Food Waste Update

Hi there again, sorry its been a long time, lots going on at the moment. Here is another recent news item that we talked about several years ago. Committee chairman Neil Parish said: “One-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, and in the UK over […]

On the issue of Nuclear Power and Weapons

A couple of things to ponder on, think about? Hinkley Point Nuclear power station estimated cost – £37 Billion Trident Nuclear deterrent estimated cost – £200 Billion (oh, BTW, I thought we had to spend less and save, cut back, have austerity etc, funny how they can come up with […]

Portugal runs solely on renewable energy for four days straight.

Hello there again. What a turnaround, only 15 years ago the UK and Portugal were seen as 2 of the the Dirty Countries of Europe, we sent Acid Rain to Scandinavia in the 70’s and 80’s too, because we in the EU we had to do something about that too. […]

Is Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest Saved? Looks like it….

Indigenous tribes, logging firms and environmental groups in Canada have struck a deal to protect one of the world’s largest tracts of temperate Rainforest. The Great Bear Rainforest on the Pacific coast of British Columbia is home to many animals and ancient trees. Importantly, Logging will be banned across a […]

More or Moore on Carbon Nano Tube application

Moore’s Law is one of the least reported stories in technology today. That old canard says that the number of transistors that’s possible to fit onto a chip will double every two years. That,s when using Silicone that is? To add to our Previous Post about what Carbon Nano Tubes could […]

Carbon Nano-Tubes out of Thin Air…..

Hi there. If you follow Green ISP News Blog you may remember the post made back at the end of 2013: https://www.greenisp.net/blog/?p=451 Interesting demonstration about Carbon nano technology, specifically Carbon Nano-Tubes for use in Electrical power and lighting solutions etc. Well…. there is a further Development here, as we are […]

Tesla Motors has unveiled batteries that power homes

US electric car maker Tesla Motors has unveiled batteries that power homes and businesses as it attempts to expand beyond its electric vehicle ventures.

CEO Elon Musk announced the firm will build batteries that store solar energy and serve as a back-up system for consumers during blackouts, jsut as standard lead acid solar batteries have done for years.

The device/s will allow consumers to get off a power grid or bring energy to remote areas that are not on a grid, connect to each-other over the internet to create Local Smart Grid systems, first shipping to Germany outside the US in 2016.

“Our goal is to fundamentally change the way the world uses energy,” Musk told a press conference at the Tesla Design Center on Thursday night. “It sounds crazy, but we want to change the entire energy infrastructure of the world to zero carbon.”

A great vision, however, as positive as this is I just wonder where all the rare earth metals etc are going to come from???

More here:
http://mashable.com/2015/05/01/tesla-powerwall/

Supercapacitors made from Hemp “on a par with or better than graphene”

Hi there. For anyone reading the post earlier in 2014 (link below). Renewables Boost?  “flow battery technology”. https://www.greenisp.net/blog/?p=491 This will be of interest to you too. Graphene is quite an amazing product and is being touted as a new superconductor as well as many other uses, well, we used to […]