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Popular Mechanics
October 2009 |
How to Get Your Gadgets Off the Grid I recently decided to design and test a plan to keep our gadgetry humming once society collapses.   |
Searcher
May 2001
Irene E. McDermott |
The Internet Express - I got the power: alternative energy resources on the web... |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2012
Daniel Dern |
Portable Chargers for Your Mobile Gadgets A selection of battery packs with enough kick to charge a tablet, plus ways to get power when completely off the grid |
Wired
May 2005
Daniel H. Pink |
The New Power Generation Soccer moms, taco shops, even real estate developers - mainstream America is starting to pull the plug and rely on homegrown solar energy. Call it the dawn of the hygrid age. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Ben Hewitt |
Energy Family Part Four: Power Pioneers At the end of a yearlong quest, our man off-the-grid taps into the wind, ramps up his solar array and surveys the future of energy production. |
Popular Mechanics
August 13, 2008
Mike Kobrin |
10 Green Gadgets to Reduce Your High-Tech Carbon Footprint These standout new products don't all take the same route toward more eco-friendly gadgetry, but all 10 have one thing in common: They won't leave quite the same footprint as your other typical electronic devices. |
Inc.
April 2009
Ryan McCarthy |
Power Plays: Cool Cordless Chargers To charge all your electronic devices, you probably have to deal with more wires than a bomb squad does - which is especially annoying when you are traveling. These tools give your gadgets a boost without weighing you down. |
This Old House
October 2007
Keith Pandolfi |
The Scoop on Solar Power You don't have to live in the Sunshine State to take advantage of renewable energy. |
Inc.
April 1, 2010
John Brandon |
The Best Solar Gadgets for Road Warriors New ways to power up on the go. |
Fast Company
November 2009
Paul Hochman |
Solar Power With Style After decades of design neglect, the next wave of solar gear finally gets a blast of style. |
Outside
June 2009
Elizabeth Hightower |
Earth Is Hiring The next great employment wave? Enviro jobs. Now all I gotta do is land one. |
National Defense
July 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Solar Energy Charges Soldiers' Batteries The Army is developing solar panel technology to power surveillance cameras on rooftops in Iraq. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Does It Pay to Go Green? With the recent upsurge in interest about renewable energy sources, investors in the alternative energy sector have had plenty to celebrate. |
PC World
April 2006
Christopher Null |
Battery Boosters Sick of running out of juice at the worst possible moment? Here's how to squeeze every last drop out of your cell phone, laptop, PDA, or digital camera battery and charge it up quickly and conveniently. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2008
Seth Porges |
HYmini Charges Gadgets With Wind and Solar Power The green alternative to charging your electronics. |
Popular Mechanics
October 26, 2007
Ben Stewart |
Solar Power: Jay's Green Garage Harnessing enough solar energy to power a garage takes a little more than a few solar panels. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Sandra Upson |
The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
Herman K. Trabish |
Xcel Shows It Can Catch the Wind in a Big Battery Utility's test results prove wind power and solar power can work better with a battery. |
PC World
Narasu Rebbapragada |
Powertraveller Powermonkey-eXplorer Solar Charger Device for off-grid charging is pricey but powers lots of gadgets. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Alkaline flow battery charges up renewable energy storage Scientists in the US have developed an alkaline flow battery that they hope will help to tackle the tricky problem of storing energy from renewable power sources such as wind and solar. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Vince Beiser |
Store Power in Super Batteries Storing wind and solar power is key to the successful transition to these energy sources. |
Popular Mechanics
October 13, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
Outside
October 2005
Jason Stevenson |
Pack Light Clear Blue Hawaii Blue Sun... Reware Juice Bag... Voltaic System's solar daypacks... Eclipse Solar Gear's Solar Flare... |
PC Magazine
November 14, 2007
Katherine Montgomery |
Gearlog: Charging Gadgets Is a Breeze The unfortunately named Hymini is a handheld wind-power charger for juicing up iPods, cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other gadgetry. |
Popular Mechanics
January 26, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
7 Gadgets That Gather Energy While They Work Gadgets from blinds that absorb solar energy to the rocker that gathers kinetic energy to transmit to your reading light. |
Technology Research News
December 1, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Solar Cell Doubles as Battery Scientists have designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity. |
This Old House
Keith Pandolfi |
Is Wind Power for You? Under the right conditions, saving energy can be a breeze. |
PC World
September 2005
Kirk Steers |
Longer Life, Lower Cost for All Your Gadgets' Batteries Buy the optimal battery for your particular gadgets... Ways to recharge... Why you should wait to install a 64-bit Windows operating system... A new switch to stop prying eyes from viewing what you have open on your monitor... |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2005
Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2010
Carol Matlack |
Sahara Solar Energy Could Power Europe Inc. A European consortium wants to invest $560 billion in Sahara solar panels. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Why Texans See Green Gold in Renewable Resources As America's petroleum heartland, Texas isn't known for being environmentally sensitive. But its oil-boom, energy savvy attitude could put the state in a surprising position -- leading the charge to alternative energy in the U.S. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
10 Most Brilliant Products of 2009 Honeywell Wind Turbine... Palm Pre... Quikrete Asphalt and Green Concrete... Hustler Zeon Electric Mower... Loggerhead Bionic Hydrant Wrench... etc. |
IndustryWeek
May 19, 2010
Peter Alpern |
Is Green the New Gold? Despite the recession, solar and wind energy markets continue to show compelling growth. Manufacturers have taken notice. |
Inc.
