A Chinese farmer in Quqiao village has constructed his own solar power water heater – out of beer bottles and hosepipes. He built the solar panel to help heat up water in his home. “I invented this for my mother,” Ma Yanjun explained. “I wanted her to shower comfortably.”

The solar panel is constructed from 66 beer bottles attached to a board. Each bottle is interconnected so that the water flows through the bottle network. As the water flows through the bottles, the sun heats it up. At the end of the network, the water is piped into the bathroom where it emerges as hot water.  Read more... (158 words, 1 image, estimated 38 secs reading time)

Want to be green but when you tried a compost heap only you gave up because of the smell it gives off? Fed up of having animals going through your rubbish to find the food scraps in there? The organic waste system is an easy, effective way of recycling food waste so your rubbish no longer gets raided, and no smell linger around either your rubbish bin or your waste system. You can put one together in a couple of hours, so it is a quick and easy way to kick-start your recycling habit.  Read more... (492 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Qatar is leading the push into research for cleaner jet fuel. Four Qatar based businesses have partnered with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Shell to look into making synthetic, cleaner jet fuel for use in commercial airliners. The research focuses on powering jetlines with gas-to-liquid (GTL) synthetic jet fuels.

GTL is produced by converting natural gas into kerosene. The beauty of GTL kerosene is that is has properties that are remarkably similar to jet fuel meaning that it could replace current jet fuel without the need for engine or airport modifications. GTL kerosene is also more environmentally friendly than current jet fuel as it creates less emissions.  Read more... (204 words, estimated 49 secs reading time)