Green Living

Green Gadgetry: 5 Kitchen Tools for the Eco-Friendly Chef

Gadgets are great. When thinking through the ecological implications of a kitchen design, the eco-friendly chef should also consider the impact on the environment of the gadgets and devices that will be used in the kitchen. Here’s a sampling of some of our favorites.

Reusable Glass Containers

Disposable containers are out; reusable ones are in. Leftovers and even items bought directly from the produce section can be stored safely in the Frigoverre Plus reusable glass bowls reasonably priced at most kitchen retailers. The bowls have thick non-porous walls, are shatterproof and seal with tight-fitting BPA-free plastic lids.

PFOA-Free No-Stick Cookware

PFOA stands for perfluorooctanoic acid and is used today in the coatings for many no-stick pans and cookware. PFOA has been linked to certain types of cancer, so the release by Scanpan of PFOA-Free No-Stick pans is very welcome. The cookware is truly no-stick, allowing you to cook without adding butter or oil.

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Green Transportation: Developing Sustainable Moving Methods

Given that transportation consumes more than its fair share of energy resources, a lot of strategies are being implemented to lower its environmental impact and make it more affordable in the process. The approaches used include such things as alternative fuels, alternative motors, and altering the transportation infrastructure itself.

  1. What’s in the Tank

In terms of vehicles themselves, changing the type of fuel used in them is the easiest way to make them environmentally friendly. This technique doesn’t rely on a major switch from internal combustion engines to electric, or some other type of motor.

Ethanol has already seen widespread use throughout the world. This fuel can be made from renewable crops and requires just a few modifications to existing engines.

According to a Festec engineering professional, for existing engines to handle ethyl alcohol with minimal damage, alternative gasket materials have to be used for piston rings, cylinder head seals, and other vulnerable spots. With biologically-generated methane, the alterations are more extensive and include pressurized tanks.

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What Really Makes A Hybrid Car A “Hybrid”?

In recent years as the trend of being environmentally-friendly has risen, many car owners have switched to driving hybrid vehicles in the attempt to conserve energy, cut costs, and “go green.”

Although the general public understands that these hybrid vehicles present many benefits in terms of using less energy and being more efficient with gas, not many people are actually aware of how hybrid technology works, and what actually makes a hybrid car classified as a hybrid.

Overall, the automobile manufacturing industry puts these cars into their own classification because of the unique technology systems that they use in order to switch between fuel energy and electric energy while driving, and their ability to maximize the fuel efficiency based on driving environment, speed, and other factors.

Technology Behind Hybrid Cars: Economy of Fuel and Energy

Hybrid electric vehicles are an amazing technological feat in that they conserve energy while operating while maximizing power or auxiliary power through shifts in energy source. The technological advances in recent decades have made it possible for these cars to fulfill many different objectives while on the road. For example, one of the biggest technologies used by hybrid cars includes regenerative braking.

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