Island Technology 
Solar Powered Self Phone Charger(0)
On many private islands around the world the sun is plentiful but power is at a premium. This is why many island owners are turning to alternative energy sources to power their appliances and products.
One of the most efficient and economical of thse products is the solar powered phone charger. A new solar panel cell [...]
The Octuri Wind Powered Yacht/Plane
Put this on the list of things that every wealthy island owner should have. Designer Yelken Octuri has created a flying yacht for Omani princes Aziz, Dawood and Hashim. The flying yacht was designed to allow the princes to enjoy sailing along the Omani coastline. Four masts retract to become wings as the yacht turns [...]
Portable Solar Powered Boat
This could all be possible if the Solar Powered Catamaran pictured here is built. The boat which seats four is adorned with a sheet of solar cells that provide enough power to propel the boat through the water. In addition when done the boat can be folded up and stored into the average sized rooftop [...]
Floating eco-village for Haiti
After the tragic earthquake in Haiti last year many engineers and designers are looking for ways to prevent this disaster from happening again. One amazing alternative housing concept that has been proposed comes from world famous architect Vincent Callebaut. His coral reef design is a floating housing concept designed to house up to 1,000 Haitian families. Built [...]
Underwater Skyscrapers to Clean the Ocean
If there is anything that iritates island dwellers more than privacy intrusions its water pollution! Fortunately new technology is being developed to help clean up the oceans and make the water safer for both islanders and mainlanders!
Serbian designers have recently proposed a series of giant underwater skyscrapers that would be tasked with cleaning up the Great [...]
The Ark: A Floating Hotel for an Uncertain Future
With arable land becoming increasingly scarce and waters rising around the world, developers and engineers are looking at alternatives to finding places to lodge our ever growing population.
Russian architectural firm Remistudio has taken the concept of a man-made biosphere and gone to sea with its vision for the floating “Ark Hotel.” Designed to withstand floods, [...]
Iceburg Cabin
Part floating island and part floating home, architect Daniel Andersson has envisioned a nouveau lake house that lets guests sleep with the fish — where the living space sits directly below the water’s surface and from above emerges an expansive roof deck. Andersson’s design came about when he was approached by his client, Ålands Hotell [...]
People Powered Water Purification
Say that five times fast!
New technology is making islands more accessible than they have ever been. One new technology that is particularly intriguing is portable water filtration. One of the newest devices on the market is SteriPEN’s new Sidewinder portable water filter. This ingenious produc utilizes a crank-powered bacteria-killing UV light to create a full [...]
Underwater Ocean Dwelling
Although living on a private island is the ultimate way to live on the open seas, in the not too distant future people may be living on private islands but man made structures located below the water. One new proposal by UK-based designer Phil Pauley envisions a biosphere set in the ocean that would create [...]
Futuristic Floating City
If global warming continues and scientists predictions are correct are many of our children and great grand children may find themselves living on self-sustaining floating island cities.
One of the newest floating islands is a complex proposed by the Shimzu corporation. This completely self sufficient floating ecotopia that is covered in vegetation, generates its own power, grows [...]