TopTenz2016.5.23---十大驚人的綠色技術
TopTenz2016.5.23---十大驚人的綠色技術
發佈日期:2016年5月23日
10. Air Purifying Roof Tiles
9. Eco-Concrete
8. Fixing the Plastic Problem
7. Cool Pavement
6. Smog-Eating Buildings
5. Real Flower Power
4. Energy Harvesting Concrete
3. Hyperloop
2. Phoenix Towers
1. Tianjin
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0:0010 Amazing New Green Technologies in the Works
0:0710. Air Purifying Roof Tiles
0:14A big problem with green technology is making it as practical as it is useful. With this
0:18in mind, a new trend in practical green technology is the coating of roof tiles with titanium
0:23dioxide, which is useful in cleaning the air. Titanium dioxide works as a photocatalyst
0:28by oxidizing nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds into soluble nitrates and
0:33fatty acids when exposed to UV light. Studies have shown that a thick coating of material
0:38on roof tiles reduces 97% of target greenhouse gases, while a thinner, cost effective coat
0:43still reduces the target gases by 88%. This means that it could cost just five dollars
0:48to coat an entire roof with the purifying compound. One home could remove 21g of nitrogen
0:53oxide a day, which is the equivalent of what a car releases driving 18,000 km. Widespread
0:58application would allow every home in the world to become a mini-air purifier. The idea
1:03is still in the testing phase, but early results have been extremely promising. The lighter
1:07color of the tiles also has the added benefit of producing a small cooling effect. There’s
1:11also a possibility of producing tiles to remove carbon dioxide, but this would decrease the
1:16practicality of the tiles by making the roofs harder to install.
1:209. Eco-Concrete
1:22Eco-concrete is a green technology that combines strength, practicality and air-purification.
1:26It’s designed to eat smog and pollution by converting nitrogen oxide into harmless
1:31nitrogenous compounds. It has been shown to reduce these gasses by up to 45% in the right
1:35weather. The concrete has already been installed and tested in Holland with promising results.
1:40The biggest problem with Eco-concrete comes from its cost — compared to normal concrete,
1:44it costs quite a bit more because of its use of titanium dioxide. Researchers are currently
1:49working to find a solution to the problem and increase the concrete’s financial feasibility.
1:548. Fixing the Plastic Problem
1:57At age 19 most people are worrying about work or college, but Boyan Slat had his eyes on
2:02something bigger when he came up with a method to drastically reduce the amount of plastic
2:06in our oceans. Though plastic has been a blessing to us in terms of convenience, it has also
2:11become a curse in the way it affects the environment and kills millions of marine animals every
2:15year. Slat recognized the severity of the problem and established an organization known
2:20as The Ocean Cleanup in response. He went on to develop a method that has been proven
2:24to be logistically, technically and financially feasible. It works using natural currents
2:29in the ocean and wind to help move the garbage towards collecting platforms, where it would
2:33be mechanically removed and recycled.
2:36The price tag of this massive cleanup project is $43 million a year, but that’s 33% cheaper
2:41than other methods that promise to remove the same amount of plastic. The Ocean Cleanup
2:46is currently in the stages of raising money to implement their plan. It has been tested
2:49with computer models that show it should be able to clean up half of the garbage in the
2:53Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Furthermore, its proof of concept test was successfully
2:57done in the Azores. While this massive undertaking is a great step in the right direction, Slat
3:03believes more needs to be done to fix the problem completely.
3:067. Cool Pavement
3:08Dark pavement used for most roads absorbs the sun’s energy and heats up the surrounding
3:13area. In the summer, pavement can reach up to 120-150°F, but Cool Pavement has been
3:20shown to reduce this by over 40°F. With pavement occupying 35-50% of the space in a city, this
3:27could have a huge effect on the overall temperature of the city itself. Researchers at Berkeley
3:32are currently trying to figure out what the best color would be for cool pavement to maximize
3:36its cooling effects. The two best options are to create reflective coating for existing
3:40pavements or create a new type of pavement made from lighter, more reflective material.
3:45Other benefits include a decrease in pollution and smog, slowing global warming, saving energy
3:50by decreasing the need for air conditioning, and even decreasing the need for street lamps
3:54at night because of the reflective surface. While there is no way to know exactly how
3:58much coating an entire city would benefit the environment, Cool Pavement has been helping
4:02cities like Chicago that have paved their alleys with it.
