Enèji Pwòp Program Sends Life-Changing Hanging Solar Lights to Impoverished Haitians

November 27, 2013, 9:30 am

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Clean energy company Enèji Pwòp is on the mission to transform Haiti with renewable energy. The firm hopes to enhance quality of life within the country’s borders through a program that allows immigrant Haitians purchase clean energy products like solar lights to send to their loved ones at home.


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The Amazing Metaphone Concert Hall is the World’s First Interactive Musical Building

November 27, 2013, 10:00 pm

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Voltac Launches BOGO Solar Charger Campaign to Help the Philippines

November 28, 2013, 7:30 am

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Voltaic Systems, manufacturer of solar chargers for smartphones, laptops and other electronic equipment, just launched a BOGO (Buy One Give One) campaign to help residents of Philippines whose lives were irrevocably changed by the devastating typhoon Haiyan. They’re selling a 3.4 Watt Solar Power and Light Kit that normally costs $85 for just $59, and another one will be sent to Leyte Province in the Philippines to help vital communications in villages without power.

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Solar-Powered Sun Shade to Cover Dubai’s Winning Expo 2020 Pavilion

November 29, 2013, 12:00 pm

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Dubai has won a bid to host the 2020 Expo. This will be the first time the international celebration of innovation and business will be held in the Middle East, and Dubai’s aim is to generate 50 percent of the necessary energy on site. The design incorporates an enormous dual purpose photovoltaic sun shade that will harness energy during the day, and provide a dazzling light display at night.

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Crazy ‘Luna Ring’ Moon Solar Plant Could Beam Constant Green Energy to Earth

November 29, 2013, 2:24 pm

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The moon affects the tides on Earth, helps brightens the night sky, and soon it might also provide us with even more solar power. Tokyo-based Shimizu Corporation wants to install a belt of solar panels 250 miles wide around the equator of our orbiting natural satellite. This massive, 6,800 mile long solar array called the “Luna Ring” would then relay a constant stream of energy to receiving stations on the planet by beaming lasers and microwave transmission. The proposed Luna Ring, according to Shimizu’s specifications, would send 13,000 terawatts of power to Earth.

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Groundbreaking Solspaces Solar Thermal System Stores a Boat Load of Heat Energy

December 4, 2013, 9:30 am

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After a three year project to develop a solar heating system capable of long-term storage, researchers at the University of Stuttgart are finally ready to test its Solspaces system. The groundbreaking new heating solution uses a solar thermal system in conjunction with absorption tanks to store heat collected all year long.

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Bang Bang Unveils Colorful Solar-Powered Tents

December 5, 2013, 2:28 pm

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Rustic Wooden Alpine House is Powered by Both Solar and Geothermal Energy in Italy

December 9, 2013, 2:46 pm

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INFOGRAPHIC: The World’s Top 10 Solar Countries

December 13, 2013, 2:00 pm

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In 2003 the world generated 2 terawatt-hours (TWh) of solar electricity. By 2012 that figure jumped to 93 TWh! In the graphic above you can see the explosive growth of solar energy around the globe. Germany leads the way, followed by Spain, Italy, and Japan, while China and the US are neck and neck. One thing is for sure – solar is here to stay. Read more at Shrink That Footprint.

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Mongolia’s Nomads Modernize Traditional Tent Homes with Solar Panels

December 17, 2013, 6:35 am

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With 250 days of sunshine a year, Mongolia’s potential for solar energy is vast but mostly underutilized. That’s beginning to change though – a new government sponsored initiative aims to equip traditional dome-like homes called gers (tents made of felt and yak’s wool) with portable solar home systems (SHS) to make life a little easier in the northern highlands. So far, almost 70 percent of nomadic people now have access to electricity thanks to newly installed solar panels.

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IKEA’s Solar-Powered Flat Pack Shelters Approved for Syrian Refugee Housing

December 17, 2013, 2:59 pm

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Earlier this year, Scandinavian flat pack furniture masters IKEA unveiled an easily deployable solar-powered shelter that can provide sturdy, safe housing in an emergency. Designed in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the shelters are ideal for situations such as the ongoing mass displacement of individuals fleeing from the war in Syria. However, as many Syrian refugees enter Lebanon, the Lebanese government has been hesitant to approve the use of the IKEA shelters for fear that they might prove too permanent. Now, after six months of negotiations, the IKEA housing will finally be available to Syrians in Lebanon, but they may not be ready in time to protect many from the harsh winter.

