We continue to see more energy innovation, eco friendly products and green inventions every day.
There are many areas of green that are experiencing growth. Some of these areas are a direct result of sustainability programs, green campuses, schools going green and the top green colleges and universities.
Well, meet some of the individuals that were featured on Smartplanet, and these are student entrepreneurs who are coming up with new energy innovation, green inventions, and eco friendly products and services that will become game changes.
We applaud the efforts of the student entrepreneurs and you will continue to see more inspiring stories like these coming out of the top green universities, green campuses, sustainability programs and as a result of more environmental education for children.
Check out the video below from Smartplanet and see how these student entrepreneurs are setting up their green businesses and green organizations:
A company named Rapanui, makes it easier for people to see where clothing comes from and how it is made so you can make informed choices. This process is called Traceability.
Rapanui lets their customers track, using Google Maps, where each one of their garments comes from. They make clothing from natural organic fabrics, in a Fairwear Foundation audited, wind powered factory, but really what they're about is communication. It's not that people don't care about child labor, the environment, our climate, it's just they don't know.
Cool Facts on the Company
Rapanui was set up by brothers Mart and Rob Drake-Knight in early 2008 and they are now aged 23 and 25
Rapanui won the 2010 Sustainable Business Award and employs 10 full time staff in its office in Bembridge.
Rapanui won a runners-up place at the 2010 Enterprising Young Brits Awards.
Rob and Martin Drake-Knight are listed on the Future 100 List of Top young Ethical Entrepreneurs.
Green Energy TV is giving Rapanui the Two Green Thumbs Up Award for being one the Best Green Companies, their Eco friendly Products and a cool new green business to watch and inspire others!
For more information on their eco friendly products and Traceability in Textiles using Google Maps, visithttp://www.rapanuiclothing.com/
Feel free to also watch the video below where Mart Drake-Knight explains Rapanui's thinking on ethical fashion
There are a lot of green inventions and eco friendly products entering the market, and we wanted to highlight a video titled Innovate or Die- Water Filtration for 3rd world, which was uploaded to our main site.
The video talks about how 1.1 billion people in the world do not have access to clean water.
The green inventions highlighted are the Novel bicycle based mobile water filtration system design.
It was submitted for the MIT 'Innovate or Die' appropriate technology.
There are a lot of cool ideas and green inventions that people are coming up with and developing in their sheds, garage, basement, work places, schools, etc.
Many inventors spend a lot of the time and financial resources on creating their inventions and protecting them, but then run out of funds to market and try to sell their inventions.
If you have any eco friendly inventions, green inventions or a cool green gadget, let us know and we will help expose your work via our blog post and if you have a video of it, you can upload it to our main site Green Energy TV. We will air your video and we can write a blog post about your green inventions.
We are all about sharing what people are doing to be green, and we know there some incredible green inventions out there, so let us know and we will help you.
You can email us at news (at) greenenergytv(dot) com Keep up the great work and we look forward to featuring your green inventions, solutions, and products! - Stay Green! -Craig
General Motors just introduced the new EN-V Concept Vehicle at the Shanghai Expo.
GM's vision for urban transportation for the future in 2030 will include alternative fuel ideas and eco friendly ways for people to travel.
The EN-V (Electric Networked-Vehicle) represents the reinvention of the automobile and is part of the technology solution to make such a vision a reality.
Adopting a new automobile that combines electrification and connectivity, EN-V address the challenges associated with global urbanization and offers a future that is free from petroleum and emissions while making driving more fun and fashionable than ever before.
We recently covered the 5 finalists who were competing for the MIT Clean Energy Prize of $200,000 and the winner is:
#1. C3Nano, Inc. of Stanford University - a cross-cutting technology that will effectively increase the efficiency and thereby affordability of thin film solar photo-voltaic systems.
The Stanford Team's idea started out a a class project and is now the winner of $200,000 and C3Nano beat out 61 other teams from 35 schools.
Check out the video of C3Nano and the winning Pitch:
Here's the list of the 5 Business Ideas/Green Inventions that were competing:
ViaCycle -- an advanced bicycle sharing technology that allows easy deployment of affordable, sustainable bicycle transportation in cities, resorts and universities.
WINNER ---- C3Nano, Inc. -- a cross-cutting technology that will effectively increase the efficiency and thereby affordability of thin film solar photo-voltaic systems.
OsComp Systems -- a revolutionary new compression technology that significantly reduces the cost of natural gas production.
