The debate between power optimists and power pessimists whether the Bloom box is the ultimate answer to energy shortage or if it is just another big time hoax continues to make news in the energy circle.

What the heck is a bloom box anyway?

Bloom box is electricity in a box, an idea concieved by K.R. Sridhar, a former NASA engineer. The bloom box generates power wirelessly through a combination of oxygen and a fossil fuel such as bio-gas. It is supposed to be more fuel efficient than the photovoltaic cells because unfortunately, sunlight is not availiable 24/7.

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American Scientist has recently posted a story that talks about ‘navigating the cosmos on the winds of starlight’.

“Sailing on light is the only technology that can someday take us to the stars.” according to Louis Friedman, director of the Planetary Society, the worldwide organization of space enthusiasts. Nanomaya had already posted a story how during some 2000 years ago the world’s first Hi-tech Aircraft, a starship that could refuel itself from the sun’s energy is mentioned in the “Vimana Shastra”.

It seems like every civilization reaches its peak of renaissance and eventually fades away into lost terrains because of some catastrophy either nature driven or because of manmade irrevocable decisions. And then in bits and parts it rediscovers again to reinvent itself and how it seems astonished at the relics as seen in the in the pyramids and other historical evidences that suddenly come to light.

Read more about the latest starship LightSail-1 in the American scientist as it is dubbed, it will not make it to Neverland. At best the device will sail a few hours and gain a few miles in altitude. But those hours will mark a milestone for a dream that is almost as old as the rocket age itself, and as romantic: to navigate the cosmos on winds of starlight the way sailors for thousands of years have navigated the ocean on the winds of the Earth.
 

Here is some green news for your stimulation. Green tea gets greener by getting ready to adopt renewable energy. The effective use of solar, bio fuel and micro-hydel energy would not only reduce manufacturing cost but also  help reduce pollution and protect the ecosystem. The Tea Board of India and West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) have jointly decided to prepare an energy efficient package, to be submitted to the Centre. WBGEDC managing director S. P. Gonchoudhuri said they held a meeting with tea board officials and several tea associations to discuss adoption of green energy in tea gardens.

 ”We and the tea board will prepare a plan, which will be submitted to the Centre. The package will seek to reduce existing levels of energy consumption to maintain the eco-system of the Hills,” he said.

The Indian Tea Association secretary-general Monojit Dasgupta said they were very interested in using renewable energy sources in the tea industry. “The use of solar energy in the industry was planned earlier, too, but the usage cost was high. Now, there are subsidy schemes available for these energy sources,” he said. >>More Energy News