4:066. Smog-Eating Buildings
4:08Mexico City’s Manuel Gea Gonzalez Hospital constructed a 2,500 square meter facade that
4:15breaks down air pollutants when exposed to UV light. The honeycomb increases the surface
4:19area by 200% and allows the structure to neutralize the same amount of pollutants in one day that’s
4:25produced by 8,750 cars.
4:29In addition, the city of Milan is using a smog-filtering concrete facade to purify the
4:33air. The architecture firm Nemesi and Partners have revealed their plans to produce an air-purifying
4:38structure in front of the Palazzo Italia. The 9,000 square meter structure will take
4:44about 2,000 tons of air-purifying concrete to complete. The concrete is made of 80% recycled
4:50materials and works by breaking down harmful pollutants into unreactive salt molecules
4:55when exposed to UV light. Nemesi and Partners are looking forward to presenting their designs
4:56at the 2015 Milan Expo, and plans are already in the works to make these designs a reality.
4:585. Real Flower Power
4:59Much of today’s green technology is made to mimic what plants already do naturally
5:03to produce energy. Plants are able to create energy by breaking down carbon dioxide and
5:08water into sugar and starch with oxygen as a byproduct. Scientists have been able harness
5:13this energy by actually interrupting the photosynthetic process. This is done when the enzymes of
5:19the plant split the water molecules. At this point, oxygen, hydrogen, and electrons are
5:23produced and nanotubes are used to siphon the free electrons before they enter the electron
5:28transport chain to run the rest of the process.
5:31The process takes place in the thylakoids, which are located within the chloroplasts
5:35of the plant cell. The thylakoids were modified to allow the nanotubes to detour the electrons
5:41down a wire and generate an electrical current. Usually, plants aren’t very efficient at
5:45producing energy from the sun and man-made cells generate up to 10 times the efficiency
5:50of a normal plant. But this new technology has proven especially surprising because the
5:54plant was able to generate twice the current of a similarly sized solar cell. While this
5:59technology is still in its infancy, researchers are hopeful that it will soon have practical
6:04uses and could be used to power household items or even entire power grids. Plus, increasing
6:09the use of plants could help purify the air in addition to providing power.
6:144. Energy Harvesting Concrete
6:16Laurence Kemball-Cook put a new spin on energy harvesting when he founded Pavegen in 2009.
6:22Pavegen is a new type of energy-harvesting tile that converts the energy of a simple
6:26footstep into electricity that can be stored or used directly by devices. While the kinetic
6:32energy harvested from footsteps isn’t enough to supply energy to entire power grids, it
6:36could be very helpful in powering things like street lamps or vending machines. Pavegen
6:41is a working product in the process of becoming commercialized. In an attempt to showcase
6:46its usefulness, Pavegen was actually installed at the finish line of the Paris Marathon and
6:50was able to generate 4.7 kilowatt-hours of energy. Another benefit of installing Pavegen
6:55is that it allows the footsteps and movement of crowds to be tracked to optimize space
6:59and floor management.
7:00While the tiles themselves are extremely practical, their installation could pose problems. The
7:00tiles have to be made and installed in ground that’s durable, weather resistant, and highly
7:00fatigue resistant. Furthermore, the tiles could be vandalized or stolen. There are still
7:00many kinks that need to be worked out to make Pavegen a fully commercialized product, but
7:00it’s definitely a step in the right direction.
7:013. Hyperloop
7:02Elon Musk, the man behind electric car company Tesla, has a new idea up his sleeve. Known
7:06as the Hyperloop, this system would be able to transport passengers from Los Angeles to
7:10San Francisco in just 35 minutes, traveling at speeds of about 700 mph. The Hyperloop
7:16would use an electric compressor fan at the front of each individual passenger pod to
7:20surround it with a cushion of air and decrease friction, much like an air hockey table. The
7:25capsules would then be accelerated in a low-pressure tube with magnetization.
7:29Furthermore, the Hyperloop would be completely self-sustaining by placing solar panels on
7:33the top of the tube and storing energy via compressed air. It wouldn’t disrupt the
7:37farmland along the route any more than a telephone pole. Musk estimates the project would cost
7:42about six billion dollars, which seems like a massive price tag until you realize that
7:46California voters already approved nine billion to be allotted for a speed train between San
7:50Diego and San Francisco. Musk feels that his Hyperloop will be more cost-effective and
7:55sustainable than any other proposed high-speed trains. It would greatly decrease pollution
8:00from cars and commercial airliners, as well as increase the efficiency and speed of travel.1
8:042. Phoenix Towers
8:07Currently, the world’s largest tower is the 830 meter tall Burj Khalifa. It may be
8:12in danger of losing its title to two proposed towers for the city of Wuhan, China. These
8:17towers would stand at 1000 meters and would serve to clean local air and water pollution.
