Green Options » inventions http://greenoptions.com/tag/inventions Posts tagged 'inventions' Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Invention Uses Mountain Dew for Fuel http://gas2.org/2009/08/03/invention-uses-mountain-dew-for-fuel/ http://gas2.org/2009/08/03/invention-uses-mountain-dew-for-fuel/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:27:41 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://gas2.org/2009/08/03/invention-uses-mountain-dew-for-fuel/

I’ll admit, never saw this one coming–using Mountain Dew as fuel. It surely makes the Mountain Dew Game Fuel much more appropriate!

Inventor Paul Patone has created the GEET (Global Environmental Energy Technology) Fuel Processor. A mod that allows you to run your car on about 80% water. Or possibly, just a nice cold Tab.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/08/03/invention-uses-mountain-dew-for-fuel/feed/ Cement that Eats Carbon Dioxide Invented by British Scientists http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/02/cement-that-eats-carbon-dioxide-invented-by-british-scientists/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/02/cement-that-eats-carbon-dioxide-invented-by-british-scientists/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:30:14 +0000 The Guardian Environment Network http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/02/cement-that-eats-carbon-dioxide-invented-by-british-scientists/ British engineers have developed a new environmentally friendly cement that is carbon-negative.

Air Pollution

Cement, a vast source of planet-warming carbon dioxide, could be transformed into a means of stripping the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, thanks to an innovation from British engineers.

The new environmentally friendly formulation means the cement industry could change from being a “significant emitter to a significant absorber of CO2,” says Nikolaos Vlasopoulos, chief scientist at London-based Novacem, whose invention has garnered support and funding from industry and environmentalists.

The new cement, which uses a different raw material, certainly has a vast potential market. Making the 2bn tonnes of cement used globally every year pumps out 5% of the world’s CO2 emissions - more than the entire aviation industry. And the long-term trends are upwards: a recent report by the French bank Credit Agricole estimated that, by 2020, demand for cement will increase by 50% compared to today.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/02/cement-that-eats-carbon-dioxide-invented-by-british-scientists/feed/ ‘Flintstones’ Car First to Combine Pedals, Solar, & Battery http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/ http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:53:31 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/

Students at San Jose State University have created a new type of hybrid—or perhaps tribrid?—that makes use of human pedal-power, solar panels, and a strong battery. They’ve dubbed the car the ZEM, or Zero EMissions Vehicle, and say it could be mass-produced for a mere $4,000.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/feed/ Invention to Clean Up Gold Mining, Improve Miner Health http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/14/invention-to-clean-up-gold-mining-improve-miner-health/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/14/invention-to-clean-up-gold-mining-improve-miner-health/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:49:49 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/14/invention-to-clean-up-gold-mining-improve-miner-health/

A Peruvian engineer has created a device that drops the use of mercury in the gold mining process by instead using “a foam flotation process with simple gravitational techniques” to separate gold from rocks.

The most commonly used process in developing countries uses mercury to separate the gold from the ore, and then burns off the mercury leaving only gold. The mercury pollutes ground water initially and the air once burned, affecting the health of miners and nearby residents alike.  While alternatives exist, the process is the most efficient for low gold-yielding ore.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/14/invention-to-clean-up-gold-mining-improve-miner-health/feed/ No Joke: Flying Car Runs on Ethanol with 180 Mile Range http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/ http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:31:06 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/ The flying car has been the inventor’s enigma since the dawn of motor vehicles, but using a simple fan and parachute combo, a British engineer has created the an ethanol-powered road-legal flying car with a range of 180-miles.

Best part? All you need is a one day course and a powered-parachute license to fly the Skycar.

“I started making a paramotor on wheels that you sit on and take off and it suddenly occurred to me, ‘Why not just have a car that does everything?’” said Gilo Cardozo, who owns a Wiltshire-based company called Parajet.

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