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2011
Sustainable Technologies

Making Synthetic Fuel from Waste by Solar Energy

The Sun would be sufficient to supply all of our energy needs, but solar energy is not available during the nighttime and on cloudy days. That is why it would be advantageous to convert solar energy into storable and transportable chemical fuels.

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Zdenek Jedlicka
Repiste, Czech Republic
Votes: 0
Views: 4520
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 16, 2011

Making Use of the Weight of the Vehicle to Generate Energy

Main Idea:

I just wonder that the huge weight of trucks or cars should be somehow utilized to generate energy. My main idea is to make small air bags of some flexible material or kind of small pockets filled with air, on the periphery of the tyre. During the rotation of the wheel,

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Shuaib Ahmad Idrees
Munich, Germany
Votes: 1
Views: 4944
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 2, 2011

Method for Lossless Energy Storage

Mountains are impediments to wind flow, so redirected wind gains velocity as it is forced to follow the contour of the mountain. Thermal updrafts from the sun-heated valley below, follow the same contour. Experiment and accident have revealed that thermal updrafts and winds at mountain-top level are not always present at the surface,

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Ken Biddle
Lewistown, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 5327
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 29, 2011

Method for Producing a Coreless Frozen Pizza

Here is a process that helps reduce dependence on non-renewable energy resources using an environmentally friendly cooking process.

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Simon Sunatori
Gatineau, Canada
Votes: 0
Views: 4565
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 29, 2011

Microwave Plasma Remediation of e-Waste

Since the mid-1990s, electronic waste has been recognized as the fastest-growing component of the solid-waste stream as small consumer electronic products such as cellular phones have become ubiquitous in developed and developing countries. In the United States alone, consumers annually throw away about 47 million computers and over 100 million cell phones,

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Daniel Sullivan
Hopewell, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 7150
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 29, 2011

Military/Commercial Bookwork Display System

A battery power handheld portable secure data-information audio-video playback bookwork monitor tool, USB cord, desktop PC, main computers and satellite combination and method for making life work simpler while fast forwarding developing technology advance utility for displaying electronic data-information that will replace today’s text printed on paper in a book, technical diagrams, technical and procedures manuals,

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Robert Brown, Jr.
Warner Robins, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 4531
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 29, 2011

Nanoparticle Water Filtration Method

884 million people lack access to safe water supply. This is approximately one in eight people. Half of the world's hospitalizations are due to water-related diseases. 3.575 million people die each year from water related disease. Water also leads to other problems in sanitation, economics and overall quality of life.

Even though the world is abundant in water,

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Adebayo Adejare
Albrightsville, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 5131
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 7, 2011

Ocean Algal Afforestation for Energy, Food, Biodiversity

In Ocean Algal Afforestation (OAA), a macro-algae forest (such as kelp, but any biomass will work) is grown on the ocean surface. Carefully managed harvesting allows the forest to grow to support a complete natural ecosystem with diverse and edible sea life.

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Mark Capron
Ventura, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 5982
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 29, 2011

Oscillatory Combustion Setup in Oil Fired Furnace

In the recent times, the furnace industries are facing a major challenge in continuously reducing environmental emissions while improving the overall performance of the combustion process. A crucible furnace is no longer an exception to this rule. Due to the large scarcity and other technological reasons most of the furnaces are oil fired furnaces in the developing nations.

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M V Aditya Nag
Bagh Amberpet,hyderabad, India
Votes: 1
Views: 16973
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 12, 2011

Passive Luminescent Solar Concentrator

Passive luminescent solar concentrators (LSC) are possible that have high efficacy, long life and low cost. Luminescent solar concentrators consist of a fluorescent dye in a transparent matrix that captures and concentrates light. The most efficiency design is a flat sheet end coupled with what can use the concentrated light.

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Reed Shick
Midland, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 7334
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 15, 2011

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