Ford Showcases Sun-Powered C-Max Solar Energi Car at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show
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View ArticleNew Software Allows Developers to Create Super Efficient Solar Parks
In 2012, Siemens developed a software that allowed them to design ultra-efficient solar parks in just a few seconds, but at that time only Siemens had access to the tool. Now Siemens has announced...
View ArticleSolar Trees Now Power the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” Sign
While the bulk of the energy usage may be happening just a few blocks north, Las Vegas is going a little bit greener by powering the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” with three solar trees. For...
View ArticleFoster + Partners Unveil Massive Sand Dune-Inspired UAE Pavilion at 2015...
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View ArticleLush Green Roof Terrace Crowns LEED Platinum-Seeking Office in Silicon Valley
The tech giants of Silicon Valley are no strangers to sustainable design, and brick‘s recently completed office building bears no exception. Designed as the future home of Nuance Communications, the...
View ArticleSolTech’s Beautiful Glass Roof Tiles Heat Your Home With Solar Energy
SolTech Energy, a Swedish company selling solutions for clean solar power, has developed a unique home heating system contained within roofing tiles made out of ordinary transparent glass. The...
View ArticleGreen Mountain College’s Tiny Pod-Shaped House is Designed for the 21st...
Green Mountain College students are redefining the American dream with a tiny “living system” home that offers a mobile lifestyle with a reduced environmental footprint. Created as part of professor...
View ArticleBone-White Geometric Facade Wraps Around Contemporary House in Israel
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View ArticleNext-Generation Wood Fiber Solar Cells Could Dwarf Current Efficiency Levels
There are two key factors that affect solar cell performance: high optical transparency for good light transmission, and high optical haze for increased scattering, and therefore absorption....
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Solar Bridge Complete in London
At long last, the world’s largest solar bridge at London’s Blackfriars station is finally complete. Solarcentury and England’s Network Rail partnered to cover the bridge with 4,400 photovoltaic...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Walk Atop the Treetops at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay
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View ArticleSolBooth: A Transparent Solar-Powered Phone Booth That Blends Into City Streets
Hakan Gürsu of Designnobis developed the Solbooth – a beautiful solar-powered phone booth that we’d love to see on city streets. The transparent shelter blends into the urban environment with its...
View ArticleSolar-powered Desalination Could Solve California’s Water Supply Problem
California is suffering through its worst drought in decades, and it has gotten so bad that officials announced that 17 communities across the state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Flat-Pack Micro Nomad Home for Less than $30,000
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View ArticleRawlemon’s New Spherical Beta.ey Solar Generator Can Charge Your Cell Phone
For the past year or so, Rawlemon has been blowing our minds with their innovative concepts for concentrated solar power generation. Back in 2012 Inhabitat first reported on the Barcelona-based...
View ArticleWhy PV Solar is Better than Thermal Energy for Precious Water Supplies
Lack of water is a huge problem in vast portions of the United States, where there is hardly enough to go around after the farms, ranches and cities have gotten their fill. So it really makes no sense...
View ArticleAuthor Builds Tiny Solar-Powered Off Grid Cabin for Under $2,000!
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View ArticleEco-Friendly Tinbeerwah House Rises on Steel Stilts in the Australian Bush
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View ArticleIvanpah: The World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant Just Switched Online For the...
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View ArticleMan Builds Cozy Tin Can Cabin out of Shipping Containers in Northern Wisconsin
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