C-Crete Technologies -- a "nanoengineered" concrete that reduces CO2 emissions from the production of concrete. The most widely used manufactured material in the world.
Enertaq -- a system to manage energy use in large commercial buildings to balance the electrical grid minute-to-minute by adjusting electricity demand.
Congratulations to all the teams and we look forward to seeing your green inventions, eco friendly products and energy innovations put into place!
Regen came up with a way to define solar energy for your iPod & iPhone. Their new product is called the ReNu, a solar powered charging dock.
Their eco friendly products allow you to charge your devices in a green way. This device will be sold in Spring, 2010. Let us know your thoughts and feel free to share your story if you have any green inventions or eco friendly devices you recommend.
YoGen was voted as one of the Top 9 Eco Friendly Products of 2010 at the Computer Electronics Show.
How does it work? Pull the string, it produces power, up to 5 watts. It charges most portable devices too. The company says 1 minute of pulling on the string generates enough power to charge a cell phone.
Here's what the YoGen can do:
Power is generated with the first pull.
Charges devices with only a few minutes of pull/release time.
Yogen’s patented technology charges most mobile devices.
Yogen’s ‘charge/time ratio’ is similar to standard AC wall chargers.
Upcoming posts will introduce you to many of the green inventions, eco friendly products, energy innovation and the best green companies. Let us know if there is a topic you would like us to focus on, and we will cover it.
Green Energy TV airs videos showing what individuals, companies, organizations, schools, etc. are doing to be green and they have viewers from over 160 countries.
Today is Earth Day, and millions of people around the world are doing things to be green. You can share what you are doing with others by uploading a video of what you are doing to be green to Green Energy TV.
Topics and categories on Green Energy TV include: Solar Energy, Wind Power Technology, Geothermal Energy, Companies going green, Hybrid vehicles, Eco friendly living, alternative fuel ideas, sustainability programs, Hydrogen, Hydro Power and more.
Happy Earth Day! - James Carter, Guest Blogger for Green Energy TV.
Sun Chips recently came out with a fully compostable chip bag.
According to Sun Chips, the bag is made from plants so it's fully compostable. Every 10 ½ oz. SunChips® package is designed to fully break down in just 14 weeks when placed in a hot, active compost bin or pile.
FRG Waste Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Napa Valley, CA. They are the nationwide leader in providing quality waste and recycling solutions – from compaction equipment to proprietary materials removal and document destruction to comprehensive waste/recycling management programs.
One of their eco friendly inventions is called eCorect. It is a machine that is a dehydrating system. It takes wet food-waste and other compostable materials are processed and reduced producing a dry, nutrient-rich soil amendment that may be used as a landscaping material, natural lawn care or other eco friendly products.
The eCorect is environmentally friendly and efficient by reducing trips to the landfill and creating a closed-loop system. The unit requires no water line, no added enzymes or bacteria-based additives. Its easy to install, easy to operate and easy to maintain.
This energy innovation will be a great part of Sustainability Programs for restaurants, college campuses, cafeterias, etc.
Below is a video on one of their Eco Friendly Inventions: Future posts will bring attention to best green companies, green inventions, eco friendly products, green jobs, companies going green and hybrid electric vehicles. Stay tuned!
Designing a garden to attract birds is an excellent idea and has many benefits that you may not have considered. Birds are fun to watch and they add beauty to your garden, but there are other environmentally and people friendly reasons to design a garden to attract birds.
Some of the reasons you may want to consider designing a garden to attract birds include:
Soil conservation – some plants used in landscaping can help to prevent soil erosion
Increased wildlife populations – various species of birds will flock to your garden
Natural insect control – birds eat insects so naturally the more birds you have the better insect control you will have in your garden
Educational opportunities – children and adults alike will have the opportunity to view and learn about many different types of birds and plants
Food production – many of the plants that attract birds also produce foods that humans can eat
Now that you know a few of the benefits of designing a garden to attract birds it will be important to know the necessary elements to incorporate into the design of your garden.
Garden Elements that Attract Birds
Bird Feeders - Bird feeders are one of the easiest and least expensive elements that you can add to your garden to attract birds. You can use a feeder that hangs from a tree or you could opt for a free standing feeder. By using several different kinds of bird seed you can attract various types of birds. You may attract birds such as sparrows, robins, and doves.
