Videos tagged with Alternative Energy


Save the Uranium-233, Explore Space, Save Lives

Save the Uranium-233, Explore Space, Save Lives

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Google Tech Talk January 13, 2011 Presented by Kirk Sorensen. ABSTRACT Uranium-233 does not exist naturally, but about a ton of the stuff was transmuted from Thorium-232 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the 1960's. Some people would have us blend this exceedingly rare element with natural uranium for disposal. However, Uranium-233 can be used in an advanced nuclear reactor with interesti...

Tags: Google Tech Talk, Alternative Energy, nuclear energy, Google, GoogleTechTalks



Home Geothermal Installation

Home Geothermal Installation

Posted in Science, Companies, Conferences

Google Tech Talk (more info below) June 9, 2011 Presented by Chris Bruer. ABSTRACT Have you heard that you can heat and cool your home or business with energy that already exists in the ground? Like sunlight or wind, this energy is free for the taking and is renewable. Question is, how do you harness it? And how much does it cost to install? Chris Bruer, Creative Services Manager at GeoSmart En...

Tags: Google Tech Talk, geothermal, Alternative Energy, home geothermal, Google, GoogleTechTalks



Systm #97: Giant Hamster Wheel Powers Your PC

Systm #97: Giant Hamster Wheel Powers Your PC

Posted in Podcasts, Science

From the inverter you plug into, to battery banks used to store energy, a Hamster Wheel Powerd PC has a lot in common with other alternative energy sources like Solar, Wind, Water or Bicycles! Watch us build a human powered PC on this episode of Systm! No. Seriously. David and Patrick borrowed the ten foot high hamster wheel that powers theThe Disgusting Spectacle (Thanks you to the ever charmi...

Tags: Technologies, Hardware, Systm, Revision3, Human Sized Hamster Wheel, Alternative Energy, Power Pc