Thursday, September 4, 2008

Gefrierfach


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, external wind turbine drives power for internal fan/wind source which replicates live Antarctic conditions in real-time.

Scott Base Webcams


Video camera at Scott Base, located in Hillary Field Centre briefing room, looking towards Pressure Ridges on the Ross Ice Shelf.

Gefrierfach Power Source


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, external wind turbine drives power for internal fan/wind source which replicates live Antarctic conditions in real-time.

Gefrierfach Power Source


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, external wind turbine drives power for internal fan/wind source which replicates live Antarctic conditions in real-time.

Gefrierfach Power Source


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, external wind turbine drives power for internal fan/wind source which replicates live Antarctic conditions in real-time.

Antarctic Images by Anthony Powell


Landscapes, Wildlife, Aurora, Bases photography by seasonal contract worker/Satellite Communications Tech, also a recipient of NSF Artists and Writers Grant to work on time-lapse footage full time.

Antarctica Condition 1 Weather


Filmed at McMurdo Station, where it is relatively sheltered by the surrounding hills. The weather down here is classified as being Condition 3 (nice weather), Condition 2 (not so nice), or Condition 1...

Scott Base - Ross Island


Live weather data from NZ base in Antarctica

NIWA Antarctica


NIWA scientists have worked for many years on Antarctic atmospheric processes and aquatic ecosystems. Research vessel RV Tangaroa also supplies logistical support for scientific studies and hydrographic surveys in the Southern Ocean.

Gefrierfach Projection 1


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, users uncover elements relating to Antarctic ecosystems once inside...

Gefrierfach Projection 2


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, users uncover elements relating to Antarctic ecosystems once inside...

Gefrierfach Projection 3


Ice-box concept design, shipping container structure, users uncover elements relating to Antarctic ecosystems once inside...

Energy Ball


Energy Ball, Small wind turbine, suitable for family/company, unique six-blade rotor encloses generator, by Swedish company Home Energy, smallest model V100 should be completely silent.

The windy city


City of Sound article, wind turbines in urban spaces

Vibrating raindrops may power our homes


Researchers have developed a technique that harvests energy from rain showers and converts it into electricity.

Personal PowerPlant


Instructables article, portable device that harnesses electricity through a solar cell and hand crank generator, into a NiMH battery

Hyperexperience


Leonardo Bonanni Blog, great mix of design/architecture/tech/media links

GreenPIX


Zero-energy Media Wall, Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing, largest color LED display & photovoltaic self-sufficient organic system, by Simone Giostra & Partners & ARUP

Zero House


Self-sufficient Housing unit, generates own electrical power, rainwater collection, waste processing...

Soil as Energy


Light the World Using Dirt Powered Fuel Cells!

Crowd Farms


‘Crowd Farms’ could offer alternative energy

Sun Table


Outdoor table with embedded solar panels & power outlets.