Cloths that generate power from embedded nanowires http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7241040.stm
LED Lamp that is powered by weights lifted to the top http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2008&itemno=111
747 Jet flys using BioFuels, London to Amsterdam http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Virgin_test_flies_biofuel-powered_jumbo_jet_999.html
Seems almost homebrewable.
Why do people insist upon reinventing the wheel?
Try all they want, they just can't beat the simplicity and cost effectiveness of the ultra green clothes dryer - the old fashioned clothesline.[ Parent ]
I don't think we've had to use our drier since we started our power diet, and we have a 2 year old to add to our laundry pile!
Rgds
Damon[ Parent ]
Yeah, here the dryer is just used mostly when something is needed immediately and to fluff the wrinkles out of certain clothes after line drying.
We even manage 30 or 40 feet of line inside in winter in this tiny house. With wood heat the moisture is a bonus In summer there is not even a thought to dryer use.
Sometimes ancient technology is the best solution. It does take more effort and time but it works well.
TomW
"Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned."--Mark Twain[ Parent ]
Sometimes i think the old farmhouses are better.
Mark [ Parent ]
Cheers! Brian"Remember, I'm pullin' for ya'! We're all in this together!" - Red Green
The 'new' tech drier hydronics is just better control of a heat source to evenly heat a normal forced air clothes dryer system. You can bet there is a 'smart' motor spinning the drum & the forced air exhaust may be variable to better ramp up temperature of wet clothes to where it will shed moisture faster. The fact they are offering retrofit options they promise to install in thirty-minutes should warn us of something, just not clear as to what!
http://www.dryermiser.com/Home/tabid/4910/ctl/Terms/language/en-US/Default.aspx
I probably violated umpteen of their provisions talking about it before you voloate them by going to the page to see where we are getting sued from![ Parent ]
Let's all go out with a good solution in search of a problem in their honor![ Parent ]
I figure a lot of it is based on cost. When gas was cheap, it wouldn't make much sense to spend $500 on a ulta efficient heat exchanger for a consumer drier. It would have made sense to spend $10 for 15%.
Now it might make sense to use a 100W compressor heat pump exchanger. I expect it would retail under $100, mass produced. Smaller, lighter, but not a lot different parts than the $89 dorm fridges.
http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/502047
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http://www.journalhome.com/internet/53644/hydromatic-debuts-revolutionary-dryer-miser-clothes-dryer- technology.html
