All the stories tagged with Solar
DIY solar panel maker targets Kenya in charity effort
12/23/2011, Director of KnowYourPlanet, Mark Kragh, runs a business that resells solar panels to small and growing businesses as well as hobbyists, but making money is not his ultimate aim in life. In fact, he has a heart for Kenyans, making [...]
Star Trek mailbox runs off the sun
12/21/2011, Never mind how many Earth-like planets scientists have discovered, or proof of water on Mars, there is still no place like home. The third rock from the sun, our dear Earth has been in existence for some time already, and [...]
Solar paint will be much cheaper to produce than solar panel
12/21/2011, Solar panels are not exactly as efficient as we would like them to be, and the manufacturing process isn’t that environmentally friendly either, but when you take into consideration the amount of energy generated over the course of its lifetime [...]
Google invests $94 million in solar energy
12/21/2011, Google has been doing a pretty good job of going green this year, making quite a large number of purchases related to clean, renewable energy. And to cap off the year, everybody’s favorite search engine company has done it again [...]
Street lamps in the future could be powered by both sun and wind
12/09/2011, With the world becoming more eco-conscious these days, it’s only a matter of time before we start coming up with even more ways to conserve our resources and become even more environmentally friendly, although we have to admit that this [...]
Changers portable solar charger lets you earn money while charging
12/09/2011, While solar power may be a rather attractive option given the state of our environment, sometimes going green might be more expensive compared to the more traditional route, so as good as some of our intentions are, going green is [...]
Piggyback Solar Powered Gadgetbag lets you charge your gadgets on the go
12/02/2011, So you’re going about your day and your gadgets are running a little low on juice, what are you going to do about it? Well you could run home to charge it or you could instead charge it while going [...]
3D solar structures from MIT that can work just as well in cloudy weather
11/25/2011, A team over at MIT have recently found a way to make solar panels work just as efficiently in cloudy weather as they do under a clear sky. Instead of just using flat panels that only obtain the most energy [...]
WAKAWAKA solar LED lamp to light up Africa
11/22/2011, 1.5 billion people in Africa rely on kerosene-powered lamps for studying and working at night, which is a problem considering that fuel for the lamps takes up 20% of their income and a large number of children suffer kerosene-related accidents [...]
Runway uses solar power to remain ice-free
11/17/2011, One of the scourges of winter would be having ice, whether a thin layer or a thick wad of snow, covering the roads as well as runways. Water on a runway alone is bad enough as it would make it [...]
Hybrid solar wind generator delivers juice to rural Navajos
11/17/2011, In this day and age, it is nearly impossible to live without electricity – sure, you can keep warm with fur coats or use charcoal to fire up that heater in your home, but none of those are going to [...]
LuminAID solar powered pillow gives light at night
11/15/2011, The next time you flip the switch for your lights on, take a moment and think about those who are less fortunate and do not have the luxury of electricity at the place where they live. Just in case you [...]
AirDrop pulls water from thin air, uses science instead of magic
11/10/2011, We know that there is moisture around us, and the higher the humidity level, the more water, in theory, the AirDrop is capable of “pulling” out of virtually thin air in order to make irrigation a possibility no matter how [...]
