There are many promising forms of renewable energy in the world today, but most are limited by the consistency and quantity of renewable energy that can be produced. Crowd Energy, a small collection of Engineers, Inventors, and Scientists, behind the new Kickstarter campaign are trying to develop, as they say, a first commercially viable clean renewable energy source that has the potential to compete with and eventually replace fossil fuels and nuclear energy dependence.

Your companion for the worst of situations In the event of emergency the American Red Cross ARCPT300W Axis Self-Powered Safety Hub is an ideal companion with features you would need to survive power outage, natural disaster or just keep you comfortable whether you are at home without any electricity or …

Energy Independence with K-Tor K-Tor Pocket Socket 2 is new and improved hand crank generator, the second generation of the top-selling Pocket Socket hand crank generator. It incorporates the learning from long term testing and customer feedback since the launch of the original Pocket Socket which makes it better, more efficient and …

GiraDora is a $40 human-powered washer and spin dryer, increases efficiency and improves the experience of hand-washing clothes.

From the innovative team behind the PowerPot there is a new product emerging. While still in the process of getting funded, the PowerPot X promises a lot and will definitely not disappoint you. Behind the cool design there is an innovative portable generator that turns heat into electricity, while you cook your …

What is the Heatworks Model 1? As ISI Technology, the inventors of the Heatworks model 1, say it is the most advanced, reliable, energy and water saving electric water heater in the world. Its state of the art electronic technology directly energizes and heats the water molecules, unlike the old-school …

SOL – The First Truly Solar-Powered Laptop SOL is the world first truly solar laptop from WeWi Telecommunications powered by the power of sun. With its 10-hour working autonomy it’s the perfect travelling companion which will never let you down as it almost never needs to be plugged into the …

A Water Ran Sodium Silicide Battery Charger is not a hand crank battery charger but it does it trick with the portability and usefulness of energy production. myFC™, an innovative fuel cell technology company from Stockholm (Sweden), developing fuel cell chargers and low cost fuel cell components which efficiently extend …

While traveling self sufficient gadgets are best to carry around as you don’t always have an opportunity to connect to the electricity grid and recharge the batteries.  The Wind ‘N Go TimeMinder is a wind up travel alarm clock which can be powered by hand. It is ideal for long …

There are several devices on market which utilize the wind up mechanism. It can be used as a wind up battery charger, wind up flashlight, wind up radio, wind up clock, mp3 player, or a larger electricity supply unit. Usually there are hand cranks folded into the devices, which can be pulled out when needed.

Although today’s smartphones come equipped with  large touch screens, Bluetooth, build in GPS receivers, multiple connectivity options and all other useful capabilities they are very energy consuming devices and have pretty disappointing battery life. This could be a big problem while traveling in remote countries with scarce infrastructure or in …

Natural disasters are consequences of a natural hazard, which can be any major disaster like tsunamis, floods, volcanic eruption, earthquake, hurricane, landslide, tornado… claim millions of lives and have tendencies to repeatedly occur on specific geographic locations. Considering that nowadays when natural disasters around the world are almost daily news, …