Bird Friendly Plants - Certain types of plants will attract birds to your garden. Some plants will be a place of shelter for the birds while others will provide a haven for mating and nesting. Plants such as berry trees will be a food source for birds. Plants that are bird friendly include things such as: creeping vines, holly bushes, butterfly bushes, larkspur, and evening primrose. Flowers that are nectar producing and brightly colored attract birds such as hummingbirds.
Water Features - Water features not only provide a place from which the birds can drink or in which they can bathe, but water features will also provide aesthetic appeal to your garden. Small fountains, bird baths, or a dish of water on the ground will all be sufficient water features.
There are a lot of companies going green and best green companies, but today's post is featuring a very cool company who is making Playgrounds out of used Milk Cartons.
Green Energy TV gave Progressive Design Playgrounds the Two Green Thumbs Up Award for their green inventions and eco friendly products. They are also creating green jobs, and not only a place for kids to play, but also providing Environmental Education for for Children.
I saw a recent newsletter from the Civic Innovation Lab out of Cleveland, Ohio that one of the companies they funded is offering Low-tech solar panels to developing nations.
The newsletter stated that around the world 1.6 billion people do not have access to electricity. Cleveland-area native Christopher Clark wants to change that.
The 26-year-old Clark founded Sunflower Solutions after becoming aware of the rampant lack of power in developing areas and the myriad problems that stem from living without electricity.
Green Energy TV has given his company the Two Green Thumbs Up Award for his energy innovation, green inventions, being one of the best green companies and their eco friendly products that give a new way to define solar energy. For more info, check out their site at http://www.thesunflowersite.org/ Keep up the great work!
I just finished watching a great video presentation by Bill Roth where he was a speaker at an SBA event. Bill Roth is the Green Business Coach for Entrepreneur.com and he has a lot of knowledge and green business experience.
He talks about Sustainability Programs, his experience, best green companies, energy innovation, green inventions, eco friendly inventions and how sustainability programs can change your life.
The Video is on: THE GREEN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION - SBA Speaker Event. If your interested in starting up a green business or launching a green company or organization, then this is a great video to watch. I used this video in my class on Sustainability Programs and the students were glued to it.
There are many alternative fuel ideas and a variety of alternative fuels program.
A video was uploaded to our main site Green Energy TV that shows how how a Danish company is taking a waste product from making paper and turning it into an alternative fuels program.
The company is named Haldor Topsøe, and they are a an energy innovation technology which can transform black liquor (a waste product from paper production) into DME (DiMethyl Ether).
DME is a clean fuel, but can also be used for cars. Volvo, one of the project partners, has tested DME and named it 'the preferred fuel' among the green fuels available. The project taking place in Sweden, uses the entire technology chain: from the paper mill supplying black liquor via gas stations for fueling DME to trucks actually running on DME.
Learn more about their eco friendly inventions in the video below:
You hear a lot of positive news about companies going green, and the best green companies.
Well, Panasonic announced that they aim to be the No.1 Green Innovation Company in the Electronics Industry.
Below are some of the ways they plan on being the top of the list for best green companies in their industry:
Green life innovation- Panasonic will make the green lifestyle a reality by implementing Panasonic ideas for life and offer better living to people around the world with a sense of security, comfort and joy, in a sustainable way. For example, the ideas will include "lifestyle with virtually zero CO2 emissions for the entire home and the entire building," "lifestyle with recycling-oriented products," "evolving and expanding eco cars," and "encouraging eco-conscious products in emerging and developing countries."
Green business innovation - Panasonic will cut its environmental impact stemming from its business activity to the maximum extent possible and introduce to the market its technologies, ideas and measures derived from such efforts. For example, the company will strive for "minimizing CO2 emissions in all business processes," "recycling-oriented manufacturing," "green work-style" and "offering eco-solution using its own expertise."
1) Global networking: Creating a network of strong autonomous Panasonic bases across the world, Panasonic will pursue management approaches that will optimize business efficiency on a global scale.
2) Individual-customer touch points No.1: Taking advantage of the vast array of its products, Panasonic will establish new IT-driven relationships to provide to each individual customer a maximized life-time customer value.
3) Synergy creation: Panasonic believes group synergy occurs when Panasonic companies collaborate spontaneously and autonomously in diverse fields. The Panasonic Group aims to become a flexible and dynamic company, consistently promoting collaboration and creating synergies within the Group through spontaneous initiatives and autonomous management.
