SparkDrive by Team eWasteX

Submitter: Laura Barnes

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Description

Title

SparkDrive by Team eWasteX

Issue Date

2011

Keyword(s)

• Sustainable design
• Consumer electronics -- Reuse

Abstract

The idea behind this project is the reuse of discarded hard-drives in a micro-energy generator which “functions as a technology platform for multiple applications including harnessing wind energy, powering small electronics such as cell phone chargers and desk lamps.” The goal is provide “a platform for innovators in the developing world in communities specifically facing chronic lack of electrification.” This project was submitted by a multinational group of graduate students, three of whom attend the University of Cape Town in South Africa and two who attend the Indian Institute of Technology. The design won second place in the reuse category.

Publisher

Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

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Type of Resource

video

Language

en

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