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The World’s Largest Solar Plant is Frying Birds
The world’s largest solar power plant, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, officially opened for business a few days ago, but not all environmentalists are happy about it. The plant consists...
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The Via Verde B&B is an Off-Grid Eco Paradise Built by a Journalist Couple in...
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Multi-Angled Facade Protects La Pischuca House from the Strong Salvadoran Sun
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Gorgeous Solar Geodesic Dome Crowns Cob House in the Arctic Circle
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Solar-Powered Alpine Hut Boasts Spectacular Mountain Views in Switzerland
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Latin America’s Biggest Solar Farm Will Replace a Dirty Fossil Fuel Plant in...
Just a few weeks ago the world’s largest solar thermal power plant switched online in Nevada, and now the largest solar plant in Latin America is underway just south of the border. Aura Solar I — a...
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Solar-Powered Floating Island is an Off-Shore Green Retreat
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Unmanned Solar-Powered Drone Could Survey Alien Worlds for an Entire Year
Global aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman is confident that it already has the technology to build an unmanned inflatable aircraft that could explore other worlds. The company...
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Dutch Students Design Revolutionary Solar Power ‘Skins’ for Historic Homes in...
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Ghana is Adding a Whopping 600 Megawatts of Solar to its National Power Grid
Image of solar panels / Shutterstock Ghana just made a major investment in solar energy with plans to build over 600 megawatts worth of photovoltaic power parks. Better still, the companies working...
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Low Impact Maison Reciprocity Home Boasts a “Living” Brise-Soleil Modular...
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Ambitious Eiffel Tower Renovation Turns the Aging Icon’s 1st Floor into a...
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Giant Green Roofs Top MenoMenoPiu’s Wind-Powered Taichung City Cultural Center
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Live Lib Plug-in Capsule Homes Offer Affordable and Energy-Efficient Urban...
At this year’s Solar Decathlon event, Team Paris will unveil an innovative new urban living concept: plug-in housing. Live Lib is a community of plug-in capsule homes that share energy provided and...
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Now You Can Buy Solar Panels at 60 Best Buy Stores Across the United States
Consumers heading down to their local Best Buy for a new laptop or microwave will now be able to pick up solar panels as well. Best Buy and SolarCity have announced a new partnership to sell...
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VIDEO: Olafur Eliasson’s Solar “Little Sun” LED Lamp Lights Up Lives Around...
Artist Olafur Eliasson explores the importance of turning artistic potential into environmental action in this inspiring new video created by VICE for The Creators Project. Eliasson discusses his...
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Michael Jantzen’s California Food and Agriculture Pavilion Produces Crops and...
Michael Jantzen‘s pavilion proposal is designed as a tourist attraction for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Its design is intended to sustainably celebrate the great diversity, and...
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Solar Powered Sol-Char Toilet Zaps Poop into Fertilizer Bricks
Researchers at the University of Colorado designed a new toilet called the Sol-Char that zaps poop into biochar using nothing but the sun. Led by Karl Linden, the team installed fiber-optic cables...
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Uruguayan Surfer-Girl Builds Charming Off-Grid Accommodation Powered by Nature
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Solar-Powered 3D Printer Turns Desert Sand Into Glass Bowls and Sculptures
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