Tree Lights
love Europe in that special way only someone who’s lived exclusively in the United States for 25-odd years really can. Yet another fabulous reason to love Europe are these solar powered light trees, spotted last October in Vienna (as well as in Milan in November and December). Designed by Ross Lovegrove, each tree has 10 [...]
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Apparently, this billboard in San Francisco isn’t just hype: it is, in fact, a power plant, using 20 solar panels to generate more electricity during the day than it consumes lighting itself at night. On a sunny day, the billboard generates 3.4 kilowatts of energy, which is just about enough juice for a family of [...]
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Elan’s new Vero ENB-100 device is, according to them, the"world’s first solar-powered Bluetooth hands-free car kit. As long as there is available sunshine, you are good to go. At night, you have 15 hours of operation on a single charge. Get it in the UK only for £60 (or about $120).
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I thought a donkey cart was, well…. donkey-powered, but Wheel and Water has other ideas. These solar powered Human and Animal Powered Vehicles, or HAPPYs, that are based around a solar panel and a 12-volt battery, a power supply robust enough to power a cell antenna, water filtration system, emergency lights, and a small neon [...]
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Solar "trees" are about to be unveiled in Vienna, Austria at the MAK Museum on October 8th. This latest from K Museum on October 8th. It’s just the latest from Ross Lovegrove who worked with Italian lighting Co. Artemide and Sharp Solar.
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Switzerland is going green
The world’s largest solar stadium located in Bern, Switzerland began operation this week. The Stade De Suisse has 10,738 solar cells from Kyocera with an overall output of 1.3 megawatts of power. That equals 350 four-person households.
The additional bonus is reducing CO2 emissions by 630 tons annually.
Bend It, Stretch It, Stick It On and It Still Provides Power
It’s basically paper-based battery technology, using carbon nanotubes and an electrolyte embedded in the paper. It’s scalable, and could conceivably be bent into any shape. Connected to solar cells, it could provide on-the-go power to just about anything. With flexible screens and nano devices of all sorts, one day we’ll just roll our computers up [...]
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Having a large vehicle that guzzles up fuel like there’s no tomorrow sucks. The Sunforce 60W solar charger helps alleviate some of your guilt as it is capable of charging a 12V battery and comes with a 175W inverter for you to power a portable coffee maker or TV whenever you’ve ventured into the great [...]
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They should have done this a long time ago. With all that direct sun real estate at stadiums, installing solar panels is so logical.
AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, is now sporting 590 Sharp solar panels producing 120-kilowatts of electricity. That equals about 40 residential solar systems.
Now we need more to [...]
World’s Largest Solar Farm Coming to California
San Francisco’s Cleantech America is planning to build the world’s largest solar farm spanning 640 acres and to be 17 times larger than the current largest US solar farm.
It will generate enough power for nearly 21,000 homes and be sold to the Kings River Conservation District, a public agency that purchases power for 12 cities [...]
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