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Australian Scientists Create Salt-Based Batteries For...
By Escape The Illusion on August 9, 2012 | No Comments
By Lidija Grozdanic. Researchers at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia have developed a sodium-ion battery that could make renewable energy technologies more affordable. The salt battery can be used in place of more expensive lithium ion batteries to store solar and wind energy so as to provide ... -
13-Year-Old Uses Fibonacci Sequence For Solar Power B...By Escape The Illusion on August 20, 2011 | No Comments
An anonymous reader tips news of 7th grader Aidan Dwyer, who used phyllotaxis — the way leaves are arranged on plant stems in nature — as inspiration to arrange an array of solar panels in a way that generates 20-50% more energy than a uniform, flat panel array. Aidan wrote, “I designed an... -
El Hierro – World’s First Island Powered 100% By ...By Escape The Illusion on July 11, 2011 | No Comments
The people of the small Spanish island of El Hierro, located on the western edge of the Canary Islands, will soon have have real a reason to be happy. El Hierro will become the world’s first island powered by 100% renewable energy sources. According to the planners, the electric cars will not be m... -
Roads Powered by Solar Energy Could Keep Our Streets ...By Escape The Illusion on January 27, 2011 | No Comments
By Mihai Sandru. Researchers have discovered a new way to remove the snow from roads using solar energy. They are convinced that the solar panels used to heat our houses could soon keep our streets free of ice and snow. Currently, the project consisting of two different solar-powered road systems is... -
Four Methods of Generating Electricricity for Powerin...By Escape The Illusion on November 11, 2010 | No Comments
By Ovidiu Sandru. Do you recognize the image of yourself jumping on your toes on the beach, in a hurry to reach the shore and get to the cool water. Well, the same happens to the asphalt our cars roll on. Why not use that heat to power things on highways and thus save tons of carbon dioxide a year? ... -
A new plastic film from 3M could revolutionize the wa...By Escape The Illusion on October 18, 2010 | No Comments
For years solar companies have wanted to make lightweight, flexible panels that are cheap to ship and easy to install (by unrolling them over large areas). But they’ve been held up by a lack of good and affordable glass substitutes. Now 3M thinks it’s found a solution. This week the com... -
U.S. Commander-in-Chief Orders Solar Panels for White...By Escape The Illusion on October 5, 2010 | No Comments
The current President of the United States of America certainly has been exercising his Commander-in-Chief duties, not only by starting to extricate our troops from Iraq and plugging the gaps in veterans’ care left by the previous administration, but also by making a series of very public actions ... -
Green practices conflict with homeowners associationsBy Escape The Illusion on May 13, 2010 | No Comments
Early last year, Larry Lohrman, a homeowner in Salem, Ore., decided to try to cut his energy consumption by installing solar panels on his roof. He researched the panels, hired an installer and put a down payment on a 3,000-watt solar installation. Lohrman’s plans were interrupted abruptly by ... -
State marijuana rules could force truly ‘green&...By Escape The Illusion on May 9, 2010 | No Comments
A state bill that would set broad regulations for the burgeoning medical marijuana industry would likely have the unintended side effect of forcing all dispensaries in Boulder to use 100 percent wind or solar energy. House Bill 1284, which appears to be on its way to the governor’s desk this w... -
Where America Stands: Green EnergyBy Escape The Illusion on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
Where America Stands: Green Energy Here at ETI, we do not care for main stream media, but we have to admit that once in a while they do come through with some very interesting information. We found this report to be one of those rare occasions. ...
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