Category Archives: Clean Energy

Endless Light with Water and Salt

We are learning our homes are toxic, electrically and electromagnetically, unfortunately lighting is no exception. Li-Fi is just one of the modern hidden dangers.

Here is a great little DIY.

Salt water battery

Materials

• Two different types of metals – for instance, copper and zinc. You can use copper wires, spiralled or strips. For zinc, some use galvanized nails or zinc strips. Using two metals is necessary for the chemical reaction.

• Avoid iodine-based salts. Table salt works. Sea water is optimum.

• Water – seawater or tap water will work, warm water speeds up the dissolving process.

• A container, small cup or clean jar.

• Wires with or without alligator as there are other ways to wire (see video link)

• A small load – such as a light-emitting diode or a digital clock that takes low voltage to see the power.

Items will be found around the home or at the local hardware.

Kiwis are people that still know how to do this stuff, lets make sure our childrens children have that know how too.

Do we really need to rip up paradise for rare earth minerals? NS

France requires all new buildings to have green roofs or solar panels

eiffel-tower-803488_1280This is excellent news. The article is from inhabitat.com via the Guardian

“France just passed a trailblazing new law that requires that all new buildings constructed in commercial areas to be partially-covered by either solar panels or green roofs. Not only will this bring dramatic changes to the nation’s skylines and bolster the efficiency of all new commercial construction, but the law will help France pick up the pace the solar adoption—which has lagged behind other European nations in recent years…”

Read more: France requires all new buildings to have green roofs or solar panels | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building