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Democratic Ecology: Philippe Starck's Cheap Designer Wind Turbine For Your Home

Famous designer Philippe Starck recently revealed he felt a certain shame that all the things he'd designed were not essential for living. This turbine, which he designed with the help of generator company Pramac, can theoretically provide a single home with 20-60% of all the electricity it needs. The name, which needs work, or at least the prefix "turbo" in front of it, is "Democratic Ecology." If the performance is indeed true, at $633, it's actually a steal and I'd order one right now. [inhabitat via Boingboing]

4:30 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Brian Lam
4,827 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: Oh, I also agree that $633 could only pay for the actual 'blade'. The rest of it will cost tens of thousands of dollars. The designer in the article is a total tool. He says he made this because he feels bad more »

energy

Energy Generating Turbine Toilet: Poop Saves the Planet

If the Benkatine Turbine by Leviathan Energy finds its way into homes, your bowel movements will be able to help generate free electricity. Using the same technology found in other hydroelectric devices, the Benkatine turbine uses the water that passes through the pipes in your home to produce power. According to the company, that means you could make use of the water flowing from any number of sources—including your gutter drains. It is a simple idea, but simple ideas are often the most useful. Plus, you pass off your excessive drinking and overeating as your little way of helping the environment. [Wired via Inhabitat via DVICE]

7:00 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,533 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: @Monty: you have a point there - why not put several of these into the INCOMING lines as well as the outgoing lines? Hmmmmm, maybe I don't ever have to pay for electricity again! more »

helivan

Jet-Powered Minivan Is Probably Batman's Aunt's Car

This van has been retrofitted with a Rolls-Royce Nimbus helicopter jet turbine by Chris Krug, who should really be working for Tony Stark. The jet turbine has about 1,000 shaft horsepower at 2,100 RPM, which allows it to do 1/8th of a mile at 103mph in 7.14 seconds. Not bad for a Dodge Caravan, especially one that can ride with the normal combustion engine, then reveal the turbine flipping its rear window. The turbine exhaust doesn't provide any thrust, however:
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9:50 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By jesusdiaz
14,245 views, 23 comments

Latest by TheDeadPuppet: I don't want to be around when he installs the Flux Capacitor. I guess this minivan is good for quick trips to the store. Bring it up to the northeast where he can de-ice windshields in a jiffy. more »

clips

Exploding Wind Turbine Video is Destruction Delicious

Wind turbines are becoming ever more ubiquitous thanks to their gradually lowering setup costs and relatively environmentally friendly energy production. It is a bit worrying then to see this particular wind turbine exploding in spectacular fashion. Worrying may actually be the wrong adjective—I believe the correct term is omfg-exploding-wind-turbine-destruction-is-so-satisfying-tastic. Check it out by hitting the video above, then jump in for a brief history lesson about Grandpa's Knob. More »

6:00 PM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Haroon Malik
29,758 views, 123 comments

gadgets

Quietrevolution Technicolor Wind Turbine

This wind turbine is the work of London low-carbon energy consultancy and the XCO2 engineering firm. It is designed as a vertical axis turbine so it remains very silent. Best of all, there are LEDs mounted around the outside of the turbine, so as it spins it can display images. Eco-friendly and kind of cool? What is this world coming to? More »

3:02 PM on Thu Apr 20 2006
By Travis Hudson
763 views, 6 comments