June 2009
Mark Spoonauer |
Green Technology Gadgets Acer's new laptop... Motorola Renew... Powermonkey Explorer Solar Charger... Eco Media Player... |
National Defense
May 2011
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Face Uphill Battle To Lighten Troops' Battery Load Troops deploy with more electronic gear than ever: Flashlights, radios, GPS receivers, computers, cameras, mp3 players, small robots, all of which have to be constantly charged. |
This Old House
May 2007
Max Alexander |
Solar Hot Water A brilliant way to cut as much as 80 percent off your water-heating bills is to use a solar hot-water system. It doesn't use any fossil fuels and it doesn't cause any pollution. You don't even need to live in a sunny climate. |
Wired
July 2000
Andrew Tilin |
WIRED High Trek Hot swappable backpacks, solar cookstoves, flex-leather boots - summer gear gets back to nature and nerdture. |
National Defense
March 2012
Eric Beidel |
Soldier Energy Needs Outpacing Technology, Policy The military over the past decade has been grappling with the issue of power and its effects on everything from the mundane -- like microwaves and coffee pots -- to the sustainment of troops on foot patrols. |
CIO
August 15, 2002
Justine Brown |
Portable Plastic Power What if you could power portable electronics anywhere you could access solar energy? That's the scenario two researchers at the University of California at Berkeley imagined when they developed a new generation of solar cells that combine nanotechnology with plastic electronics. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Otis Port |
Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010
John McHale |
Glitter-Sized Photovoltaics May Turn Hats, Shirts, and Pants Into Power-Producing Solar Cells Sandia National Laboratories has developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could turn a person into a walking solar battery charger. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality For five decades solar technologies have delivered more promises than power. Now, new innovations are exiting the lab and plugging into the grid -- turning sunlight into serious energy. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Make Your Own Battery-Powered Gadget Chargers There's no magic to a cellphone charger. It's really little more than a plastic-wrapped strip of copper wire designed to deliver power (stepped down in voltage and converted to DC, of course) from an outlet to your phone battery. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2011
Travis Hoium |
A Reflective Solar Revolution SunPower is still making all the right moves in solar. |
Mother Jones
Mar/Apr 2000
Arthur Allen |
Prodigal Sun Solar energy was a rising star in the '70s -- until it was banished by the powers that be. Are we ready for its return? |
Inc.
September 2007
Adam Bluestein |
How I Did It: David Katz, CEO, AEE Solar David Katz started AEE Solar and began selling solar gear to neighbors. His once-sleepy business has exploded. |
InternetNews
September 21, 2007
Mike Elgan |
The Myth of the Solar PC If you think solar powered desktops, laptops and cell phones are available, you're not alone. A lot of people are walking around with that impression. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
Robb Mandelbaum |
MIT Conference is Bullish on Solar Power MIT's Energy 2.0 Conference brought entrepreneurs and inventors together with financiers to discuss not just advances in renewable fuels but in unconventional oil, hybrid cars, and climate change policy. |
BusinessWeek
October 26, 2009
John Carey |
Wiring America Up to Green Power Should the U.S. subsidize vast high-voltage lines to transport wind and solar electricity to the big cities? |
