DIY: The SunCat Solar Rechargeable Battery

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Knut Karlsen constructed his very own solar rechargeable batteries that can sit out in the light and convert the suns rays into stored power. He has documented this DIY project to create the prototype SunCat battery.

Blight: Solar Panel Blinds and Lights

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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The solar panel Venetian blind design by Vincent Gerkens is a green technology that captures solar energy during the day and gives it back at night. Blight is entered into this years Greener Gadgets Design Competition and melds the old with the new. At the end of the month greenUPGRADER will be visiting the Greener [...]

MIT Innovation: Use Speed Bumps for Better Fuel Economy

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

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A team of MIT undergrads has developed a shock absorber that aborbs the shock of a bump in the road and turns it into usable energy. Making use of this energy makes the vehicles 10% more fuel efficient.

Recycled Electronics Sculptures Fusing Art and Technology Together

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Derek Markham .

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Artist Stewart Webb takes high tech recycled materials from computers, electronics, industrial, and aerospace industries and transforms them into functional art. His pieces are all handmade using repurposed materials, and include clocks, sculptures, and jewelry. Any self respecting eco-geek will want to collect at least a couple of his works.

2008 Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Gifts for the EcoGeek

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Buying for that Tech-Savvy person in your life can be one of the hardest things you have to do this holiday season. High Tech gadgets and gizmos can be expensive and if you aren’t tech savvy yourself, it’s hard to tell the difference between geek junk and geek gold. Well here are 7 choices that [...]

Green Gifts for the EcoGeek

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Buying for that Tech-Savvy person in your life can be one of the hardest things you have to do this holiday season. High Tech gadgets and gizmos can be expensive and if you aren’t tech savvy yourself, it’s hard to tell the difference between geek junk and geek gold. Well here are 7 choices [...]

Project Surya: Solar Cookers to Change the World

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Samantha Tackeff .

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Veerabhadran (Ram) Ramanathan, a professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego, is looking to reduce global green house gas emissions while promoting the development of the world’s poor. Ramanathan has come up with Project Surya a concept project that would address the challenge of mitigating global warming by introducing clean-cooking [...]