What is Green
Technology?
As the name shows green technology is one that has a "green" purpose. By green we do
not mean the color, however, Mother Nature is quite green, and the long and
short term impact an invention has on the environment is what we are talking
about. Green inventions are environmentally friendly inventions that often
involve: energy efficiency, recycling, safety and health concerns, renewable
resources, and more.
Example of Green
Technology:
One of the best known
examples of green technology would be the solar cell. A solar
cell directly converts the
energy in light into electrical energy through the process of photo voltaic. Generating electricity
from solar energy means less consumption of fossil fuels, reducing pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions.
Another simple
invention that can be considered green is the reusable water bottle. Drinking
lots of water is healthy. Reducing plastic waste is great for the environment.
Hence, trendy reusable water bottles that you can refill yourself are
health-promoting, eco-friendly, and green.
Why Should Inventors
Think Green?
The world has a fixed
amount of natural resources, some of which are already depleted or ruined. For
example: household batteries and electronics often contain dangerous chemicals
that can pollute the groundwater after disposal, contaminating our soil and
water with chemicals that cannot be removed from the drinking water supply and
the food crops grown on contaminated soil. The risks to human health are great.
Go Green - If Not For
Love Then Profit:
Inventors
should know that green inventions and clean technologies are good business.
These are fast growing markets with growing profits.
Consumers should know
that buying green inventions can reduce your energy bill and that green
inventions are often safer and healthier products.
