The Plug Socket » Environment http://the-plug-socket.com Sockets & Switches - Switch on to style Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Greenfomercial TV: The Kill A Watt http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/greenfomercial-tv-the-kill-a-watt http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/greenfomercial-tv-the-kill-a-watt#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:17 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/greenfomercial-tv-the-kill-a-watt Hey gang, it’s time to put a charge into home energy! With the Kill A Watt, now you can reduce your power consumption AND have fun doing it. Watch this parody of an infomercial and find out how energy-saving knowledge is just an electrical socket away.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/greenfomercial-tv-the-kill-a-watt/feed 0 New electric Scoota launched in UK today! http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/new-electric-scoota-launched-in-uk-today http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/new-electric-scoota-launched-in-uk-today#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:52:59 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/new-electric-scoota-launched-in-uk-today Launched today, this amazing new Scooter costs under £1000 and buyers can also save on the rising costs of petrol as its eight pence per charge from your home electric socket and one charge will get you 30-40 miles.

The Scoota has been bought over from China where it already sells 13million a year. Londoners will be able to save on congestion charge and parking fees and there are a number of free charge points around the city.

With Boris Johnson trying to get scooter usage in bus lanes, the Ego Street Scoota, with top speeds of 30 miles an hour could get you to work quicker than public transport and minus the stress.

Get the green Ego Street Scoota now only from Firebox.com

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/electrical-socket/new-electric-scoota-launched-in-uk-today/feed 11 Waterbottle Floodlights http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/waterbottle-floodlights http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/waterbottle-floodlights#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/waterbottle-floodlights Ingenious usage for old water bottles from Brazil. Pierce the ceiling and let the natural sunlight disperse and flood the room!

It’s in Portuguese, but you can get the idea for the concept from watching it.

Additional tags (ignore): Brasil Brasileiro Brazillian

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/waterbottle-floodlights/feed 25 The Future Makers Solar Thermal Power 2 www.thefuturemakers.com.au http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/the-future-makers-solar-thermal-power-2-wwwthefuturemakerscomau-2 http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/the-future-makers-solar-thermal-power-2-wwwthefuturemakerscomau-2#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:37:27 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/the-future-makers-solar-thermal-power-2-wwwthefuturemakerscomau-2 The Future Makers documentary film explores exciting solutions to climate change and renewable energy models. Dr David Mills and Professor Graham Morrison pioneered their unique solar thermal technology in Australia. It is now being rolled out on a large scale in the US. It is seen as providing a genuine alternative to nuclear and coal fired power stations. The film also explores world leading technologies in wave and tidal power, geothermal, solar photovoltaics, the hybrid plug-in, plug out car and ammonia storage for solar thermal energy, solutions that can make a difference now.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/the-future-makers-solar-thermal-power-2-wwwthefuturemakerscomau-2/feed 0 Volvo Cars and Vattenfall start plug-in joint venture http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3 http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:38:24 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3 Volvo Cars and Vattenfall start joint venture to create Plug In Hybrid for the market in 2012

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3/feed 3 Toyota Plug-In Prius (PHEV) Press Release http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 08:34:09 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release FREE iPhone! http://tinyurl.com/2k59a9
Among “green” car owners, the OEM plug-in hybrid, or “PHEV”, is seen as the next evolutionary step in auto efficiency.

PHEV’s plug into a source of electricity to recharge their batteries, then travel on pure electric power for a distance and get fuel efficiency ratings in the 100+ MPG range afterwards, thus reducing gasoline consumption, and significantly reducing pollution as well (even when the electricity comes from coal plants).

Toyota released this video shortly after getting permission from the Japanese government to test drive their prototype PHEV on public roads. So far, no other company is this far along in development of a PHEV, though Chevy is trying to develop their “Volt” concept, and Ford wants an electric vehicle by 2010 as well.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release/feed 25 Google Idea Contest Project 10^100 – Plug-In Solar Power! http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-solar-power http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-solar-power#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:20:04 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-solar-power Concept: What if you could plug renewable solar energy into the wall just like a blender or a toaster? Instead of using power, a solar appliance actually generates it! Click the video to see how. Overview: The Jellyfish Solar Appliance is comprised of a micro-inverter attached to the back of standard solar panel that can be plugged directly into an existing electrical socket and automatically generates power whenever the sun is shining. The Jellyfish can be mounted directly onto a rooftop or …

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-solar-power/feed 0 Green Plug Universal Power Adapter at DEMO ‘08 http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/green-plug-universal-power-adapter-at-demo-08 http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/green-plug-universal-power-adapter-at-demo-08#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:32:04 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/green-plug-universal-power-adapter-at-demo-08 Green Plug makes universal power adapters to help do away with the cable chaos found in most businesspeoples’ laptop bags, under desks and behind home entertainment systems. The product is demonstrated here at DEMO ‘08

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/green-plug-universal-power-adapter-at-demo-08/feed 0 Google Idea Contest Project 10^100 – Plug-In Wind Power! http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-wind-power http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-wind-power#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:43:08 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-wind-power Featured in Fast Company magazine: www.fastcompany.com Jellyfish Wind Power Concept: What if you could plug renewable wind energy into the wall just like a blender or a toaster? Instead of using power, a wind appliance actually generates it! For more details visit: www.clariantechnologies.com Smart-Grid Enabled: With onboard Wi-Fi/WiMAX the Jellyfish is also smart-grid enabled. Today, wind and solar-powered homes are operated as autonomous points within the local electrical grid. However …

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/google-idea-contest-project-10100-plug-in-wind-power/feed 18 We Are Robots – Sasha Mongoose Mashup http://the-plug-socket.com/uncategorized/we-are-robots-sasha-mongoose-mashup http://the-plug-socket.com/uncategorized/we-are-robots-sasha-mongoose-mashup#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:39:17 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/chrome-socket/we-are-robots-sasha-mongoose-mashup www.myspace.com i robot – YOU TUBE?

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