With electricity prices becoming as aggressive as the cane toad population in Queensland, it can pay to reevaluate your household appliances. This is particularly the case with heating, which can take … Read More…
In Australia we can reduce our power consumption considerably using more power efficient devices. Products that help reduce or monitor power consumption are featured here alongside innovative products and ideas that help us benefit by living more efficiently.
By understanding where our energy is being used we can greatly reduce our reliance on grid based power. In 2009 Google made a public statement at the International Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Quite simply it was, “Governments across the world should ensure people have real-time access to their home energy information.”.
With a raised awareness of power consumption and by using more efficient options to replace older products we can embrace new ideas to replace old habits, without having a major impact on our lives.
Here are some interesting eco products and ideas:
Cockatoo tracking iPhone app
April 29th, 2013
Soaring back and forth above the canopies of Sydney, is a piercing, murderous sound like that of a prehistoric chain-smoker screaming into a megaphone. On several occasions, such sounds have scared my two-year-old… Read More…
The PowerPot electricity generator
April 22nd, 2013
The PowerPot is a one of the latest clever solutions to providing a small-scale electricity source, virtually anywhere. With a thermoelectric power source built into a cooking pot so that it generates electricity… Read More…
Portable Home designs by Nomad Resorts
April 15th, 2013
Nomadic Resorts takes the portable home concept to a whole new level. The design company is an innovative cooperative made up of an architect, low carbon engineers, interior designers and a landscape designer.… Read More…
Ocean Cleanup Array
April 8th, 2013
Manta ray-esque pods with gangling, funnel-like arms, lying belly down in the middle of the world’s oceans. That’s what 19-year-old Boyan Slat has devised to put a stop to the machiavellian plastic … Read More…
The SOCCKET – Kinetic Energy Soccer Ball
April 1st, 2013
It was during an undergraduate science project in 2008 that Harvard University students Jessica O. Matthews and Julia Silverman coined the idea of the SOCCKET – a soccer ball that produces power via… Read More…
Dreambox – The 3D Printing Vending Machine
March 25th, 2013
Since its invention in the first century by Hero of Alexandria, where one inserted a coin and received a portion of holy water, the vending machine has come a long way. From spitting out sugary fast foods to … Read More…
Oxijet Low-Flow Shower Head
March 18th, 2013
Everyone likes a nice shower, many even indulge in the luxury of a lengthy experience to whittle away their cares, sickness or to find inspiration for a song. Such people will be pleased to hear the arrival … Read More…
The Zimba LotusGrill BBQ
March 11th, 2013
Summertime in Australia – alfresco lunches, the lake, the beach, friends backyards or a sunny forest glade. During such a social, outdoor time of year, a BBQ will inevitably creep into the equation.… Read More…
A phone charger powered by a hot drink
March 4th, 2013
Did you know there is now a phone charger that’s powered by a cup of hot coffee or an iced drink? We all know how a great cup of coffee can charge us for the day (make that at least two strong soy caps for me).… Read More…
