Archive for September, 2008
Building show: Smarter homes, water out of air
SAN JOSE, Calif.–The West Coast Green 2008 building show kicked off on Thursday, for the first time in this city with one of the nation’s most ambitious “greening” plans.
During our sneak peek at some of the 400 exhibits, products that caught our attention included a device that seemed to make water out of thin air, a solar-powered table, home energy automation systems, and better concrete blocks. Check out the video below for more.
Element Four
Element Four claims to extract water from the air. Its Watermill appliance is supposed to supply enough water daily to quench the needs of a six-person family. It costs around 35 cents to produce more than 3 gallons of drinking water each day, according to the British Columbia-based company. The Watermill is set to become available next February for around $1,300.
CEO Rick Howard said he’d like to create different versions of the 300-watt Watermill, perhaps powered by the sun or wind. He sees the technology as ideal for household use during emergencies, as well as for people in the developing world. It could even customize flavored water, Howard added.
As air enters the Watermill, humidity condenses on a patented coil, and passes into a reservoir. Water passes through a carbon filter and past a germ-killing UV light. The product could be hooked up to a kitchen faucet.
Most drinking water technologies, by contrast, take dirty or salty water, or even sludge, then purify it.
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Building show: Smarter homes, water out of air
SAN JOSE, Calif.–The West Coast Green 2008 building show kicked off on Thursday, for the first time in this city with one of the nation’s most ambitious “greening” plans.
During our sneak peek at some of the 400 exhibits, products that caught our attention included a device that seemed to make water out of thin air, a solar-powered table, home energy automation systems, and better concrete blocks. Check out the video below for more.
Element Four
Element Four claims to extract water from the air. Its Watermill appliance is supposed to supply enough water daily to quench the needs of a six-person family. It costs around 35 cents to produce more than 3 gallons of drinking water each day, according to the British Columbia-based company. The Watermill is set to become available next February for around $1,300.
CEO Rick Howard said he’d like to create different versions of the 300-watt Watermill, perhaps powered by the sun or wind. He sees the technology as ideal for household use during emergencies, as well as for people in the developing world. It could even customize flavored water, Howard added.
As air enters the Watermill, humidity condenses on a patented coil, and passes into a reservoir. Water passes through a carbon filter and past a germ-killing UV light. The product could be hooked up to a kitchen faucet.
Most drinking water technologies, by contrast, take dirty or salty water, or even sludge, then purify it.
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Popularity: unranked [?]
Building show: Smarter homes, water out of air
SAN JOSE, Calif.–The West Coast Green 2008 building show kicked off on Thursday, for the first time in this city with one of the nation’s most ambitious “greening” plans.
During our sneak peek at some of the 400 exhibits, products that caught our attention included a device that …
Popularity: unranked [?]
Green news harvest: Wave power moves ahead
A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary.
- RWE NPower tests carbon capture in the U.K.–SmartPlanet.com
A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary.
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Trillion.net ERate Secure Network Services for Education
Trillion.net has become the largest fixed licensed wireless provider for K-12’s in the United States. Their service specializes in designing, installing, operating and maintaining wireless systems to provide school districts with better educational solutions and options.
I think that Trillion.net E-rate provides an awesome service for schools across the nation, if you want more information on […]
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GridPoint buys V2Green to charge electric cars
Smart-grid outfit GridPoint on Tuesday, flush with an additional $120 million in equity funding, said it has acquired V2Green, a start-up with software to charge electric cars en masse.
GridPoint said that it has raised $100 million mainly from existing investors, which include Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise Associates, Robeco, Susquehanna …
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Mobile trade group pushes green initiative
The GSMA, a trade group representing more than 750 GSM mobile operators across 218 countries, has launched a plan to help mobile operators in developing markets go green.
The organization announced Thursday the Green Power for Mobile initiative, which will help the industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, …
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