8:22The towers would suck the water in from the surrounding lake, send it through a series
8:26of filters and then back out into the lake. In addition, the towers will be lined with
8:30a pollution absorbing coating and vertical gardens to pull even more pollution from the
8:35air. The chimney in the middle of the towers will serve to naturally pull air across the
8:39lake and oxygenate it. The towers will be completely self-sustaining thanks to wind
8:43turbines, solar panels, and hydrogen fuel cells that would run on the building’s waste.
8:48These elements will not only produce all the energy the towers need, but also generate
8:52a little extra energy for the surrounding area. The towers are currently awaiting the
8:55mayor’s approval, but it’s predicted that construction of this massive undertaking will
8:56be finished by 2017 or 2018.
8:571. Tianjin
8:57Most green technologies are simply products to help existing cities become environmentally
9:02friendly. China is going a step further by simply constructing an entire eco-friendly
9:06city from scratch. Known as Tianjin, this sustainable community for 350,000 residents
9:12is expected to be complete by 2020 and will span over 30 square kilometers. The entire
9:17complex will be powered by solar and wind technologies as well as feature rainwater
9:22recycling, wastewater treatment, and desalination of seawater. Carbon emissions will be basically
9:27non-existent with 90% of traffic being public transportation.
9:30The city will be divided into seven districts, each with its own sustainability theme. The
9:33Lifescape district will be in the heart of Tianjin and feature soil-topped mounds to
9:35contrast the surrounding high-rise buildings. Eco-Valley will serve as a corridor for the
9:35new light rail system to operate and connect the districts. Solarscape will act as the
9:37administrative and civic center. Urbanscape will function as core of the city and utilize
9:41vertical layering to reduce emissions and make efficient use of vertical space. Its
9:43buildings will be organized as a honeycomb and interconnect using sky bridges. Windscape
9:44will serve as a place for recreation and relaxation. Earthscape will function as the residential
