All the stories categorized with: Solar
Solar Powered Car concept looks amazing
02/08/2012, Right now, hybrids tend to have the upper hand on the road compared to fully electric vehicles, simply because there is always the option to fuel up whenever you run low on gas, and finding a gas station nearby has [...]
Solar powered steampunk watch
02/08/2012, Want to tell the time in style? Forget about those future forward timepieces from Tokyoflash that sometimes makes it extremely annoying since there is a steep learning curve in knowing how to tell the exact time at a glance, as [...]
Nichio Maru car carrier goes green
01/30/2012, Cars have gone green with the recent introduction of hybrids and fully electric models over the past decade, but what about ships that sail the seven seas? Large cargo freighters are, after all, one of the major sources of CO2 [...]
BASF and Philips develop solar OLED sunroof prototype
01/20/2012, It’s been awhile since anything innovative has been done with a car sunroof, but it looks like Philips and BASF want to change that. The two companies have developed a prototype sunroof that uses solar-powered OLED panels. During the day, [...]
Steampunk inspired pocket watch is solar powered
01/18/2012, Steampunk designs can be quite awe-inspiring due to the level of attention paid to the details, and if you’re looking to complete your steampunk cosplay outfit, this steampunk inspired pocket watch might just be the accessory you need to complete [...]
Toyota 2000GT SEV electric concept car
01/15/2012, Toyota has produced just one – and only one, Toyota 2000GT SEV electric concept car, where it was paraded to the adoring public at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon. This particular ride was designed by the Crazy Car Project under [...]
Goal Zero Sherpa 50 personal power pack
01/08/2012, [CES 2012] I like Goal Zero naming their latest device the Sherpa 50 personal power pack, where this gadget will come in handy especially if you tend to carry too many gadgets that it can get rather difficult trying to [...]
Rukus Solar Bluetooth Sound System
01/08/2012, [CES 2012] The green trend is set to continue and be a permanent fixture in our devices these days (and of tomorrow), and Eton takes this route with their latest release – the Rukus Solar portable Bluetooth sound system. Since [...]
Marine Solar Cells looks to sun and water for juice
01/03/2012, When you mention a hybrid vehicle, most of us would know that it will have a petrol-powered engine, in addition to a battery that more often than not recharges itself using regenerative braking, allowing it to go a whole lot [...]
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 [...]
