Friday, August 22, 2008 - 2:19pm
What do you get when you bring together a pizza oven, some nail polish and inkjet printers? Solar cells. You and I may be scratching our heads, but the woman behind the process known as iJet, Nicole Kuepper, won...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 11:38am
Cool Earth’s inflated solar concentrators may be the lightest power plants around. Looking like a biggie version of those shiny helium balloons you might see at someone's birthday party, the concentrators weigh just 20 pounds and, tethered to lightweight...
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 7:14am
Solar cells just keep getting better and better. Day4 Energy is the latest innovator, figuring out how to squeeze higher efficiency and lower costs out of its newest design, which the company says will be ready for market within...
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 12:40pm
As I sit here in Cadman Plaza outside the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse (jury duty blows), tapping into some random Wi-Fi network and watching my MacBook’s battery slowly dwindle, I find myself wishing I had one of these Suntables right...
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 11:46am
The world's largest solar energy project is currently in its planning phases, and it looks like it's going to be absolutely enormous. Planned for Gujarat, India, it'll be producing 5 gigawatts of power when all is said and done. That's...
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 4:31am
Something about this Sun Fold Bike concept really bugs me. Sure, as design concepts go, it's pretty benign — conceived as a green and relatively portable form of commuter transport, it's a fold-up bike that runs on solar power...
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 10:20am
A lot of people talk about being environmentally friendly, but most of them are all talk. They still drive cars, power their homes with non-renewable energy, and buy products that have large carbon footprints. Where are the people who are...
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...
Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:34pm
Because sometimes even fanny packs and pocket protectors aren't enough to announce your nerd-status to the world, we bring you the Solar Mini Clip Fan. The problem with this girlfriend repellent device is that it's actually incredibly practical and useful...
Monday, July 14, 2008 - 6:52am
Outdoor lighting is nice and elegant, but a pain in the rear — what with all the stringing of cable under the ground and disturbing the groundhogs. These cool Solar Deck Lights get you yard illumination without the hassle,...
