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Photovoltaic Manufacturer Sputnik Engineering Unveils New Solar-Powered...

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Tesla Announces Plans to Triple its Supercharger Stations by the End of June

Tesla is on a bit of a roll these days. Not only did the electric car company pay back its loan to the federal government nine years early, but it also just announced plans to triple its car charging...

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Solar Impulse Pilots Hosting Reddit Ask Me Anything TODAY at 1PM EST

This amazing Solar Impulse airplane recently completed the second leg of its sun-powered journey across the United States, and today co-founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg are...

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Solar Impulse to Launch ‘Revolutionary’ Inflatable Hangar to Provide Shelter...

A revolutionary inflatable hangar will replace a tornado-torn building in St. Louis, Missouri that was set aside for the Solar Impulse plane during its groundbreaking solar-powered flight across the...

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New Jersey Approves $447 Million Solar Power Program

New Jersey just announced a major $447 million solar power initiative that includes an incentive for private citizens to add solar arrays to their homes. The plan proposed by Public Service Electric...

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Sydney’s Lizard Log Parklands Offer a Solar-Powered Weekend Getaway

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S1 Solar LED Lamp by d.light Aims to Provide a Brighter Future for Rural...

With hopes of replacing hazardous kerosene wick lamps, d.light has created a series of affordable solar LED Lamps for areas without a reliable source of electricity. The lamp has an integrated solar...

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Grand Cancun Eco Island Cleans Up the Ocean While Generating Renewable Energy

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SolSource Sun-Powered Grill Coming to the US via Sizzling Kickstarter Campaign

Back in March, Inhabitat reported that One Earth Designs (OED) enlisted Google Glass creator Tom Chi to perfect the design of their parabolic solar cooker, the SolSource. Readers wanted to know where...

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Project 929: Artist Draws 460 Mile Line Around Military Base for Energy...

A recent study shows that if the United States built a concentrated solar power farm on one hundred square miles of land, it would provide enough energy to power the entire country. Media artist and...

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McCamley’s Solar Wind Turbine Generates Energy From the Wind and Sun

Like peanut butter and jelly or chips and dip, some things were just meant to go together. A team from the University of Bath in collaboration with SME McCamley Middle East Ltd has developed a new...

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Sharp Unveils the World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell!

About a year ago, Sharp achieved a new solar cell efficiency record of 43.5% by using a lens-based system to focus sunlight directly onto the cells in order to generate electricity. Now, Sharp has...

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West Virginia University Students Create a Sustainable Home that Honors...

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Students in Alberta Create a Sustainable Modular Home for Families in Remote...

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Stafier Holland’s Ultra Thin Solar Tiles Seamlessly Integrate Into Rooftops

If you look around at the rooftop solar installations, you’ll notice that the solar panels aren’t actually part of the roof — instead, they’re set on structures resting on top of the roof. That seems...

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Apple Announces Plans to Build 20MW Solar Farm to Power Reno Data Center

Earlier this spring, environmentalists cheered when Apple announced that it would power its largest data center in Maiden, North Carolina entirely with renewable energy. Now, Apple is following that...

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Dan Corson’s Solar-Powered Sculptures in Portland, Oregon are Inspired by...

Read the rest of Dan Corson’s Solar-Powered Sculptures in Portland, Oregon are Inspired by Quirky Tropical Plants Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, biomimetic art, Dan Corson,...

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1,400 Solar Panels Power New Star-Shaped UN Headquarters in Copenhagen

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Middlebury’s InSite Solar-Powered Home is Made From Materials Sourced Within...

Read the rest of Middlebury’s InSite Solar-Powered Home is Made From Materials Sourced Within 10 Miles Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", eco design, FSC certified...

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Photovoltech’s “Energy Arch” in Belgium Produces a Whopping 50,000 KWh a Year

Read the rest of Photovoltech’s “Energy Arch” in Belgium Produces a Whopping 50,000 KWh a Year Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", Architecture, AST77, belgium, De...

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