Green Brier Place » green technology http://www.greenbrierplace.com Where Green and Technology Meet! Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Scorpion Verde: First Green Tire for SUVs http://www.greenbrierplace.com/scorpion-verde-first-green-tire-for-suvs/ http://www.greenbrierplace.com/scorpion-verde-first-green-tire-for-suvs/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:07:38 +0000 admin http://www.greenbrierplace.com/?p=45 So, SUVs doesn’t necessarily equal environment friendly. I mean, most SUVs in the market are gas guzzlers but it’s nice to know that the company Pirelli is trying to make SUVs a little more earth friendly by introducing the Scorpion Verde.

So what makes the Pirelli Scorpion Verde earth friendly? First it’s made of aromatic oil-free materials, and according to Pirelli, it can lower fuel consumption to 3.4-3.9%. Another ec0-friendly feature is the Scorpion Verde is designed to use 10% lower raw materials, thus decreasing its environmental impact.

Well, it’s not much but it’s a start. Now if we can only get electric SUVs in the market.

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Well, here’s something that would make speed bumps less annoying. The Motion Powered Speed Bump isn’t your ordinary cement speed bump found near schools, it’s a flat metal plate with long thin pedals on top. As a car passes over it, the pedals turns gears and generates 2,000W of electricity per car.

So, what uses can there be for these speed bumps? Well, a little more research and this speed bumps could be powering street lights. Just imagine how much energy that would save if street lights on a freeway no longer comes from the grid.

Via: Envirogadget

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Wow, I just hope they’ll find a way to get the urine odor out. :)

Via: Crave

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It’s only a matter of time before solar mobile phones comes, what with the thousand of solar chargers out there. Anyways, The Samsung E1107 is Samsung’s first solar mobile phone. Charging the phone one hour under the sun will give you around 5-10 minutes of talk time, plus the Samsung E1107 also has FM radio, MP3 ringtones, flashlight, etc.

And unlike other expensive green gadgets, the Samsung E1107 is cheap, at only $59. Of course, it has yet to be put up for sale outside India, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

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With the array of solar-powered gadgets out there, this USB Hub/solar charger is pretty functional. First, it can function has a USB hub with four USB ports. And if you want to charge your mobile phones the eco-friendly way, you can also use this USB Solar charging 4 port hub, as a solar charger. It comes with six mobile phone connectors and has a built-in battery so there’s no need to leave your gadgets out in the sun while it’s charging.

You can get this USB hub/solar charger at Brando.

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It’s not that mowing your lawn could be hazardous to the environment but mowing your lawns with petrol riding mowers isn’t really right when you’re conserving energy and during times when gas prices are high. So, thanks to Husqvarna, in five years time, we would be seeing electric riding mowers. The Panthera Leo is a concept riding mower powered by Lithium phosphate battery which can give you two hours of cutting time. The Panthera Leo has three cutting decks so that it can mow your lawn evenly even on bumpy terrain. There’s even a mounted LCD which informs the user of the mower’s speed, sensors, and cutting height. And to further the fact that the Panthera Leo is a green machine, this baby is made from recycled materials!

But of course, until we can see this baby in production, tree huggers can still use hand-pushed electric lawn mowers.

Via: Crave

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