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WakaWaka Provides Portable Solar Power to Syrian Refugees

December 19, 2013, 9:14 am

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An estimated 6.8 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing civil war, which has claimed over 100,000 lives since 2011. With many refugees struggling to find access to adequate shelter, power, safe light sources and clean water, Solar start-up WakaWaka, in collaboration from Solease, are working to provide portable solar power devices to help Syrians in need.

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Rawlemon’s New Betaray Solar Energy Generator is a Crystal Ball That Harvests Light From The Sun, Moon and Clouds!

December 20, 2013, 10:08 am

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In 2012, Inhabitat featured an invention that promised to turn the world of solar power generation upside down. Rawlemon‘s spherical solar energy-generating globe looked a lot like a giant glass marble on a robotic steel frame, but there was nothing raw about what it achieved: the sun-tracking device was capable of concentrating sunlight (and moonlight) up to 10,000 times–making it 35 percent more efficient than traditional dual-axis photovoltaic designs. Bolstered by the incredible enthusiasm for their first design, the scientists at Rawlemon are back with an updated version–behold the Betaray!

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Heliotrope: The World’s First Energy Positive Solar Home

December 26, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Look, up in the sky — it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Heliotrope! The brainchild of Architect Ralph Disch, this rotating solar home was the seed for the extraordinary Sonnenschiff Solar Development and the modern solar movement in Germany. The home takes full advantage of the sun by rotating with it, allowing daylight to course though its triple-pane windows and energize its large roof-mounted solar array and solar thermal pipes. The result is one of the first zero-energy modern homes in the world — one that actually ends up generating five times the energy it consumes.

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Ford’s First Solar-Powered Car to Debut at the 2014 International CES Show in Vegas

January 2, 2014, 2:20 pm

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Ford has unveiled plans to debut their first solar-powered car next week at the 2014 International CES show in Las Vegas. The new C-MAX Solar Energi concept is based on the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, but the addition of solar panels means that it can harness the power of the sun to provide emissions-free driving.

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Cut Out the Darkness: Panasonic Launches Online Contest to Bring Light to Off-Grid Areas

January 6, 2014, 8:15 am

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Panasonic recently launched “Cut Out the Darkness”, a contest designed to help people living in regions without electricity. The contest challenges entrants to design affordable cut-out lantern shades using easy-to-use online applications, and it supports the company’s goal to deliver 100,000 solar lanterns to off-grid communities by 2018. The contest was developed with Japanese consultancy EcoNetworks, and it will be open until the end of January.

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High-Tech Farm Aims to Reclaim Fukushima’s Contaminated Soil for Crops

January 7, 2014, 2:03 pm

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Construction has just begun on a futuristic farming project in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. A combination farm and solar park, the Renewable Energy Village will contain 120 photovoltaic panels that will generate about 30 kilowatts of power to be sold to a local utility company. Crops will be grown beneath those panels in what’s being called a “solar sharing” layout. Of course, the biggest question on most people’s minds isn’t how much energy the project will generate, but whether it’s safe to grow crops in radiation-contaminated soil.

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California Doubles Solar Capacity in Just One Year

January 9, 2014, 2:26 pm

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Last year, California residents installed more rooftop solar capacity in one year than in the previous thirty combined! In 2013 alone, the state added a whopping 1,000 megawatts of solar capacity to their homes, up from an already impressive 500 MW in 2012. The incredible spike can be attributed in part to the increasing affordability of photovoltaic panels.


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Croatian Schools Plan To Use Renewable Energy To Fund Better Education

January 11, 2014, 10:00 am

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Education funding always seems to be last on the list for politicians (even though it should be the first). Schools in Croatia face the same problem, which has spurred one enterprising elementary school to come up with a plan. Ostrog Elementary School in Kastel Luksic, hopes to change the way schools in Croatia consume and produce energy through the installation of renewable systems, retrofitted buildings and a hands-on approach to environmental literacy among their students. If Ostrog’s crowdfunding campaign is successful, they could be a model for other schools to go off-grid, freeing up valuable funds for education.

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Massive 579MW Solar Star Power Plant Goes Online in California

January 13, 2014, 12:43 pm

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MidAmerican Solar and SunPower have announced that the first portion of one of the largest solar power plants in the United States is now feeding into the California independent service operator (ISO) grid. The photovoltaic Solar Star project, a co-located facility in Kern and Los Angeles Counties, is currently supplying 57MW to the grid, and will ultimately provide enough electricity to power 255,000 homes when all 579MW goes online in 2015.

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