All the stories tagged with solar power
Largest solar-powered footbridge in the world
10/12/2009, Brisbane now houses the world’s largest solar-powered footbridge, featuring panels that will power its LED lights while feeding the main grid with juice, helping the government Down Under save up to 38 tons of CO2 each year. This bridge is [...]
Solar Powered Courtesy Light
10/02/2009, There is nothing quite like having the power of the sun to keep your devices juiced up as with the Solar Powered Courtesy Light. Perfect for dark areas around your home (especially outdoors), it is able to throw out more [...]
Some Shine Solar Energy Storage System
10/02/2009, We here at Ubergizmo love renewable energy – after all, we want to leave a world that is sustainable for future generations and not just the next. Here’s a concept that will definitely get you all excited – the Some [...]
Guiding Light Mailbox
09/25/2009, There is nothing quite like renewable energy to keep things running without feeling guilty, and the Guiding Light Mailbox is one such home improvement idea where it will store up energy from the sun throughout the day, using it at [...]
Vulture strato-wingship keeps on going
09/21/2009, The DARPA-backed Vulture strato-wingship is able to keep on going for up to 5 years in our upper atmosphere without the need to land, thanks to it being feather light and yet strong. This electrically propelled aircraft can charge up [...]
Solar powered Bluetooth headset
09/21/2009, Once in a while, Brando comes up with some really nifty stuff, and now is one of those times. Their solar powered Bluetooth headset is one of them, where it will rely on the sun’s rays to keep your headset [...]
Solar Powered Bluetooth Car Kit
09/03/2009, We’ve seen a fair number of variations for the Solar Powered Bluetooth Car Kit before, so having another one thrown into the mix wouldn’t hurt, would it? This device connects to a Bluetooth-enabled cellphone via 2.0, and comes with a [...]
SunCatcher solar power collection dish
08/27/2009, Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar have teamed up to develop what is known as the SunCatcher, an advanced solar power collection dish. At each sunrise, the SunCatcher will without fail automatically rotate to face the sun, while its [...]
Solar powered reading light
08/27/2009, Folks living in urban areas most probably take electricity for granted, unlike those in villages and rural parts of the world who still live off candlelight or moon light (when available) once the sun decides to hide for several hours. [...]
Solar UFO water purifier
08/21/2009, Engineers from NTT Facilities has come up with a couple of solar-powered, UFO-shaped floating water purifiers which will see action in the city’s canals and alongside the moat at Osaka Castle. These machines have been dubbed as Solar UFOs for [...]
Sharp 936 SH solar-powered phone
08/17/2009, Softbank Mobile rolled out Sharp’s latest solar-powered 3G clamshell handset known as the 936 SH in Japan, where the 3″ LCD display is able to feature 854 x 480 resolution, coming with an 8-megapixel camera with anti-shake mechanisms to make [...]
Solar Power Shower
08/14/2009, While there might be detractors of the Solar Power Shower, the whole exercise is to save energy when it comes to heating up water before you take a shower. Sure, the Solar Power Shower doesn’t need you to leave your [...]
Solar powered coffee maker concept
08/12/2009, Coffee makers are dime a dozen, but when they’re solar powered, they’re both a concept and novelty. Too bad this solar powered coffee maker you see here won’t be hitting store shelves anytime soon although we do hope that enough [...]
