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DIY: How to Make Your Own Solar Power Generator!
Solar power is a clean, renewable energy source that can help limit climate change by liberating us from fossil fuels – but do you know what actually makes the technology tick? It’s not as complex as...
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BOOK REVIEW: “Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth” Looks at Solving Earth’s...
In Harvesting Space for a Greener Earth (Springer), authors Greg Matloff, C Bangs, and Les Johnson provide refreshing potential solutions for the human race to start looking at our problems from the...
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This Polish Town is 100% Powered by Renewable Energy!
The town of Kisielice in Poland is 100 percent powered by renewable energy! In recognition of its achievement, the town has just been awarded a European Commission ManagEnergy Award 2014 in the...
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Angry Skies and a Dense Forest are No Match for this Sprawling Solar Array
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Facebook Unveils Plans for Solar-Powered Internet Drones as Big as 747s
Yael Maguire, the engineering director at Facebook‘s Connectivity Lab, has revealed further details about the social media giant’s plans to expand internet access to communities worldwide. In order to...
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French Island is Building Perhaps the Most Beautiful Solar Plant
Who says solar power can’t be gorgeous? The people of New Caledonia are out to prove the naysayers wrong with what may be the most beautiful solar farm on the planet. The idea is to build a...
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IBM’s New Sunflower-Shaped Solar Concentrators Produce Energy AND Fresh Water!
IBM Research and Swiss solar technology company Airlight Energy just unveiled a cutting-edge solar system that resembles a 10-meter-high sunflower! The High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT)...
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6 Reasons Everyone Should Have One of These Awesome $15 Solar d.light Lanterns
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World’s First Solar-Powered Snowboard Charges Gadgets on the Slopes!
Next time you hit the slopes on a sunny day there is no need to worry about your gadgets running out of juice. Snowboard manufacturer Signal – the company that recently created the world’s first 3D...
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The UK’s First Floating Solar Farm Unveiled in Berkshire
The UK’s first floating solar farm was just installed in Berkshire. The floating array features 800 photovoltaic panels and has a capacity of 200kW. The project cost £250,000 ($405,400) and has been...
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This Gigantic Solar Hourglass Could Power 1,000 Danish Homes
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6 Fun, Fantastic Bus Stops from Around the World
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Ohio Scientists Invent World’s First Rechargeable Solar Battery
A team of Ohio State University scientists have invented what they claim is the world’s first rechargeable solar battery. The team observed the issues in current methods for collecting and storing...
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Tour the PARKROYAL Hotel Singapore’s Surreal Sky Gardens and Greenery-Wrapped...
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The Natural Symphony Housing Project Conceptualizes Self-Sustainability in...
Designed by Cristian Ferrera Architecture, “Natural Symphony” is an exploration of architectural sustainability, with a prototype designed to house four people per unit. Centered around a large...
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London Converts Iconic Red Phone Booths into Free Solar Charging Stations
While the UK’s iconic phone booths are still considered national icons, cellphones have largely rendered the big red boxes obsolete over the years. Solarbox London plans to change that by transforming...
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Desertec Solar Power Project Abandoned by Shareholders
The ambitious, multibillion dollar solar power project Desertec has been abandoned by all but three of its shareholders and will now continue in an “adapted format” as a consultancy. The project was...
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UK Building World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Solar Farm
UK-based solar farm operator Primrose Solar is teaming up with solar company Solarcentury to build a 48 MWp solar farm on the Southwick Estate in Fareham, Portsmouth. The farm will produce enough...
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MGM Installs America’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array but it Only Powers 1/5 of...
When you think Las Vegas you might not think about sustainability, but that’s all starting to change – in a big way. MGM Resorts announced that it has installed the largest rooftop solar array in the...
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Massive Solar Farm Could Pump Clean Energy From the Sahara to England
The blazing Sahara sun may power homes a world away by 2018. The people behind a new $13 million project called TuNur farm propose to build a massive 100-square-kilometer solar farm in Tunisia. The...
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