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Solar-powered Paleisbrug pedestrian and cycle bridge doubles as a raised park...
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Plug n Play is a modular classroom that can be modified to suit local conditions
Chakour Studios is aiming to provide creative and comfortable spaces for children where they can learn and play using modular design that offers flexibility and ease. Depending on where the pod is...
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Experimental eco-hostel promotes Andean culture and Pachamama love in Bolivia
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California is giving away free solar panels to its poorest residents
Roy Rivera is a disabled man who lives on a fixed income in Sacramento – and he’s also the first California resident to receive a free rooftop solar system. But he won’t be the last. Thanks to...
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France requires all new buildings to have green roofs or solar panels
France just passed a trailblazing new law that requires that all new buildings constructed in commercial areas to be partially-covered by either solar panels or green roofs. Not only will this bring...
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Sun-powered Solar Impulse begins longest, most dangerous leg of...
Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered aircraft with room for only one person, lifted off from China at 2:39am local time May 31, beginning the five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. This...
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Bad weather forces Solar Impulse to make unscheduled stop in Japan
Over the weekend, Solar Impulse finally departed from China to begin its five-day, five-night solar-powered journey across the Pacific Ocean on its way to Hawaii. This leg of the round-the-world...
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Danish architects deck out Viborg town hall with green roofs and solar panels
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Amazon just opened a dedicated solar power store in India
Amazon India has opened a store devoted to solar-powered products. The Indian government has announced a variety of initiatives to increase its share of renewable energy, including plans to install...
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Solar-powered Smart Palms provide beachgoers with Wi-Fi and charging stations
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Leo DiCaprio donates massive solar reserve art installation to LACMA
Our favorite eco-advocate and art collector, Leonardo DiCaprio is earning even more points with us, by donating his recent acquisition, Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada), to the Los Angeles County...
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How the United States can be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2050
As divided as Americans are, there is at least one issue on which they can agree. 87 percent of Americans believe that renewable energy is an important part of their country’s future, while 74 percent...
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Maasai women are the new solar warriors of Africa
The Maasai are a semi-nomadic pastoral tribe spread across Kenya and Tanzania, and globalization has not been kind to them. Vulnerable to wildlife that steal their livestock and powerless after the...
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Solar-Powered Green Revolution Pavilion Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles...
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SolarCity’s new Buffalo plant will create 5,000 jobs in New York
Buffalo, New York is one of the many U.S. cities suffering an economic depression in the wake of manufacturing decline, but Elon Musk is taking a chance on the border town with a multi-billion dollar...
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INFOGRAPHIC: The 5 coolest solar buildings on earth
With the ever increasing investment across the globe into solar power, there is an unspoken competition between the world’s brightest organizations to develop the largest, most effective, and...
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New FBI Florida Headquarters will be completely self-sustaining by 2030
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Tesla boosts Powerwall home battery capability from 2kW to 5kW
Tesla’s Powerwall is poised to be one of the biggest product launches ever, and the home battery has already sold out through 2016. The company is currently constructing the “Gigafactory” in Nevada,...
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Paper-thin printed solar cells could provide power for 1.3 billion people
The cost of solar power has declined dramatically over the past few decades, from $40 per watt in 1977 to $0.74 per watt in 2013. This trend is expected to accelerate as improvements in efficiency and...
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Ten solutions to California’s drought
As California enters the fourth year of the worst drought in the state’s history, NASA estimates that 11 trillion gallons of water will be needed to recover from this arid rut. While Governor Jerry...
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