Source: ecochunk.com Published: November 27, 2012 solar powered illuminating furniture_1 The most recent advancements in solar energy generating technology have enabled designers to think about new means to integrate photovoltaic panels in everything possible. We’ve...
Source: israel21c.org Published: August 19, 2012 An Israeli water heater gathers sun like bees gather honey, retaining enough heat to warm more than just dishwater. Tigi’s Honeycomb Collector keeps more heat inside. By Karin Kloosterman Israel is the land of milk and...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: October 2, 2012 Is it a trend? We’ve seen green low-income housing the city of Rome, Ga., expected to earn LEED for Homes certification at the Silver level. We’ve seen solar installed across a wide range of...
Source: gigaom.com Published: September 13, 2012 Katie Fehrenbacher Image courtesy of WCNC-TV. I did an interview with North Carolina’s TV Station WCNC-TV this morning about the data center cluster in their state. After the interview they kindly sent me these aerial...
Source: sunoven.com Published: September 13, 2012 The Ultimate Solar Appliance The GLOBAL SUN OVEN® has been devised to meet up to 70% of the needs of a family of 6 to 8 people in a developing country, entirely with the power of the sun. Even though it is called an...
Source: nbcnews.com Published: September 6, 2012 Silicon wafers doped in positively charged atoms and coated in a protein extracted from spinach give a boost to so-called biohybrid solar cell technology. Silicon wafers coated in a protein extracted from spinach...
Source: takepart.com Published: September 5, 2012 Solar power isn’t a new concept in alternative energy―in fact, it may be one of the oldest. But for Barcelona-based design firm Rawlemon, architecting a new way to harness that energy led to the creation of what it...
Source: alternative-energy-news.info Published: April 29, 2012 Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of...
Source: mnn.com Published: August 17, 2012 InnovationNewsDaily Staff Developed by an engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the system allows the panels to collect more solar energy without using additional electricity. Credit: Shutterstock A new,...
Source: auto.howstuffworks.com Published: August 23, 2012 by Karim Nice The Stirling engine is a heat engine that is vastly different from the internal-combustion engine in your car. Invented by Robert Stirling in 1816, the Stirling engine has the potential to be much...
