http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:24:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/shedding-light-on-solar-panel-myths.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:00:58 +0000 One Block Off The Grid is a solar power advocate and information website debunking solar energy myths.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/small-german-village-creates-5-7m-industry-on-renewable-energy-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:44:56 +0000 Few cities have been able to adapt renewable energy like the village of Wildpoldsried, Germany. Not only have they accomplished it debt-free, they've established a green industry that brings in $5.7m a year.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/the-house-of-the-future-is-open-and-adjustable.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:17:25 +0000 Two master's students from Pratt Institute have come up with an interesting and viable housing concept for the future.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/wmmna-an-imaginary-airship-comes-to-life.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:34:13 +0000 Lieven Standaert, creates a zero-emission transparent craft that's meant to fly for as long as possible off its own renewable energy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/your-5-a-day-may-revolutionize-the-automotive-industry.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:19:19 +0000 A greener vehicular industry may be possible by manufacturing plastics from plant fibres.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/bamboo-pebbles-turning-waste-into-value.html Thu, 06 May 2010 14:44:33 +0000 A company transformed leftovers into an award winning display product.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/renewable-energy-boosts-rural-economies.html Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:02:35 +0000 RuralLight is a Philippine-based non-profit organization that’s using renewable energy to create sustainable businesses, improve local education and reduce poverty while keeping the environmental impact carbon-neutral. There are still 2,400 villages in the country living off the grid and the government is finding it too expensive to hook them up to the power plants. This is because the multi-island structure of the Philippines would require extending electrical cables across water, which is simply too costly. Alternatives such as solar panels and geothermal energy will allow these communities the opportunity to finally integrate with the mainstream economy by providing them withRead more...]]>