All the stories tagged with Solar
Tech Talk (Video) on Solar Energy
12/26/2007, If you’re interested in solar energy installation, take a look at this video. It covers basics and frequent questions that one might have about using solar energy.
Nanosolar ships its first $1 per Watt panel
12/19/2007, This is quite exciting for solar energy fans: nanosolar is shipping their first panels and so far, here are where the three first ones are going (from the nanosolar blog): Panel #1 will remain at Nanosolar for exhibit. Panel #2 [...]
Sun Table powers your laptop
12/18/2007, This outdoor table is made of a big solar panel that produce enough electricity to power a laptop (may be not a gaming one…) or devices that have similar power requirements. Underneath the panel, there is a nickel metal hybrid [...]
Princess Elisabeth station goes green
12/16/2007, The Belgian “Princess Elisabeth” station aims to be the first ever zero-emission research station in the world. It will be built in Antarctica by the International Polar Foundation during the summer season 2007-2008, and hopes to achieve its green status [...]
First solar-powered bus in the world
12/13/2007, Australia will play host to the first solar-powered electric bus in the world, with Tindo leading the charge in Adelaide, Australia. 100% powered by solar energy thanks to a BP Solar-sourced photovoltaic station, this green ride can ferry up to [...]
Nanomars solar bags
12/13/2007, Thankfully just about every part of part of the earth receives sunlight – which is what makes solar-powered devices all the more appealing. The Nanomars solar bags from Taiwan will definitely come in handy during times when you can’t find [...]
Nokia Eco Sensor concept
12/11/2007, Nokia has been toying with some concept ideas, coming up with the Eco Sensor Concept that comes in two parts – the handset itself as well as a wearable strap. The reason for the strap would be to monitor the [...]
Solar battery bends all over the place
12/10/2007, Wrapping firm Fujimori Kogyo and researchers from the Toin University of Yokohama have gotten together to create a new dye-sensitized solar cell, making this solar battery unique as it looks like a piece of paper and yet is capable of [...]
Solar-powered wheelchair a first
12/09/2007, A research team from Southern Taiwan University of Technology has successfully rolled out (no pun intended) the first solar powered wheelchair in the world. It will retail for less than current manual and electrical models, while another added advantage would [...]
Solar Taxi attempts to circle globe
12/07/2007, Louis Palmer from Switzerland will be attempting to go around the globe in his solar-powered car. His long journey began last year when he set out from Lucerne, Switzerland last July, and over a year he has traversed Europe, the [...]
Power-Generating Billboard From PG&E
12/04/2007, Here is an interesting idea: a solar billboard that generates 3.4Kw of electricity during the day (that’s in peak conditions, I guess) and sends it back to the grid. At night, it does consume electricity, also from the grid, to [...]
Logan Solar bag by Noon
11/27/2007, We tend to be interested by anything that has a solar panel, and this is no exception: Noon has the Logan solar bag that has a large solar panel in the back. I wondered why they would put the panel [...]
