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25-Mar-2010

Organic Soups, delivered weekly by bicycle

Source : http://www.springwise.com/food_beverage/soupcycle/

De ganzen Artikel Organic Soups, delivered weekly by bicycle

7-Oct-2009

Farmers use vending machines to sell produce

Source : http://www.springwise.com/food_beverage/regiomat/

In a world wrapped up in complex supply chains, small farmers are in a catch-22: sell to the supermarkets and get less cash for your carrots, or spend a lot more time and effort trying to sell directly to customers. Consumers, meanwhile, are torn between loyalty to local businesses and the convenience of those [...]

24-Sep-2009

Discreet rooftop wind turbines for homes

Source : http://www.springwise.com/eco_sustainability/ridgeblade/

Just last week we covered SRS Energy’s Solé Power Tiles, which disguise solar panels as clay roof tiles. Now a similarly unobtrusive solution for cloudier climes is on the horizon. RidgeBlade is a wind-power system that can be fitted to buildings with minimum visual impact and maximum energy conversion potential. This micro-generation system employs discreetly housed cylindrical turbines positioned horizontally along the apex of a sloping roof. The slope of the roof naturally channels wind into the turbine chamber, meaning RidgeBlade can “produce electricity under low or variable wind conditions.” This high efficiency means that the system could pay for itself within a few years.
De ganzen Artikel Discreet rooftop wind turbines for homes

16-Sep-2009

Solar panels shaped like clay roof tiles

Source : http://www.springwise.com/eco_sustainability/solepowertile/

onverting to solar energy means covering a roof in unsightly solar panels. Not necessarily: Philadelphia company SRS Energy has developed the Solé Power Tile, a roof tile designed to sustainably convert sunlight into electricity without compromising aesthetics. The dark blue tiles, manufactured by SRS Energy, are jointly branded and distributed by US Tile and [...]

17-Aug-2009

In Paris, a citywide scheme to share electric cars

Regular Springwise readers may remember Vélib‘, the citywide bike-sharing scheme in Paris that we covered back in 2007. Buoyed by the success of that effort, the city is now apparently planning another ambitious initiative—this time involving electric cars.

Paris actually already has a car-sharing scheme in place with some 5,000 members, but it’s privately run and uses [...]