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26 Feb, 2016

5 Coolest Eco Products of 2015

Others | SAN MARINO | 26 Feb, 2016
Published by : Ecotechtube

1. Solar-Powered Beach Mat

Solar-powered beach mat charges your phone and keeps your drink cold. Photo credit: Beachill Mattress / Instagram — This solar-powered beach mat charges your phone and keeps your drink cold. Photo credit: Beachill Mattress

Powered by a five-watt solar panel and a built-in thermal fridge, the Beachill waterproof mat lets beach-goers keep their drinks cold and their portable devices charged while making minimal impact on the environment.

2. Athletic Shoes Made From Ocean Waste

adidasshoe — Adidas unveiled the concept for a shoe made from ocean waste and 3D-printed recycled polyester in conjunction with the COP21 Paris Climate Talks. Photo credit: Adidas
The athletic clothing company Adidas announced the concept for a shoe wherein the upper part is made with ocean plastic and the midsole is 3D-printed using recycled polyester and gillnets, a wall of netting used to catch fish. The concept was unveiled in conjunction with the COP21Paris climate talks. A company spokesperson said there’s no timeline for when the shoe will be mass-produced.
However, another one of their concept shoes, which contains yarns and filaments reclaimed from ocean waste and illegal deep-sea gillnets, will be available for purchase in select stores in April 2016.

**3. Solar-Powered “Farm From a Box”**
Farm from a Box is a modified shipping container with a built-in WiFi, irrigation system, solar panels, weather tracking devices, batteries and more. Photo credit: Farm from a Box
Farm from a Box is a complete, small-scale farming toolkit that includes everything you need to produce your own food.
Each box comes in 10-, 20- and 40-foot units and includes a photovoltaic system, off-grid inverter, a transformer and distribution box, and deep-cycle batteries for energy storage. The array is backed up by a 3,000-watt generator.
The kit is equipped with high-efficiency LED lighting, secured storage, a mobile charging area, Wi-Fi and a remote monitoring solution. Oh, and seeds and farming tools of course. Each unit is capable of producing crops for one hectare of land (about 2.47 acres).

**4. Solar-Powered Bike**
Solar cells on the wheels send renewable energy directly to the bike’s battery. On a full charge, it can go up to 40 miles at a top speed of 30 mph. Photo credit: Solar Bike
The Solar Bike, designed by Danish engineer Jesper Frausig, is powered by the clean, green energy from the sun.
It has highly efficient and “shadow optimized” solar cells on the wheels that deliver power directly to the battery when it’s standing still. When in motion, the solar cells and the battery also provide energy for the motor.
Depending on how sunny it is, a standard charge lasts between 1 to 15 miles. At peak hours, a fully charged battery can take a rider up to 40 miles at a top speed of 30 mph. When it’s overcast or night time and the battery is low, it presumably works like any regular bicycle.

**5. Electric Bike That Folds Into a Backpack**
Small but strong, this tiny bike has a 15-mile range with a top speed of 12 mph. Photo credit: A-Bike Electric Kickstarter
At 26 pounds, the A-Bike Electric claims to be the lightest and most compact e-bike in the world. With its tiny wheels and a battery that’s the size of a thermos, the bike is so small it can tuck inside a backpack or under a desk.
With lazy commuters in mind, this updated version to the non-electric A-Bike simply adds a motor in the front wheel and a 24-volt battery. Although it’s small and light, the electric bike is made with aircraft-grade aluminum and high-strength glass-reinforced polymers. The designers also claim that the bike can fold in 10 seconds.
Source from: Cole Mellino

Farm-from-a-Box — Adidas unveiled the concept for a shoe made from ocean waste and 3D-printed recycled polyester in conjunction with the COP21 Paris Climate Talks. Photo credit: Adidas
The athletic clothing company Adidas announced the concept for a shoe wherein the upper part is made with ocean plastic and the midsole is 3D-printed using recycled polyester and gillnets, a wall of netting used to catch fish. The concept was unveiled in conjunction with the COP21Paris climate talks. A company spokesperson said there’s no timeline for when the shoe will be mass-produced.
However, another one of their concept shoes, which contains yarns and filaments reclaimed from ocean waste and illegal deep-sea gillnets, will be available for purchase in select stores in April 2016.

**3. Solar-Powered “Farm From a Box”**
Farm from a Box is a modified shipping container with a built-in WiFi, irrigation system, solar panels, weather tracking devices, batteries and more. Photo credit: Farm from a Box
Farm from a Box is a complete, small-scale farming toolkit that includes everything you need to produce your own food.
Each box comes in 10-, 20- and 40-foot units and includes a photovoltaic system, off-grid inverter, a transformer and distribution box, and deep-cycle batteries for energy storage. The array is backed up by a 3,000-watt generator.
The kit is equipped with high-efficiency LED lighting, secured storage, a mobile charging area, Wi-Fi and a remote monitoring solution. Oh, and seeds and farming tools of course. Each unit is capable of producing crops for one hectare of land (about 2.47 acres).

**4. Solar-Powered Bike**
Solar cells on the wheels send renewable energy directly to the bike’s battery. On a full charge, it can go up to 40 miles at a top speed of 30 mph. Photo credit: Solar Bike
The Solar Bike, designed by Danish engineer Jesper Frausig, is powered by the clean, green energy from the sun.
It has highly efficient and “shadow optimized” solar cells on the wheels that deliver power directly to the battery when it’s standing still. When in motion, the solar cells and the battery also provide energy for the motor.
Depending on how sunny it is, a standard charge lasts between 1 to 15 miles. At peak hours, a fully charged battery can take a rider up to 40 miles at a top speed of 30 mph. When it’s overcast or night time and the battery is low, it presumably works like any regular bicycle.

**5. Electric Bike That Folds Into a Backpack**
Small but strong, this tiny bike has a 15-mile range with a top speed of 12 mph. Photo credit: A-Bike Electric Kickstarter
At 26 pounds, the A-Bike Electric claims to be the lightest and most compact e-bike in the world. With its tiny wheels and a battery that’s the size of a thermos, the bike is so small it can tuck inside a backpack or under a desk.
With lazy commuters in mind, this updated version to the non-electric A-Bike simply adds a motor in the front wheel and a 24-volt battery. Although it’s small and light, the electric bike is made with aircraft-grade aluminum and high-strength glass-reinforced polymers. The designers also claim that the bike can fold in 10 seconds.
Source from: Cole Mellino

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