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2022
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy

Zinc Sponge Battery

Today there are only two solutions to energy storage for discharge times between two hours and twelve hours – lead-acid and lithium-based batteries. Lead-acid batteries have been used for over 150 years. Though dependable, they have very low energy and cycle life leading installations to be heavy and costly.

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Michael Burz
Richmond, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 4238
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 28, 2022

Extinguishing Wildfires

Wildfires cause billions of dollars in property damage and loss of life in the United Stares, Europe and worldwide. Many people all over the world are building their homes in woodland settings and rural areas to enjoy the beauty of Nature. Unfortunately, these areas are also wildfire-prone. Often,

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David Perez
New York, United States
Votes: 3
Views: 1546
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 28, 2022

High-temperature Air-cooled Hydrogen Fuel Cells — a Solution for Zero-emission Aviation

HyPoint's NASA award-winning fuel cell technology, developed by an international team of scientists and engineers, delivers an unprecedented combination of specific power and energy density. Testing has shown that HyPoint's turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell system will be able to achieve up to 2,000 watts per kilogram of specific power,

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Alex Ivanenko
Sandwich, United Kingdom
Votes: 2
Views: 2926
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 28, 2022

Hydrogen Fuel Generation

Located in the tropical waters of the Atlantic would be a vast field of floating solar collectors, providing power for electrodes submerged in the seawater. At the cathodes, hydrogen is collected and piped to compressors and liquified for shipping. The compressors are also powered by the solar collectors.

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Don Sommers
Mandeville, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 1173
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 27, 2022

Underground Solar Power Plant

Solar power is the fastest growing sector of the global clean energy market, presenting one of the most promising solutions to counter the negative effects of climate change. Photovoltaic (PV) power plants are the most widely utilized type of solar energy generation.

Problem: Overall sunlight to electricity efficiency of solar PV plants are very low. Moreover,

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Can Baran Unal
Istanbul, Turkey
Votes: 0
Views: 2367
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 27, 2022

DURATRACK Two Component Waterborne Coating for Durable Green Bike Lane

Nowadays, more people are choosing biking either as an alternative mode to transportation or as an outdoor activity for recreational purpose. The cycling trend was particularly boosted during COVID-19 pandemic as evidenced by the soaring sales in bikes and accessories. Unfortunately, the cyclist fatalities have also increased 35% over the past ten years.

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Bingquan Li
Collegeville, United States
Votes: 30
Views: 4308
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 27, 2022

A Practical, Innovative and Sustainable Technology for Transforming PPE Waste Into Civil and Construction Products

The use of PPE has increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 6.8 billion (approximately 206,470 tonnes) disposable face masks, as an example, being used each day globally. The demand is expected to increase at a compounded annual rate of 10.6%-11.2% until 2027 at least.

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Mohammad Saberian Boroujeni
Melbourne, Australia
Votes: 0
Views: 1830
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 27, 2022

Pollution

Pollution is a powerful thing. It's hard to manage and is very bad for our Earth. My solution to this problem is a very sturdy machine I call a garbage disposal. It's built from 9 different motors just to turn into 3 different motors. Our factories use these types of DC motors every day.

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Dennis Philbeck
Vale, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 1163
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 26, 2022

Solectric Car

The main drawback of electric cars is the long time it takes to recharge their battery pack.

At night they must be recharged at home and during the day at the few recharging points available throughout the city.

The objective of the SOLECTRIC CAR is to reduce the recharge time by 50%.

With this project,

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Jaime Aguilar
Tulancingo, Mexico
Votes: 5
Views: 1676
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 26, 2022

POWERBLoK Ultracapacitor Energy Storage Solution

The POWERBLoK system can replace the Lead, Cobalt, Cadmium, and Lithium used in common batteries with no thermal runaway risks.

Additionally per the 01/26/21 Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) assessment of the UCAP Power POWERBLoK,

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Troy Brandon
San Diego, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 2268
Sustainable Technologies/​Future Energy
Jun 20, 2022

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