Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 10:59pm
One big problem with solar power, is finding a place to put all of those big solar panels. People living in apartments can't exactly stick a solar array on the roof, so solar windows are the ideal solution....
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Monday, March 29, 2010 - 6:28am
Imagine if instead of looking out your window to see your solar-panel array, your windows were your solar panel array? Sphelar solar cells can be built into windows, whether they're flat or curved. Instead of chasing the sun, they'll capture...
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:49am
Bozen, Denmark's E-Move Charging Station is the work of that country's entrepreneur, Valentin Runggaldier, and — while those renders make it look like a flight of fancy — it's actually real and going through a test. The idea is to...
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 4:07am
It been pretty much understood that solar panels need sunlight. Direct sunlight, that is, and lots of it. GreenSun Energy has developed panels that just need bright light, but they don't have to have the light shining directly on them....
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 1:03am
A schoolboy from Nepal has come up with a recession-busting new solar panel which replaces the silicon component with human hair. Milan Karki, an 18-year-old student from the region of Khotang, devised the idea after discovering that hair pigment Melanin...
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 12:02pm
Designer Vivien Muller's Solar Cell Tree Charger takes a page from nature, using solar panels as leaves that'll allow it to soak up energy from the sun. Leave it by your window and you have a renewable solution for...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 1:36pm
Just when you thought ice cube-creation technology had peaked, a team of engineering students from San Jose State University has come up an ice maker that has zero carbon footprint. It’s more than an eco-party trick — consider it...
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 7:37am
Envision Solar, the company who brought you the Solar Grove, has a concept carport that could gather enough energy to power your home. The LifePort, a DIY kit the consists of a 22 x 22-foot steel frame with a...
