We built this city...now let's build this house!
OK!
Home water heating costs can be reduced with these panels :
http://www.therma-hexx.com/#!ThermaPAVER|cubb
On walkways and patios, the paving itself can provide power using this technology from the netherlands:
http://www.tno.nl/content.cfm?context=thema&content=inno_case&laag1=895&laag2=912&item_id=1234&Taal=2
The flooring itself can generate piezoelectric energy from footfalls using pavegen tiles:
http://www.pavegen.com/
Surfaces near any solar or kinetic electricity collection devices can be used to store the energy itself, reducing loss associated with transfer, using this rechargable battery paint devoloped by Rice university:
http://news.rice.edu/2012/06/28/rice-researchers-develop-paintable-battery-2/
Smaller electrical needs could be born by these heel-mounted devices. possibly, a docking station than takes the energy from the shoe and adds it to the home battery?
http://www.springwise.com/telecom_mobile/tiny-chip-inserted-sole-shoe-charge-wearers-cell-phone/
the windows of course should house translucent photovalic surfaces, such as these designed by UCLA or the film introduced earlier this year by 3M :
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-create-highly-236698.aspx
While it would not GENERATE power, some of the power COSTS that would usually be wasted can be recouped using technology similar to the BioLite stove:
http://www.biolitestove.com/
More as I stumble on it!
Home water heating costs can be reduced with these panels :
http://www.therma-hexx.com/#!ThermaPAVER|cubb
On walkways and patios, the paving itself can provide power using this technology from the netherlands:
http://www.tno.nl/content.cfm?context=thema&content=inno_case&laag1=895&laag2=912&item_id=1234&Taal=2
The flooring itself can generate piezoelectric energy from footfalls using pavegen tiles:
http://www.pavegen.com/
Surfaces near any solar or kinetic electricity collection devices can be used to store the energy itself, reducing loss associated with transfer, using this rechargable battery paint devoloped by Rice university:
http://news.rice.edu/2012/06/28/rice-researchers-develop-paintable-battery-2/
Smaller electrical needs could be born by these heel-mounted devices. possibly, a docking station than takes the energy from the shoe and adds it to the home battery?
http://www.springwise.com/telecom_mobile/tiny-chip-inserted-sole-shoe-charge-wearers-cell-phone/
the windows of course should house translucent photovalic surfaces, such as these designed by UCLA or the film introduced earlier this year by 3M :
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-create-highly-236698.aspx
While it would not GENERATE power, some of the power COSTS that would usually be wasted can be recouped using technology similar to the BioLite stove:
http://www.biolitestove.com/
More as I stumble on it!