Solar-Powered Air Conditioning Coming Soon To Indian Railway Trains
Trains are an interesting and environmentally-friendly way to travel. In hot and crowded countries like India, however, comfort might be a poor adjective to describe the experience of the average train … Continue reading
ZeDay on September 21
Stop the Big Burn! In 2013, for the sixth year running, people are declaring a holiday from fossil fuel energy on September 21. The theme for 2013 is “Potluck your Park.” ZeDay falls … Continue reading
Luxurious Off-Grid Floating Hotels for 2022 World Cup
Sigge Architects has partnered with Global Accommodation Management to propose a series of floating hotels and apartments for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The nation has been worried about accommodating the influx of … Continue reading
Solar-Powered Airplanes by SolarWorld and PC-AERO
SolarWorld and PC-Aero recently announced plans to launch two new solar-powered electric aircraft at the AERO Global Show for General Aviation in Friedrichshafen, Germany this month. The show, scheduled to begin tomorrow, will feature … Continue reading
German energy surplus quadruples despite renewable push
For a country phasing out its nuclear plants, you might expect a downturn in energy production. But Germany has actually seen its power output quadruple between 2011 and 2012. Europe’s leading economy has … Continue reading
[VIDEO]: Hank from SciShow explains the power of Solar Energy
Disclaimer: Hank mentions a Watt is a unit of energy. He says this 30 seconds into the video. This statement isn’t true since energy is NOT measured in Watts. A … Continue reading
[VIDEO]: Solar panels finally produce more energy than it takes to make them, Stanford University
Solar energy has a reputation as being a clean energy source but to some researches it hasn’t earned it — at least not up until now. That’s because the power … Continue reading
Tokelau Leads the World on Renewable Energy, to be 100% Solar Powered
On 29 October, 2012, Tokelau became the first country in the world to be producing one hundred percent of its electricity from a renewable source—the sun. The population of 1,411 people … Continue reading
Recyclable Organic Solar Cells from Trees Created by Researchers
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) who collaborate with Purdue University have unveiled a new efficient, recyclable organic solar cell prototype made from trees. The material from trees used … Continue reading
[VIDEO]: Transition to Renewable Energy: What will replace Nuclear Reactors?
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Largest Solar Power Plant In Africa To Be In Ghana
155 MW is big! That’s a huge power plant. And that’s the size of the power plant planned for construction in Ghana. It will be the largest solar power plant in Africa … Continue reading
British Cooperative Launches World’s Largest Community-Owned Solar Park
The Westmill Solar Cooperative announced the launch of the world’s largest community-owned solar project in the south of England near Oxford. The 5 MW 30-acre Westmill solar park consists of 20,260 solar … Continue reading
