All the stories tagged with solar power
Voltaic Spark Tablet Case Charges Your Tablet With Solar Energy
06/24/2011, Solar powered charging for our various electronic devices these days are starting to be more and more common. In fact Nokia has been exploring solar charging on their phones and Samsung has come up with a solar-powered netbook. Voltaic is [...]
Solar train tunnel boasts 16,000 panels
06/10/2011, Solar power is getting more and more pervasive these days, and here we are with the roof of a tunnel which stretches on for two miles over Belgium’s high speed rail line, getting fitted with 16,000 or so solar panels [...]
LG solar modules enter into next generation status
06/07/2011, Solar power is part of the renewable energy effort, and with the continual rise of oil prices worldwide, it has even caused those oil sheikhs in the Middle East to start rethinking their strategies – after all, all of the [...]
Israel 5MW solar field launched
06/03/2011, Going green is the in thing, and has been for quite some time already. With fossil fuel slowly but surely running out in due time, there must be a better way to deliver energy to the world, and to use [...]
Super large solar farms are a reality in France
05/27/2011, France might be the country that depends on nuclear plants the most for its energy needs, but that doesn’t mean the country does not have a heart for the environment as well. A couple of projects launched in France might [...]
General Electric EV Solar Carport
05/27/2011, We’ve looked at wireless charging for electric vehicles earlier this morning, and here is the General Electric EV (Electric Vehicle) Solar Carport – an innovative concept for a futuristic carport that was unveiled in Plainville, Connecticut. This unique carport will [...]
Diffus Design offers solar panels on handbag
05/26/2011, Handbags and shoes – a woman can never have enough (for most, anyways), so do not even bother getting in between them. Luxury handbags do cost a bomb, but that hasn’t stopped working women from using it as a way [...]
Japan looks to dress all buildings with solar panels
05/23/2011, For a country that depends a lot on nuclear energy, Japan might have a change of heart to go green in their energy collection efforts – through the implementation of having solar panels plastered all over new buildings and houses [...]
SOFT Rocker is a solar powered piece of furniture
05/05/2011, Want to go green? Apart from driving an electric or hybrid car, recycling all of your waste and sorting out your trash, there are still numerous other ways to work on getting greener all the time. How about making sure [...]
Solar-powered and wireless eye sensor is super small
04/27/2011, Don’t you just love the wonders of miniaturization? That’s exactly what happened with this solar-powered eye sensor that is also wireless to boot – measuring the size of a cubic millimeter. Built specially for glaucoma patients (and we do hope [...]
New York City makes good use of landfills
04/21/2011, New York City is also in on the green revolution, and has decided to make hay while the sun literally shines, except that this time around, replace the word “hay” with “electricity” and you will probably have a hint of [...]
Google throws $168 million into a solar power tower
04/13/2011, Google, one of the first few companies to see its top management drive hybrid vehicles to set a good example to the rest of the world, continues with their green binge by investing $168 million in the construction of a [...]
Willis Tower to get greener windows
03/22/2011, The Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) is currently the tallest building located in the Western hemisphere, and the building will work with Israel-based Pythagoras Solar to install transparent yet energy efficient windows which will also be able [...]
