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← Older postsThis giant water drop is solar powered and offers cool water where it is scant
September 2, 2015There is a fear that the not-so-distant future may be waterless. This acute shortage may have inspired something in the design of the WaterDrop, a conceptual solar-powered drop. The idea has been conceptualized by Ap Verheggen. The WaterDrop employs condensation … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "cold water", Solar_Powered, Solar-Power | Leave a commentKyocera TCL Solar Completes Third Floating Solar Power Plant in Hyogo Prefecture
June 1, 2015Kyocera TCL Solar has completed construction of its third floating mega-solar power plant in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing jointly established Kyocera TCL Solar LLC in August 2012 for the purpose of constructing and operating multiple solar … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Japan, Solar_Power, Solar_Powered | 2 CommentsSolar powered warning sirens to be installed at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
December 16, 2011Sirens are meant to alert people around in case of an emergency. However, when electricity fails in such emergency situations, these sirens are rendered useless without proper backup. Keeping this in mind, the Tennessee Valley Authority has planned to install … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Nuclear_Plant, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentI-GO car-sharing program releases plans for 11 solar-powered EV charging stations
December 1, 2011The car sharing program I-GO in Chicago recently unveiled plans for 11 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations in the Chicago area and as part of a $2.5 million electric vehicle project, I-GO will host 36 all-electric vehicles with 18 publicly-available … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Car-Sharing, Electric_Vehicle_Charging_Station, iGo, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentEnvironment-friendly rock concert by Indian band Parikrama to be held at New Delhi
November 22, 2011The rock genre of music has been known to pretty much drive current-day issues into the awareness scope of common folk. Now, in an attempt to highlight the need for renewable energy and the use of the same, Indian rock … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged India, Rock-Concert, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentFuel-free wave glider robots set out to break world record supported by sun’s energy
November 22, 2011As you read this, four robots are flying over land and seas from the Silicon Valley towards Australia and Japan in a bid to break a record as well as help bring the scientific world a level of data of … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Gliders, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentSolar-energy-powered system developed to keep runways ice-free
November 17, 2011Ice on a runway can spell disaster. Previously, chemicals, thermal, electric and microwave technologies were used to keep runways ice free and skid-proof. Engineers at the University of Arkansas lately stumbled across a pretty green way to keep runways free … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Solar_energy, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentAirborne Avalanche Rescue System uses solar energy to power up; helps locate avalanche victims
November 12, 2011Avalanches can prove hazardous and to decrease the amount of casualties caused due to these landslides of snow, designer Tatjana Rolle came up with the Airborne Avalanche Rescue System. This autonomous drone is capable of detecting and marking the position … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged Rescue_System, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentToronto-based design team envisions solar-powered flying-trucks!
November 12, 2011Today, most far-flung areas remain out of reach due to bad infrastructure, lack of proper roads and transport links. A Toronto-based team is now working on a pretty practical way of transporting goods and services to areas as such, with … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Flying_truck, Solar_Powered | Leave a commentSolar Artworks Project brings together solar-powered art installations from around the world!
November 12, 2011We recently stumbled across the Solar Artworks Project and couldn’t help smiling like the Cheshire cat at the brilliance behind it all! The project essentially encompasses solar-powered artworks from around the world, painstakingly put together by creator of the online … Continue reading3
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