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March 20, 2013As the world raises its head to solar power and embraces green energy, California will welcome home the world’s largest solar power towers. These will be developed by sustainable development company Abengoa and BrightSource Energy, a concentrating solar thermal technology … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged California, Solar | Leave a commentSamsung launches mobile solar powered health centers in Africa
March 19, 2013Rural areas are usually detached from proper health-care facilities, causing a rise in the number of diseases and illnesses and the casualties that result from these. South Korean electronics giant, Samsung, has recently come up with solar-powered health centers that … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Africa, Samsung, Solar, Solar-Powered | Leave a commentSolar Shed to Keep India’s Food Chilled
January 29, 2013Inadequate transport, poor roads, soaring temperatures – these are just a few reasons why around 40% food in India spoils before it reaches a dinner table. What people in developed countries would throw in the dustbin with barely a thought, … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged India, Solar, Solar-Powered | Leave a commentEvonik Pioneer Solar Kite Journey Across Australia
January 25, 2013Evonik have pioneered a solar powered journey across Australia, by kite! The 3,000 mile trip across Aussie was braved by extreme sportsmen Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer, of Germany, and used less than $15 worth of fuel. Powered by exclusive … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Australia, Solar, Solar-Powered | Leave a commentSolar Ship Wins Grant for North American Mission, Seeks Funds for African Enterprise
January 24, 2013Solar ship seems just too good to be true! A helium-filled, zero emissions cargo plane, with a huge wing span that absorbs maximum solar power, at a lightweight 1,200lbs, solar ship gains lift from buoyant gases from the earth. Its … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Solar, Solar-Aircraft | Leave a commentWorld’s Largest Single Unit Solar Plant to Launch in Abu Dhabi
January 22, 2013Abu Dhabi is taking big steps in the direction of renewable energy. Within the first quarter of this year, Shams 1, otherwise known as the world’s largest single unit concentrated solar power plant, is due to light up its facilities. … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Solar | Leave a commentYeti 150, the portable solar energy generator
January 15, 2013Plugging into a grid connection for a bit of juice isn’t always a luxury one can enjoy. There are times, particularly during emergencies, when grid connections fail the best of us. As a solution to off-grid power requirements, Goal Zero … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Portable, Solar | Leave a commentPlug & Save Solar System allows you to generate solar energy just about anywhere!
December 27, 2012Solar power has caught on quickly and the world is realizing the true potential of using renewable energy generated from the rays of the sun. And as several companies around the globe are building new technologies everyday to make the … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Solar, Solar-System | Leave a commentRenault unveils the automotive world’s biggest solar-powered vehicle canopy
November 8, 2012French automaker Renault has come up with a fabulously green way to shelter the cars that roll out of its assembly lines. The company has recently installed a canopy soaked through with solar panels that has been termed as “the … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Renault, Solar | Leave a commentArk, the solar-powered houseboat sails the Thames river
October 10, 2012If living on land isn’t enough for you, give the water’s surface a shot! This swank new concept we came across recently by Sanitov Studios is a sustainable way to live off land. In essence a solar-powered houseboat, this concept … Continue reading3
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