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- The 5 best solar chargers for every kind of traveler Thu, 10 Mar 16, 2:30amRunning out of juice on your smartphone is a minor annoyance at home. If you're travelling, running out of power can leave you lost in the backcountry, stuck at the gate without your boarding pass, or eating fast food instead...
- Jay Whitacre takes the Lemelson-MIT Prize for his saltwater battery Thu, 17 Sep 15, 10:00pmThe 2015 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize has gone to Jay Whitacre for his invention of the Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) battery. The battery, used primarily in combination with solar and wind energy systems, was created using abundant...
- Researchers develop a battery clean enough to eat Wed, 26 Aug 15, 10:00pmIn our wildest dreams, enviro-geeks imagine a future in which solar hover cars zip silently by while our homes and factories chug along completely pollutant-free, powered only by the wind and the sun...
- Germany Smashes Three Solar Energy Records in Just Two Weeks! Fri, 20 Jun 14, 11:41pmIn just two weeks Germany has managed to break three solar energy records! First the Fraunhofer ISE solar energy research institute that monitors solar output in the country noticed a rise to a record 24.24 gigawatts around...
- Michael Jantzen’s Sun Rays Visitors Center Generates Solar Electricity in the Desert Sat, 14 Jun 14, 6:00amMichael Jantzen has unveiled a conceptual design for the Sun Rays Visitor Center, a steel and concrete educational facility that doubles as a solar electric power plant in the desert...
- Have We All Been Installing Solar Panels the Wrong Way? Tue, 19 Nov 13, 5:32amImage of residential solar panels / Shutterstock Installing solar panels seems pretty straightforward - just aim them south so they get lots of sun all day...
- Solar Power Comprised 100% of Utility Electricity Added to US Grid in March Mon, 15 Apr 13, 10:00pmPhoto via Shutterstock March marked a historic month for renewable energy, as for first time ever 100% of new utility electricity generation added to the US grid came from solar power...
- Solar Power Comprised 100% of New Utility Electricity Added to US Grid in March Mon, 15 Apr 13, 10:00pmPhoto via Shutterstock March marked a historic month for renewable energy, as for first time ever 100% of new utility electricity generation added to the US grid came from solar power...
- Solar Comprised All New Utility Electricity Added to US Grid in March Mon, 15 Apr 13, 10:00pmPhoto via Shutterstock March marked a historic month for solar as for first time ever, all new utility electricity generation added to the US grid came from solar power...
- New Solar-Thermal Flat Panels Are Eight Times More Efficient than Existing Technology Tue, 3 May 11, 12:00amA team of researchers from Boston College and MIT have developed a hybrid flat panel that is capable of producing electricity from the sun’s rays as well as hot water for thermal energy...
- Renewable and fossil electricity generation costs compared Tue, 28 Dec 10, 6:02amTo reduce fossil fuel use in electricity generation, the implementation of renewable energy is supported via subsidies or market mechanisms in many countries...
- California’s First LEED Platinum School Teaches With The Environment Thu, 22 Apr 10, 8:30amA LEED School allows children to learn in a environmentally thoughtfull space.
- $130 Duron Solar System Powers Rural Indian Homes Thu, 14 Jan 10, 4:25amIf you only made between $400 and $4,000 a year in income and didn’t have easy access to electricity, what would you do? For many rural Indians, the answer is the Duron, a $130 solar home power system that allows users...