9:46suburbs and be filled with lush greenery. Lastly, Eco-corridors will bisect the city
9:48and provide a path for animals to move about the city without human interference. If successful,
9:49Tianjin could serve as a stepping stone for more green cities.
0:00 10惊人的新的绿色技术的工作原理
0:07 10.空气净化屋面瓦
0:14绿色技术的一大问题是使它实用,因为它是非常有用的。有了这个
0:18记住,在实际的绿色环保技术的新趋势是屋顶瓦片钛涂层
0:23氧化钛,这是在清洗空气是有用的。二氧化钛可以作为光催化剂
0:28通过氧化氮氧化物和挥发性有机化合物成可溶性硝酸盐和
0:33脂肪酸当暴露于UV光。有研究表明,材料的厚涂层
0:38上屋顶瓦降低靶的温室气体的97%,而较薄的,成本有效的涂层
0:43仍然由88%降低目标气体。这意味着,它可能成本只有五块钱
0:48大衣整个屋顶与净化化合物。一个家可以去除氮21克
0:53氧化物一天,这是一个什么样的汽车排放驱动18000公里等效。广泛
0:58应用程序将允许在世界上每一个家庭,成为一个小型空气净化器。这个想法
1:03仍处于测试阶段,但早期结果已经非常有前途的。较轻
1:07瓷砖的颜色也具有产生了一个较小的冷却效果的额外的好处。有
1:11还产生瓦片的可能性以除去二氧化碳,但是这将降低
1:16通过使屋顶更难安装的瓷砖实用性。
1:20 9.生态混凝土
1:22生态混凝土是一种绿色环保技术,它结合强度,实用性和空气净化。
1:26它的设计由氮氧化物转化成无害的吃烟雾和污染
1:31含氮化合物。它已被证明由高达45%的权,以减少这些气体
1:35天气。混凝土已被安装并在荷兰与有希望的结果进行测试。
1:40用生态混凝土的最大问题来自于它的成本 - 相比普通混凝土,
1:44它的成本,因为它使用的钛白粉相当多的。研究人员目前
1:49努力寻找解决问题的办法,并增加了具体的财务可行性。
1:54 8.修复的塑料问题
1:57在19岁大部分人都担心工作或大学,但斯拉柏彦上了他的眼睛
2:02更大的东西时,他想出了一个方法来大幅减少塑料的用量
2:06在我们的海洋。虽然塑料的便利性一直是祝福我们,它也
2:11成为这样一个诅咒它会影响环境和每杀死数以百万计的海洋动物
2:15年。板条认识到这一问题的严重性,并建立已知的组织
2:20为响应海洋清理。他继续开发已被证明的方法
2:24是后勤,技术和财务上是可行的。它的工作原理采用天然电流
2:29在海洋和风力助动垃圾收集走向的平台,在那里将
2:33被机械地除去和回收。
2:36这种大规模的清理项目的标价为每年$ 4300万美元,但这是便宜33%
2:41比承诺除去的塑料相同量的其他方法。海洋清理
2:46目前正在筹集资金实施其计划的阶段。它已通过测试
2:49与该显示它应该能够清理垃圾的一半的计算机模型
2:53太平洋大垃圾带。此外,它的概念测试证明是成功的
2:57在亚速尔群岛完成。虽然这个艰巨的任务是在正确的方向,板条的一大步
3:03要做认为更需要彻底解决这一问题。
3:06 7.酷路面
3:08用于大多数道路路面黑暗吸收太阳的能量,加热周围的
3:13区。在夏季,路面可达到120-150°F,但冷静路面已
3:20示出了40°F,以减少此。随着路面在一个城市占据空间的35-50%,这
3:27可能对城市本身的整体温度产生巨大影响。伯克利分校的研究人员
3:32目前正在试图找出最佳的色彩会是怎样凉爽路面最大化
3:36它的散热效果。最好的两个选项是创建对现有反射涂层
3:40人行道或创建的新型路面更轻,更反光材料制成。
3:45其他优点包括污染和烟雾的减少,减缓全球气候变暖,节能
3:50通过减少对空调的需求,甚至降低为路灯的必要性
3:54在夜晚,由于反射面。虽然没有办法知道究竟如何
3:58多涂层整个城市将有利于环境,酷派路面一直帮助
4:02城市像芝加哥已铺就的小巷他们用它。
4:06 6.消化烟尘建筑
4:08墨西哥城曼努埃尔冈萨雷斯德赫亚医院构建了一个2500平方米的门面
4:15当暴露于UV光分解空气污染物。蜂窝增加了表面
4:19由200%和面积允许结构中和在一天这污染物的相同量
4:25由8,750汽车生产。
4:29此外,米兰城是使用烟雾过滤混凝土外墙净化
4:33空气。建筑公司NEMESI和合作伙伴们表示他们计划生产的空气净化
4:38结构在意大利宫殿前面。该9000平方米结构将采取
4:44约2000吨的空气净化混凝土来完成。具体是由80%的再生
4:50材料和作品打破有害污染物进入反应性盐分子
4:55当暴露于UV光。 NEMESI和合作伙伴都在期待展示他们的设计
4:56在2015年米兰世博会,并计划已经在工程,使这些设计成为现实。
4:58 5.实际花的力量
4:59很多今天的绿色技术是由模仿什么植物已经在做自然
5:03来产生能量。植物能够通过打破二氧化碳创造能量和
