Category Archives: Energy

Gravity-Powered LED Lamp Revolutionizes Self-Sufficient Lighting

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Hellmuth Broda

This is a very interesting new development. Since the arrival of affordable LEDs and their increasingly better efficiency and light quality new mechanisms can be used to power these new lights in any dwelling. British designers Martin Riddiford and Jim … Continue reading →

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300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Hellmuth Broda

Here is a quite interesting video on “300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds.” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w] Reposted from a Facebook post of Christian Kobler. A personal observation on the subject of fossil fuels: My last rental car was a Toyota … Continue reading →

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Teenager + Fibonacci = New Hope For Solar Energy

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Hellmuth Broda

Welcome to my first blog of 2012. I would like to start the New Year with some hope. Hope that we experience when we look at the young generation (no—not that one, even younger): A report in yesterday’s Wall Street … Continue reading →

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