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Philippe Starck Wind Turbine

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:50:01 +0000

Designer Philippe Starck created a fancy looking wind turbine that will sell for as little as $750 this fall. You can be the talk of your neighborhood with this thing on your roof, as it actually provides energy to your home and saves up to 80% of your electric bill every month. Sniffs Starck:

“Imagine a Saturday afternoon, and a guy going stupidly to the supermarket to buy a useless gadget,” Mr. Starck said. “He sees a really sexy object. ‘Oh my God, it’s beautiful. How much does it cost? Five hundred euros? That’s almost what I’d spend on a useless gadget.’ He brings the windmill home, goes to his roof, and 15 minutes later he sees it turning and producing energy. Wow!”

These turbines come in stainless steel, bright orange or a transparent plastic that will be almost invisible on your roof.

Reducing Energy Bill to $0 a Month

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:05:27 +0000

Here’s a guy who is totally off the power grid, with all the modern day amenities, but living in a solar-hydrogen and geo-thermally powered home.

On sunny days, solar panels on the roof of Strizki’s detached garage generate more than enough electricity to power his home. The excess electricity powers a device inside the garage called an electrolyzer, which transforms a tank of water into its base elements – oxygen and hydrogen.

The final piece of the equation is “The New Jersey Genesis,” a hydrogen fuel-cell car Strizki helped design and now maintains for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. He can fill up the Genesis with hydrogen from his electrolyzer and drive it pollution free.

It’s so successful that Johnny Depp is using the technology to power his Caribbean Island.