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Recovering Energy from Infrastructure: Using Water Pressure to Power a Stadium
2020-10-21
One of the early proponents of recovering energy from the daily functions of the city is Oregon’s InPipe Energy. Continue Reading
Could Brick Buildings be Repurposed as Batteries?
2020-08-12
New Scientist reports that bricks can be turned into efficient energy storage devices.Continue Reading
Repurposing Street Light Poles Into EV Charging Infrastructure
2019-10-08
SimpleSocket enables any street light to be converted into an electric vehicle charging station. Continue Reading
Repurposing Reykjavík’s Geothermal Water Tanks
2019-07-06
Reykjavík has turned a piece of functional urban infrastructure into a cultural icon in the city by repurposing geothermal waterContinue Reading
Green New Deal: Creating Next Generation Urban Infrastructure by Repurposing It for New Use
2019-04-11
By only repairing urban infrastructure, we are missing an opportunity to repurpose it for new use, making cities more resilient and livable using by using the assets already in place.Continue Reading
Renewable Energy Under City Streets: Generating Power from City Water Pipes
2019-01-28
LucidPipe applies the same principles of hydroelectric dams to urban water systems, generating power from the movement of water through the city’s pipes.Continue Reading
Future Food Source? Repurposed Bridge Provides Food and Energy
2017-07-15
An algae growing system was installed on a Geneva highway bridge, turning part of the city’s grey infrastructure into an air-cleaning platform for future urban food and fuel.Continue Reading
Converting Phone Booths into EV Charging Stations
2017-06-16
As part of a “Green Innovation” initiative, Telekom Austria’s A1 division has been replacing underused phone booths with EV Charging Stations.Continue Reading
Using Sidewalks to Mitigate Climate Change
2017-06-13
Third Nature’s Climate Tile system makes sidewalks an active participant in battling climate change by harnessing and handling rainwater more efficiently, easing problems with urban flooding during severe weather, and using the water to benefit urban nature at all other times.Continue Reading