All the stories tagged with Solar
General Electric has thin-film solar panels
10/12/2010, General Electric wants a bigger slice of the solar power market with the introduction of their new thin-film solar panels alongside relevant accompanying equipment. These thin-film solar panels were made in conjunction with PrimeStar Solar, where it will hit the [...]
Solar Cockroach wings it
10/08/2010, Nearly everyone is revolted by cockroaches, and we don’t suppose if cockroaches and flies were to be extinct, the world would mourn over them, right? Well, for the select few who find roaches remotely attractive, the Solar Cockroach might make [...]
Tascam TC-1S solar-powered tuner
10/06/2010, Tascam has come up with what the company calls the first solar-powered tuner in the world, otherwise known as the Tascam TC-1S. This new guitar tuner will not only ensure your bank account is not broken in the process of [...]
Nissan Solar Tree Concept
10/05/2010, [CEATEC 2010] The Nissan Solar Tree is a concept that is part of the larger 2030 zero-emission city that Nissan and many major industrial companies in Japan are participating to. The idea is to create the next-generation city design based [...]
Solar-powered hovercraft will change dynamics of public transportation
09/28/2010, Public transportation is a pretty sticky issue for most countrys – either they are overcrowded, expensive or not on schedule, or all three. Well, this design by Finnish Lukas Medeisis will cater specially for Helsinki in the year 2020, where [...]
Mobile Home is a modular solar caravan
09/28/2010, Are you a huge fan of going green? If the answer is in the affirmative, then you might want to check out the Mobile Home modular caravan. What makes this so special as you spend time in the great outdoors? [...]
Toshiba to develop mega solar power generation system
09/27/2010, Toshiba has plans to keep the earth green with their new mega solar power generation system which will work under the banner of Tohoku Electric Power. Toshiba’s systems will be installed in the Hachinohe Solar Power Station in Hachinohe, Aomori [...]
Car Arc Solar Shelter Gathers Energy For Electric Vehicles
09/27/2010, Perhaps we’ll all have one of these in our garages a few years down the line. This concept Car Arc curved roof shelter sports solar film at the top that is capable of harvesting solar energy for electric vehicles (EVs). [...]
T-Mobile USA Launches Its First Solar Cell Tower
09/26/2010, T-Mobile must be trying to get in on the green game too as the carrier has launched its first US solar-powered cell tower in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. The site sports 12 solar panels that are touted to be efficient enough to [...]
US Marines Take Solar Technology Into The Field
09/24/2010, Solar technology seems to be making inroads into the military as an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps is planning to deploy to Afghanistan with a new collection of solar-powered equipment that will be able to reduce their [...]
Concept: Greenerator Gathers Green Energy For Your Apartment
09/23/2010, If you’re living in an apartment like many folks in urban areas, chances are that you don’t really have the option (or real estate) to install a large solar panel to reduce your electricity bill. Now a concept solar panel [...]
US Navy Facility Gets Solar Parking Lot To Charge Electric Vehicles
09/22/2010, Everybody seems to be busy getting in on the eco game recently, and the US Navy is no exception. Reports are in that the US Navy’s Seal Beach facility now offers a new solar setup, installing a new $1.9 million [...]
Beach Ball Concept Solar Generator
09/21/2010, A concept beach ball solar energy generating system has surfaced, featuring photovoltaic panels contained within an inflatable clear latex material. When the beach ball is inflated, it will form a ball which is stabilized by the bottom cap and base station [...]