Prototype Street Lamplamp absorber of CO2

Tyca reveals lamps that could absorb CO2.
source : http://www.frenchcleantech.com/



Pierre Calleja is the talented inventor of a process that is already revolutionary : the lamp absorber of CO2. Pierre Calleja runs the innovative company named Tyca based in Libourne (Gironde) and specializing in aquaculture and aquariology. At a time when everyone is looking for solutions to counteract the pollution in our cities (especially pollution), he had the idea to develop a CO2 canister lamp.

It is equipped with a tank containing micro algae to absorb CO2, to issue in exchange for oxygen, while continuing to grow in the light. The lamp of this patent was filed by Tyca that had already been contacted not only by private customers, but also by large groups such as Vinci. The city of Libourne in turn could be one of the first laboratories of real experience of the lamp. This lamp absorber of CO2 is not yet commercially available.Car parks, tunnels, stations and buildings could develop in the future streetlights Calleja.

A revolutionary solution for its efficiency, since a lighting of 1.5 m3 can capture 1 ton of CO2 per year. Multiplied by the number of fixtures that exist in a city as Paris and it is the Amazon forest that is planted on our streets!

http://www.wavestarenergy.com

• provide unlimited reliable new clean energy
• at afforable prices
• and make it available to all countries and islands in the world with access to the open sea!

Kite-runner / Rudder-less Sailing!

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Just some design concepts for getting up wind... with out the need of a rudder- but a deep keel!
Depending on the size kite / wind strength the mounting & rings might have to take quite load.

There is an alternative to useing a ring of less than 360º but that would require the "tack" to turn the whole vessel around! The idea is a major addition/complication as it would need a clear run all the way around the vessel and nothing can run over the top of it. - Although the double ring would also work as a safety banister if mounted waist high- "killing 2 birds with one stone".


the Tacking process.

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A concept for the runner...

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Material wise- the rings could be made in the same manner / same material as windsurfing masts, but you have the added problem of the point loading of the wheels - instead of runner wheels on the inner side a "sled" could be made to distribute the force on the rings.
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Really cool website with mad materials !

https://www.inventables.com/

Wind power

An amaing category in instructables : Wind Power !
And if you didnt know about this technology :

Windbelt

Windbelt Redux 21st Century Micro Power Generation - More DIY How To Projects

Tensegrity

Tensegrity is an interesting principle that we are looking at utilising for the Open Sailing boat and equipment. Put simply, it is a method of ensuring a beautiful harmony of compression and tension between elements in a structure. Unlike in normal structures, beams don't need to touch each other, but are held in place by tensile wires.



This is one of the simplest structures possible, and takes the form of a prism. Note that the beams don't touch each other, but the structure is supported nonetheless. Tensegrity structures are currently mainly used for ornamentation, but increasig research is looking at their possibility as architectural elements.


Find out more about tesegrity structures here.

Floating Wind-power Takes Shape

By Nick Kaufman

The Economist: A wind turbine called Hywind was set afloat off the coast of Norway--

a functional application of floating energy generation. Although the structure itself does float, cables attached to the sea floor are necessary for it to maintain balance. The floating structure and cables allow wind energy to be implemented in far deeper waters (and connected to the electricity grid) than currently possible. The Economist says, "One obvious drawback is that connecting deep-water turbines to the electrical grid will be expensive." How interesting it would be if the energy delivery was local (from the ocean to ocean environments as opposed to ocean - land), as in the open_sailing scenario. It would also be interesting to look at the technology behind the delivery of the cable "anchors" to the sea floor and what the concept of different kinds of 'anchors' could add to a nomadic seafaring life.

Steam engine

We love the pop pop engine system (membrane)









Buy Pop pop boiler, one large for 4$

Many

AMAZING JET BOAT DIY : with recycle materials and easy weldings.

















We can also buy this amazing engine :


Pop-Pop Engine Ref: USE22
One of the most charming sources of power for model boats has always been the POP-POP, very popular in the 1930s it's reapperance is long overdue. One engine will push a hull about 30cm long, and we have run a metre long boat with four! It runs off steam engine solid fuel, fire lighter blocks or candle stub.
Price: £17.50

This is a list of resselers worldwide.





And a few more engines, and spare parts.

And the simplest : the best !



A bit more complex