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Renewable energy

Which is the Best Type of Home Energy Generation for Green Homes?

...Bicycle generator © WeWatt The technology of bicycle generators has slowly but consistently improved to the point where energy producing pedal bikes are even being used in large scale public events such as exhibitions, in classrooms, and at a recent Earth Day event where pedal generators were used to power a movie p...

Renewable energy

Can you really power your home with a bicycle generator?

...generator and charges a battery. A high-efficiency house (with LEDs for example) could possibly meet its basic lighting and powering needs. Other solutions would of course be required for efficient water heating, cooking and heating but hey, it's a start! Bhargava and his team developed this bicycle generator to take ...

Wind power

The Trinity portable wind turbine will charge your gadgets on the go.

...Bicycle Generator, and its rather lofty claims that one hour of riding can power a house for a day, which simply is not the case. However, with homes that are designed with the goal of reducing energy consumption, small devices like the portable wind turbine or pedal-powered washing machine, pedal-powered bike generato...

Tiny house

The Fun Box! Solar, wind and human powered luxury living

There seems to be a design trend of trying to out-cool the previously coolest tiny house, and as long as that keeps happening we will keep having great stories and photos to share. Today's winner is the Fun Box, available for a luxurious weekend rental as of the summer of 2013. Made by Le Vertendre, the Fun Box is a 36...