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Weirdest Energy Sources In The World

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 16:12

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Rob Wile|Jul. 31, 2012

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New sources of energy are constantly being discovered. And some are pretty inventive.

From soccer balls to pigs to human body heat, here are some of the strangest alternative energy sources we've recently come across.continued below.

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A soccer ball

AmericanExpress via YouTube

Soccket Inc. created a soccer ball that contains an inductive coil that captures energy when the ball is hit. Fifteen minutes of play provides 3 hours of LED light.

Source: Soccket

Animals' behinds

Flickr Alex E. Proimos

Farmers are converting the methane from their herds' waste and converting it to energy.

Source: Business Insider

Inmates

euronews-en via dailymotion

A prison in suburban Sao Paolo, Brazil, is having convicts pedal bikes to power some of the town's street lamps.

Source: TimesLeader.com

Human body heat

Perpetua

A company called Perpetua has created a device it claims will power your iPod while you jog.

Source: Dvice.com

Human waste

ABC News

A British company recently built a VW Bug powered by human waste.

Source: Daily Telegraph

The moon!

NASA

Last month, we told you about Norway's impressive power generation capacity from tides (which are regulated by the moon). Now, the U.S. has opened its first commercial tidal power plant in Maine.

Source: TechnologyReview.com

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