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Hemp Supercapacitors: Charge and Discharge in Seconds!

March 22, 2016 Green opportunities, Science talking 1

Hemp Supercapacitors, now that’s a mouthful. To be completely honest, most of what I thought I knew about capacitors was largely informed by Marty McFly and Doc Brown of Back to the Future. Turns out,...

A whole new flower power: New advances in harvesting electricity from plants

March 1, 2016 Build a better future, Net positive

Using what may well be the greenest of all green energy, Dutch company Plant-e is developing novel applications using the power of photosynthesis to create electricity. That’s right, Electricity from Plants: living plants literally lighting up the...

Energy Efficiency in your Kitchen

April 6, 2015 Be green & save

This week we are honing in on the hog in your kitchen. Now before anyone gets offended, we should clarify that it’s your fridge we are talking about. We are singling it out because of...

Pay Attention to Your Furnace to Reduce Heating Costs

March 16, 2015 Be green & save, Build a better future

There is a really hard worker in your home – besides you of course! It is your furnace. Tucked away in basements most of the time, it is pretty easy to forget about this guy....

Why energy efficiency in the home starts with the laundry room

January 26, 2015 Be green & save, Build a better future

It’s decided, 2015 is the year to spend less time doing laundry. Hooray! The mundane but mandatory task is something we would all avoid if given the choice. Clothes, sheets, towels, you name it, pile...

Posts Tagged ‘energy’

Hemp Supercapacitors: Charge and Discharge in Seconds!

A whole new flower power: New advances in harvesting electricity from plants

Energy Efficiency in your Kitchen

Pay Attention to Your Furnace to Reduce Heating Costs

Why energy efficiency in the home starts with the laundry room