never had this when I was a kid. This Renewable Energy Experiment Kit has a wind turbine, solar cell, electrolytic cells, and a hand-operated dynamo which generate electricity that is stored in a rechargeable battery.

Read Article | Comments | Energy

feature photo

Buy 1 IKEA SUNNAN Solar Work Lamp & 1 Gets Sent To Developing Countries.

Next time you need a new desk lamp, you might want to check out the SUNNAN from IKEA – it’s solar-powered! It runs on 3 rechargeable AA batteries that get charged by the sun, and it has an LED light which uses 70% less energy and has at least 4 times longer life than [...]

Read Article | Comments | Home

feature photo

Welcome to EcoTech Daily

Green technology, gadgets, and news. Welcome to EcoTech Daily: a brand new site helping you to make sense of technologies that are changing your home and community. We're the continuing journal of a green revolution.

Other Recent Articles

Dirt – The Movie – DVD Giveaway

post thumbnail

DIRT! THE MOVIE is an astonishing, humorous and substantial look at the glorious and unappreciated ground beneath our feet.

Read Article | Comments | Environment

Nissan Leaf takes the Green Car Vision award at 2010 DC Auto Show

post thumbnail

The Nissan Leaf takes the Green Car Vision award at 2010 DC Auto Show.

Read Article | Comments | Electric Cars

For all the Green Soccer Moms – The New Luxgen EV+ Minivan

post thumbnail

We’ve seen the Volt and the Leaf, but there’s a new player in town and its an Electric Minivan.

Read Article | Comments | Transportation

The Daily Five: Friday, 18 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Toyota’s first hybrid; Smart Grid Market Projected to Double; Surge in Electric Cars; No Health Impact From Wind Turbines; Solar Air Purifier
Toyota’s first hybrid from 1977 This cute little sportscar had a gas turbine connected to a generator that fed an electric motor with two speeds. The concept was a one-off model built for the [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5

The Daily Five: Thursday, 17 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Networked EV Charging Stations; Solar Window Thermometer; 800hp concept hybrid; Mitsubishi i; Boston-Power Teams Up With Saab, Swedes for Electric Cars
First Networked EV Charging Station Installed in Canada Coulumb Technologies was due to open Canadian charging stations in the first quarter of 2009. It looks like they fell a little behind schedule, but the first [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5

The Daily Five: Wednesday, 16 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Penny Saved Is Penny Earned: Unplug Reminder; Lowe’s Markets Home Energy; Mayor Bloomberg Looks to Danish Offshore Windfarms; Mercedes-Benz begins testing electric SLS supercar; Copenhagen Lights Christmas Tree With Bikes
Penny Saved Is Penny Earned: Unplug Reminder The Ace Plug is like an eco-voice that makes sure you do a job out of it; otherwise it [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5

The Daily Five: Tuesday, 15 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Plug-in Prius; Plastic Wrap from CO2; Geothermal waste into lithium; Green roofs suck CO2; “Smart” grid utility problems
Toyota aiming for a plug-in Prius in 2 years Toyota Motor said Monday that it plans to begin commercial sales of its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in about two years, aiming to meet growing demand for fuel-efficient cars. [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5

The Daily Five: Monday, 14 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Energy efficiency displays; Carbon Storage on Public Lands; Stoplight Timer for red lights; Honda P-NUT compact; Reduced-cost lithium-ion battery
Millions of homes to get energy efficiency displays The days of learning about your electricity consumption once a month are the on the wane. Driven by consumer interest in energy and utility smart-grid programs, home energy information [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5

The Daily Five: Friday, 11 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Solar Power System Tracks the Sun; Chevy Volts to arrive early?; Green Products at CES; Fuel cell boat; AT&T Sustainability Advisory Council
Solar Power System Tracks the Sun Mendocino College in Ukiah, California, will now be saving $14.9 million in electricity costs over the next 25 years, thanks to a just-installed solar power system with sun-tracking [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5

The Daily Five: Thursday, 10 December, 2009

post thumbnail

Solar plant in Md; Bolivia has Enough Lithium; Deep-Seawater Air Conditioning System; U.S. Patent Office to Speed Up Process for Green Companies; Audi e-tron
Constellation to build solar plant in Md. Constellation Energy Group, Inc. said Tuesday it would build a solar power plant in Maryland that will be the state’s largest when completed in 2012.
Bolivia [...]

Read Article | Comments | The Daily 5
Older Entries