Green Energy TV is giving Panasonic the Two Green Thumbs Up Award for being one of the best companies going green. Keep up the great work!
A few of our readers sent us emails asking us to post the following ideas for some recommended Green New Year's resolutions for 2010.
Below are 7 of the 2010 Green New Year's Resolution Ideas:
Go on a Green Diet- In the New Year, many people go on a diet. This means, you can start eating certified organic foods that do not contain the food toxins or chemical toxins that are in most of our foods. You can also start to buy more of your food locally as well and get food that is fresh and support the local economy and help create more green jobs as a direct result of your purchases.
Do the Green Diet Exercise - One of our Guest Bloggers wrote about how he lost over 70 pounds by pedaling his bike to power his TV. Here's a link to that blog post if you are looking to power your TV while you watch it and save electricity and lose a lot of weight in the process blog.greenenergytv.com/blog/wind-power-technology/0/0/new-green-diet-pedal-and-watch
Say good-bye to Household Toxins - You can have an environment friendly home by eliminating the chemical toxins. Most of the store bought cleaners contain very harmful chemical toxins, however, you can switch to safer cleaners from companies such as Shaklee or Seventh Generation. There are many new green and safer cleaning products out there right now that do a great job without exposing your family to chemical toxins in your home.
Green your Lawn - Most of the chemicals in fertilizers used on the lawns in the US are banned in Europe because of the dangerous chemical toxins they contain and they seep back into our drinking water and affect fish and other wildlife as well. There are more options for this year with chemical free lawn care and organic lawn care. You can use bone meal and other organic lawn care products that prevent weeds and still give you a green lawn without the chemicals. Check out your local nursery and read the labels!
Get Green Jobs& Get Certified- There is an increase in green jobs, whether you decide to become a solar installer, energy rater, get involved in Sustainability Programs, etc. We have green jobs posted on our main site, and there are many other major outlets advertising green jobs on Indeed.com and Monster.com
Get a Green Degree - There are more schools and independent organizations offering classes on Sustainability Programs, certifications for LEED, Energy Raters, Solar and Wind Installers and more. Many of the top green universities are also offering green educational classes and degrees now and this can help you land green jobs and prepare you for the future blog.greenenergytv.com/blog/green-jobs
Start a Green Business - There are many areas in green that are fast growing and opportunities increasing daily. We did a post a while back that talked about the growth areas of green and here's a link to some of the hottest and upcoming areas that deal with organic natural foods, eco friendly products, solar installation to geothermal energy, energy efficiency and green building.
If you have any Green New Year's Resolutions for 2010 that you would like to share, feel free to do so in the comments below. - Stay Green!
There are a lot of Business Competitions and a huge growth in Entrepreneurship Programs across the country. You are starting to see that a large number of the winners and people submitting to these competitions have green ideas, green inventions, new types of energy innovation, eco friendly products, etc.
At a recent business idea competition, six (6) College Students defeated CEO's and MBA's by coming up with an idea to eliminate the need for college students to use, carry around and buy bottled water.
They won the competition, and their idea bought them $27,500 in start-up funds. They recognized what a pain it is to carry around cases of bottled water to their dorm rooms and knew how bad it is for the environment.
So, they came up with the idea to create a portable water bottle that has a filter inside, and to allow it to be customizable with a logo, and then to be sold to colleges and Fortune 500 companies. Keep an eye out for this new eco friendly product, their company will be called “Inspire Green”.
There are many ways to define solar energy, and for some, the use of solar energy can be used to save lives.
In Kenya, people have to boil their water and do so by using wood or coal. Now, in some parts of Kenya, they are using a Solar Powered Water Purifier.
Fact: There are currently 1.2 billion people in the world living without clean drinking water.
Check out the video below and see how the green inventions such as these are helping to provide clean drinking water solutions:
Interesting Fact: Given the number of people worldwide currently treating their water by boiling with firewood, WWF estimates that, with widespread distribution, Solvatten could be reducing CO2 emissions by 26 million tonnes per year by 2020. The use of Solvatten can reduce dependence on firewood and other fuels, since it uses the sun's rays.
We will continue to focus on green inventions, eco friendly products, energy innovation and more in upcoming posts.
So, they came up with the idea to create a portable water bottle that has a filter inside, and to allow it to be customizable with a logo, and then to be sold to colleges and Fortune 500 companies. Keep an eye out for this new eco friendly product, their company will be called “Inspire Green”.
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