Category
On a sunny spring evening in April, Translink kindly hosted members of EVANI (Electric Vehicle Association of Northern Ireland) at their bus depot Milewater Service Centre in Belfast. Translink is the public corporation for public transport in Northern Ireland and manages a fleet of 1,400 buses, coaches and trains carrying 1.5 million passengers every week. With key emission targets for
To help reduce the impact of its products on the planet, OnePlus has partnered with Ecologi to plant a tree every time a phone is traded in for a new one. Ecologi is a climate action organisation that helps both individuals and businesses offset their activities through the planting of trees. Based on the current trade-in rate for new phones
Rooted firmly in mid-century modern design and with a nod to Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses, the City of Phoenix and the American Institute of Architects ran a "Sustainable Home Design Competition for a 'near net-zero energy' single family home" in 2018. The design was to be for a house in climate zone 2, which indicates a need primarily for
When I hear "hydroponics" I always think of scifi and long missions to deep space. Fortunately, hydroponics is much more rooted in reality than the genre suggests, and this brings us neatly to Opcom Farm and their indoor hydroponics systems. Todd digs with Ray from Opcom and discovers how to garden in your garage. Opcom offers everything needed to setup a
Back in 2016 I interviewed Guy Jeremiah from Ohyo at The Gadget Show, where he was demonstrating a flexible use bag. Designed by Felix Conran, the bag could be arranged into four different configurations; a tablet bag, messenger bag, a back-pack and a grocery bag. Returning to 2017, the team's back together with the Ohyo 2Bag, a re-imagining which focuses on daily
London-based firm Green Running have launched Verv, a home energy assistant that uses AI technology to automatically figure out which appliances are running and how much they're costing. It's clever stuff and they've got 6 patents to prove it. The UK's smart meter programme has taken a bit of hammering in the press recently with The Register covering the debacle along with a healthy dose
I have always been fascinated by solar power. There’s something quite intriguing about the idea of simple sunlight hitting a solar panel and instantly producing electricity. Home solar systems can take a few different forms. There are power backup systems that require the use of battery storage, as well as systems that allow people the luxury of electricity that live