24.09.10

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The Human Powered Wing Flapping Ornithopter Breaks World Record

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Todd Reichert, an Engineering PhD candidate at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, piloted ‘Snowbird’, manned ornithopter, surpassed the record of man powered flight. Initially towed by a car until lift was achieved, Snowbird sustained 19.3 seconds of flight, covering a distance of 145 meters.

19.07.10

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Airborne Wind Turbines To Generate Power From Uninterrupted High Altitude Wind

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Joby Energy is developing airborne wind turbines which will operate in the upper boundary layer and the upper troposphere. While knowledge of the tremendous energy in high-altitude wind is not new, recent advances in power electronics, sensors, and control systems Read the entire post…

30.06.10

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Physalia, A Concept Sailing Garden To Clean Rivers and Waterways

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Physalia is a vessel, 100% self sufficient in energy, whose bionic structure is inspired from the pneumatophorous called also “Physalia physalis”, from Greek physalis that means “water bubble”! As this aquatic pneumatophorous, the project is relevant by its perfect symmetry, Read the entire post…

26.12.09

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Oyster, the wave power harvester from Aquamarine Power

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“Oyster”, a giant flap twice the height of a double-decker bus which swings back and forth with the waves. Every time the flap moves, the action compresses hydraulic pumps which force water through a pipe to the shore where it drives a generator.

23.09.09

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Unmanned ships to save earth from global warming

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A fleet of 1,900 unmanned ships, each weighing 300-ton, powered by the wind would criss-cross the oceans, sucking up sea water and spraying it from the top of tall funnels to create vast white clouds. These clouds would reflect a tiny proportion, between 1 and 2 per cent, of the sunlight that would otherwise warm the ocean.

28.08.09

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Roads to Harvest Solar Energy

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Scott & Julie Brusaw are the founders of Solar Roadways. The Solar Roadway is a series of structurally-engineered solar panels that are driven upon. The idea is to replace all current petroleum-based asphalt roads, parking lots, and driveways with Solar Read the entire post…

20.08.09

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Tansforming Deserts Into Forests

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The Sahara Forest Project combines two proven technologies in a new way to create multiple benefits: producing large amounts of renewable energy, food and water as well as reversing desertification. A major element of the proposal is the Seawater Greenhouse; Read the entire post…

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