5:08水成糖和淀粉与氧作为副产物。科学家已经能够线束
5:13这种能量通过实际中断光合作用过程。这样做时的酶
5:19植物分裂水分子。在这一点上,氧气,氢气,和电子被
5:23生产和纳米管时,它们进入电子之前虹吸自由电子
5:28传输链运行过程的其余部分。
5:31该过程需要在类囊体,其位于叶绿体内发生
5:35的植物细胞。在类囊体进行了修改,使纳米管绕行电子
5:41向下一个电线产生电流。通常,植物不是在非常有效的
5:45从太阳和人造细胞中生产能量产生高达10倍的效率
5:50一个正常的工厂。但这种新技术已被证明尤其令人惊讶,因为在
5:54植物能够产生一个同样大小的太阳能电池的两倍的电流。虽然这
5:59技术仍处于起步阶段,研究人员希望,它很快就会有实际的
6:04使用,并且可以用于驱动家用物品或甚至整个电网。此外,增加
6:09利用植物可以帮助净化空气除了提供功率。
6:14 4.能量收集混凝土
6:16劳伦斯Kemball库克把能量采集一个新的旋转,当他在2009年创办Pavegen。
6:22 Pavegen是一种新型的能量采集瓦片可以转换一个简单的能量
6:26脚步成电力可由设备来储存或使用直接。虽然动力
6:32从脚步采集的能量是不够的能量提供给整个电网,它
6:36可能是类似的东西路灯或自动售货机供电非常有帮助。 Pavegen
6:41正在成为商业化的过程中运行的产品。在试图展示
6:46它的实用性,Pavegen实际上是在巴黎马拉松的终点线安装
6:50能够产生4.7千瓦小时的能量。安装Pavegen的另一个好处
6:55是它让脚步声和人群的运动进行追踪,以优化空间
6:59和地面管理。
7:00而瓷砖本身是非常实用的,它们的安装可能会造成问题。该
7:00瓷砖必须作出并安装在地面那是耐用,耐气候性,和高
7:00抗疲劳。此外,瓷砖可以破坏或被盗。仍然有
7:00许多扭结需要制定出,使Pavegen一个完全商业化的产品,但
7:00这绝对是朝着正确方向迈出的一步。
7:01 3.超回路列车
7:02伊隆·马斯克,后面电动车公司特斯拉的人,有一个新的想法他的袖子。已知
7:06作为超回路列车,该系统将能够从洛杉矶运送乘客
7:10旧金山在短短的35分钟,行驶约700英里的时速。该超回路列车
7:16将在每个单独的乘客荚的前面使用的电动压缩机风扇
7:20与气垫包围它,并降低摩擦,很像一个空气曲棍球表。该
7:25胶囊随后将与磁化低压管来加速。
7:29此外,超回路列车将完全自立通过将太阳能电池板
7:33该管的顶部,并通过压缩空气储存能量。它不会破坏
7:37沿途除电线杆更多的农田。麝香预计该项目将耗资
7:42大约六十亿美元,直到你意识到这似乎是一个巨大的价格标签
7:46加州选民已经批准了9个十亿被分配给圣之间的高速列车
7:50圣地亚哥和旧金山。麝香认为他的超回路列车将更加成本有效和
7:55可持续比任何其他建议高速列车。这将大大减少污染
8:00从汽车和商用飞机,以及增加travel.1的效率和速度
8:04 2.凤凰塔
8:07目前,世界上最大的塔是830米高的哈利法塔。它可以是
8:12在失去它的标题两个提议塔为武汉市,中国的危险。这些
8:17塔将站在1000米,将成为清洁当地的空气和水的污染。
8:22该塔会从周围的湖泊吸在水中,通过一系列的发送
8:26过滤器,然后背出来了湖里。此外,该塔将与衬
8:30污染吸收涂层和垂直花园从连拉更多的污染
8:35空气。在塔中间的烟囱将成为整个自然拉风
8:39湖泊和含氧它。该塔将完全自持由于风
8:43涡轮机,太阳能电池板,这将在建筑物的浪费运行氢燃料电池。
8:48这些元素不仅会产生所有的能量塔的需要,而且还产生
8:52一点点额外的能量周边地区。该塔目前正在等待
8:55市长的批准,但它预计这个艰巨的任务的那建设将
8:56到2017年或2018年完成。
8:57 1.天津
8:57大多数绿色技术是简单的产品,帮助现有的城市变得环保
9:02友善。中国是通过简单地构建整个走得更远了一步环保
9:06城市从头开始。被誉为天津,这种可持续发展的社区35万居民
9:12预计到2020年完成,将跨越30平方公里。整个
9:17复杂的将太阳能和风能技术,以及功能的雨水供电
9:22回收,废水处理,海水的淡化。碳排放量将基本
9:27不存在90%的流量是公共交通。
9:30全市将分为七个区,每一个都有自己的可持续发展的主题。该
9:33生活景象区将在天津的心脏,并设有土冢突破到
9:35对比周围的高层建筑。生态谷将作为所述一个走廊
9:35新的轻轨系统操作和连接区。 Solarscape将作为
9:37行政和市民中心。城市布局将作为城市的核心,并利用
9:41垂直层叠,以减少排放和有效利用的垂直空间。它的
9:43建筑将被组织利用天桥蜂窝和互连。 Windscape
9:44将作为休闲和放松的地方。地球表层将作为住宅
9:46郊区充满绿意盎然。最后,生态走廊将平分城市
9:48并提供了一个路径,动物移动有关城市,无需人工干预。如果成功的话,
9:49天津可以成为更绿色城市的垫脚石。
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