Bloom Energy may power your home and office in the future ...

 This may be the power source of your home and office of the future. This startup is said to have already deployed units to big names such as Google, Ebay, Fedex to help them run some of their operations and feedback seems to show that they are happy with the power Bloom is supplying.

The technology uses ceramic instead of expensive metals such as platinum typically used in fuel cell technology and therefore is expected to cost lower per unit electricity. It essentially converts natural gas into electricity without combustion. Pretty cool and its manufacturer says it is at least twice as efficient. Read more & more

HP opens first wind-powered datacenter

HP just opened the first wind-powered datacenter in Billingham, England where the outside temperature only rises above 24 degrees celcious 20 hours a year. External air is sucked in via air intakes, filtered and forced up through the floor, run over server racks before exhausted. Air conditioning is the largest cost component in the operation costs of a datacenter and it make perfect pound sense to use wind cooling. Read more

H20 Powered Clock

Looking for a new clock that requires no batteries ? You must love this one ... as this one is powered by just H20 (Water). The H20 Water Powered Clock's patented technology creates an electrochemical reaction with water that produce electrical energy to power the clock. The clock is refillable and can run for years.

Electric Cars to hit mainstream within the next 5 years

In an interview that BFM The Business Station conducted yesterday morning with Detroit Electric CEO Mr Albert Lam, he believes electric cars will go mainstream within the next 5 years although major industry players are not that optimistic. He believes smaller startups or new players will have a crucial role to play in hastening the transition from traditional engine based cars to electric cars. The reason being is that current automotive industry giants are too deeply invested in traditional engines that they are unable to switch quicker to new electric power plants without incurring huge losses due to engine development cost. He said that it generally cost USD 1 Billion to develop a new engine and such costs are recovered over a period of time. The technology is available today and if sufficient investments are made,  it is very possible for electric vehicles to gain a solid market share.

 

Detroit Electric has partnered with Proton in 2009 to start develop & manufacturing electrical cars for mass market within the next couple of years and Mr Albert Lam believes they could be the game changer in the industry. China is making a big push towards EV as the goverment expects 10% of cars on the road to be zero emmission vehicles by 2015.

I am hopeful that we will see more EVs on the road very soon and with the right incentives in place, manufacturers and consumers can make the switch very quickly. Remember how quickly we switched from film cameras to digital cameras ?

The only Remote Control you ever need !

This is the only remote control you ever need. Period !

A typical home or living room nowadays easily will have 4-5 remote controls e.g. air cond, fan, TV, Astro, DVD, AV amplifier, bluray, projector etc. Each time you want to watch Astro, you have to first turn on the TV, then AV Amp, then Astro and more if you include the air cond/fan. What if you could be watching Astro with clicking 1 touch on the remote and even more, it brings you to your favourite Astro channel ... Now, that is the power of the Logitech Harmony One.

It controls up to 15 devices, full colour touch screen, rechargeable and works with 225K+ devices and growing amongst other features.

See how The Logitech Harmony One Adv Universal Remote Control may even save your marriage !

Want a device that charges batteries using wifi-signals ?

Now this is cool. Demonstrated in CES 2010 Las Vegas. It is able to charge a Blackberry @ 30% to full in 90 mins just using wifi signals. Coming this summer!

Analyst thinks power tariff may increase next

Malaysia's electricity tariff is said to be the 3rd lowest in the region just Vietnam and Indonesia. Therefore, analysts believe that electricity tarriff could be the next time going up after sugar and other commodities.

Read more - Analysts: Power tariff may be next to rise

What should every energy conscious home have ?

Yes ... A personal power meter.

1. What is a personal power meter ?

It is simply a device that measures how much power or electricity your home electrical appliance consumes and tells you how much it costs to run it.

2. Why do I need a personal power meter ?

Well, have you ever wonder how much 30 minutes of TV, vacuuming, a kettle of boiling water cost ? How about that super duper high powered PC that you just modded and if it is nearing the designed capacity ? Want to know the efficiency (Power Factor) of your home appliance or simply looking for ways to save money by saving electricity ?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then you need a personal power meter.

Features

* Measures voltage (V), amps (A), watts (W), volt-amps(VA), hertz (Hz) and power factor (PF)
* Allows you to key in unit cost of electricity and your actual cost for running the device
* Big/Easy to read LCD screen

Power Supply : 230-240V AC 50Hz
Maximum Load : 13A, 3120W
Measure Voltage Range : 200-276V AC
Measure Current Range : 0.02-16A
Measure Power Range : 0-3588W
Measure Frequency Range : 45-65Hz
Operating Temperature : -10°C to 40°C

Voltage Accuracy : - +/- 3%
Current Accuracy : - +/- 3% or +/- 0.03A
Power Accuracy : - +/- 5% or +/- 10W

Accuracy figures based on
1. Frequency of 45-65hz
2. Use of the unit under normal room temperature condition
3. Harmonic distortion of the voltage/current (15%)
4. Power factor > 0.8
5. Resistance load

Clock Accuracy +/- 1 min per month
Battery 3x1.5V LR44

To place order, just follow instructions on "How to order ?"