Green Tech Today 1

Green Tech Today Episode 1

Green Tech Today 1: Set Green Phasers To Stun

Hosts

• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • sarahlane.com
• Kirsten Sanford (@drkiki)
  • kirstensanford.com
• Micki Krimmel (@mickipedia)
  • Founder and CEO of Neighborgoods

Topics

• NeighborGoods
  • Share what you have with those around you...so you each need to use less stuff

• A Greener Way to Recharge Batteries
  • Harnessing human movement to re-charge batteries. As you move, the batteries have magnetic induction motors in them that take some of the energy from the movement and convert it to electricity.
  • article link

• Cutting CO2 from cement production
  • Using waste products from power plants to create cement in a fashion that doesn't create as much CO2
  • article link

• The ARPA-E gets rolling
  • The DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has given out 43 grants for pushing forward research on energy ideas.
  • article link

• Water meters in NYC
  • Internet connected water meters, put usage on the internet so people can change their habits.
  • article link

• Flow Batteries
  • Solar and Wind don't always produce electricity when it is needed...solution: store some of it!
  • Stores electrolyte/oxidation chemicals separately (rather than like in a battery), so you can store the high-potential chemicals separately, then combine them through a high-efficiency electrode when the power is needed.

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Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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