16 Inventions Getting Us Off Fossil Fuels

Much of the world's energy is sourced from fossil fuels. However, there are several individuals and companies who have developed inventions to help get the world off of non-renewable energy. Watch the video above to see these inventions in action.

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16 Inventions Getting Us Off Fossil Fuels

[theoculbert]

Rest of the world: solar panels in a perfect square arrangement
China: SHAPE IT LIKE A PANDA

[jjc]

5 windmills:


north sea: that's cute.

[JasonM]

Drives me nuts when ever I hear someone talking about collecting rain water as a new green source. Ive lived my whole life on a cistern...

[ananya.a]

Already existing or not, a bunch of us didn’t know about half of these technologies. So thank you for telling us about them 😊

[patriotpilot]

That solar flower looks great! I want one!

[whatmattersmarshall]

0:25 I remember in 3rd grade our teacher in science told us that whoever could come up with a way to get hydro power and not kill fish would be very rich.

[PatBergsma]

1:19 Uhh, that kind of solar technology has existed for a while now. The only benefit is that looks nice and be placed in modern and urban areas and looks nicer.

[smokinace]

I wonder what would happen if we put windmills behind an airport runway...

Edit: 1/31/21 - Dang I wasn't expecting this to get replies. But I read all of them and some of you make some good points and others are just flat out rude. However, I was definitely kidding when I wrote my op. So for all of the "Scientist" and "Engineers"in the thread, you can retire now...

[veggieboyultimate]

The homebiogas should definitely become common in urban areas of the world.

[skipeveryday]

I'm from Scotland and I can literally see those wind turbines from my house.

[georgescuadrian]

Two words:
Fusion reactor
Pros:
-generates a ton of energy
-safe
-clean energy
Cons:
-need to go to moon for helium-3

[razony]

As a teenager in the 70's, renewable energy (solar/wind/water) was exciting. It felt great to be independent, self sufficient and young...in a dream. Life doesn't always work out the way you want. This is getting exciting all over again. New technologies, old basics and we are reinventing ourselves out of that cave. At least it stays lit when the rest of the valley caves are dark. 😊

[Diepotatoes]

Invention: exists

Fish: aight imma head in

[baluchon]

This videos illustrates perfectly why scale and ROI are important aspects to consider. Otherwise any high tech prototype can be used for greenwashing.

[nathanielbradford]

It’s all good but all those products have metal in them, as a metal fabrication engineer I can tell you first hand they all require coal to make those products

[.minted]

I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned after 21 years - you never know what is gonna come through that door.

[allendavenport]

I read about this as a young man, and 60 years later it is still in planning stage. Making something work in normal life is hard because most want to save money, and dont have it to spend freely.

[larryparrott]

These are easily achieved. Anyone with the desire can do this. Simple well thought out and a great self confidence builder.

[AnimAsians]

The video is literally about “16 Inventions Getting Us Off Fossil Fuels” and not “16 *New* Inventions Getting Us Off Fossil Fuels”

[GoGreenPost]

Sustainability seems to be about going back to the old way of doing things, but using modern technology to get there. Solar power for energy, bacteria to break down waste, rain for water....the list goes on!