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Margot Krasojevic’s Fresnel Hydrofoil Trimaran is a solar-powered...
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La Paz, Mexico to be 100 percent solar powered by the end of 2015
When a new solar power plant goes online later in 2015, the city of La Paz, Mexico will be entirely powered by solar energy. Aura Solar I, the largest solar power plant in Latin America, went online...
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Korean researchers develop most efficient solar cell to date
A Korean research team has achieved record level efficiency in solar cells, using a new formula for mixing perovskite structures. Perovskite is an inexpensive, abundant mineral, and the researchers...
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New study revisits old news: keep fossil fuels in the ground
If Nature publishes it, will people finally listen? That may be what researchers from the University of London are hoping, because the international science journal has published a new study telling...
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You can buy one of Wheelys’ new bicycle cafés on Indiegogo!
The team behind Wheelys, the world’s smallest and arguably most eco-friendly café, just launched a new coffee shop on wheels and an Indiegogo campaign to allow entrepreneurs around the world join...
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A new solar system is installed every 2.5 minutes in the U.S.
2014 was a record-breaking year for the solar power industry around the world, and here in the U.S. we were installing new solar systems at a faster rate than ever before. New data from GTM Research...
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3D-printed Solar Bytes Pavilion pushes the boundaries of architectural...
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This mobile smart flower pot chases sunlight to help your plants grow
What if instead of moving your plants during the day or depending on the season, they moved themselves to find the optimal position in your flat? That situation could soon be a reality, thanks to a...
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Ireland’s first shipping container home was built in just three days
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Sweden’s greenest City Hall is topped by solar panels and a green roof in Lund
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Innovative energy solutions bring light and warmth to a remote Thai village
Solar power and biogas solutions are helping residents of a remote Thai village to create their own grid. Those who live in Pa Deng in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, have homes that seem to have remained...
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How to build a solar farm in California—a profile on the Topaz Solar Farm
With its capacity to power 160,000 average-sized American homes, the Topaz Solar Farm in southern California is one of the largest installations of its kind. This sea of 9 million solar panels is an...
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Solar Impulse unveils route for first round-the-world flight powered by the sun
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The foldable Solight Solarpuff solar-powered lantern provides off-grid light...
What do you get when you cross a solar-powered LED lantern with a foldable pop-up box? The Solarpuff, that’s what! Created by the good people at Solight, this lightweight, portable, solar-powered LED...
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The Oak Tree Ring House is an innovative home that blurs the lines between...
The Oak Tree Ring House is a new kind of interactive home designed by Michael Jantzen. The space was designed with a temperate climate in mind and the structure consists of a large circular steel...
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Grand Opening! Today, the Mojave Solar Project is officially fully operational
The Mojave Solar Project has been online and fully operational since December, but today, a grand opening ceremony celebrates this massive achievement. The plant uses advanced parabolic trough...
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SunZia wins federal OK for 515-mile wind energy transmission line
The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project just passed its final environmental review by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The proposed 515-mile transmission line could be used...
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Spain reveals plans for first ever public streetlight system powered by wind...
Spain will be home to the first public street lighting system powered exclusively by solar and wind energy. Researcher Ramon Bargalló is the man behind the development, and he worked alongside the...
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Bangladesh wants to become the world’s first “solar nation” by 2021
The Bangladeshi government wants every household in the nation to be solar powered by 2021. In the race to become the “first solar nation,” they hope to achieve this goal by focusing on what they call...
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Renewable energy costs to drop 40 percent in next two years
A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) has exceptionally good news for the future of renewable energy. Costs are set to drop by almost 40 percent in the next...
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