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    Times Square’s first 100% solar powered billboard by Ricoh

    Posted on June 3, 2010 by gavril

    Times Square, the iconic, brightly lit part of New York, will now have a dash of green to it. And no, we aren’t talking about a huge billboard with bright green lights. We’re talking about the first 100% solar powered … Continue reading3 →

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    FedEx installs America’s largest roof-top solar installation

    Posted on April 26, 2010 by ayush

    FedEx Ground, a unit of FedEx that ships small packages has collaborated with BP Solar to build a huge rooftop solar power generation unit. This project is situated in Woodbridge, New Jersey, at the company’s distribution hub. This power plant … Continue reading3 →

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    The Skate drone, powered with thermal and solar energy

    Posted on April 13, 2010 by gavril

    Powering up drones for longer journeys has remained a matter of concern before. However, this may soon be easier, with technology being developed by Aurora Flight Sciences, which has been awarded a contract by the Pentagon for the project. The … Continue reading3 →

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    The Boston Logan International Airport juiced by solar energy

    Posted on April 9, 2010 by gavril

    The Boston Logan International Airport goes green, and no, we aren’t talking about a green painted landing strip. Joining the league of the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France and the Page Field General Aviation Airport in … Continue reading3 →

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    Berkeley researchers discover new photovoltaic material which can provide higher efficiency

    Posted on April 8, 2010 by ayush

    Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have recently discovered that the long existing problem of bandgap voltage limitation in solar cells can be solved by using bismuth ferrite as a photovoltaic material. This is enabled due to bismuth ferrite … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar energy to be used to satisfy almost half of Morocco’s energy needs

    Posted on April 6, 2010 by ayush

    Contributing in its own way to fight climate change, the government of Morocco has devised a scheme to invest $2 billion to build solar power plants. It expects to generate 2,000 megawatts of power from five solar power plants which … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar energy powers up Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s office

    Posted on April 2, 2010 by gavril

    The Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to go green, using solar power to light up her office. A solar panel installed by the Bangladeshi government on the rooftop of the office located at Dhaka will soak in the … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar cells that help windows soak solar energy by Kyosemi Corporation

    Posted on March 31, 2010 by gavril

    Ever thought of windows that can actually power up your home? Well, Kyosemi Corporation came up with an innovation that will help push the solar window technology further. The company developed solar cells, tiny and spherical that can be embedded … Continue reading3 →

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    LIL Piggy Power Bank charges the iPhone and iPod using solar energy

    Posted on March 26, 2010 by gavril

    With all the developments of power backups, it seems unlike that your iPhone or iPod will ever run out of juice again! The newest one on the block is the solar powered ‘LIL’ Piggy Power Bank’. Now don’t imagine a … Continue reading3 →

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    Chevron’s oil field powered by solar energy

    Posted on March 24, 2010 by gavril

    Solar power will soon be used to juice up oil-fields. Now powering an oil-field with solar panels is indeed a difficult task, much unlike simply powering up your home with a few solar panels. Global oil big-shot, Chevron are planning … Continue reading3 →

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