Latest Stories in Solar Technology - Page 14
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Existing House Transformed into Eco Home-of-the-Future (Video)
TreeHugger is no stranger to fancy new LEED platinum residences, but the fact remains that we must do something about our existing housing stock if we are ever going to get CO2 cuts on the scale needed. Luckily,
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Massive Growth in UK Solar Jobs
It seems like the UK solar industry is on fire right now. No sooner was the renewables feed-in tariff approved, than solar installers were inundated with inquiries from would-be customers, and we've even seen plans announced
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New, Transparent Solar Technology Could Hide Photovoltaics in Your Clothes
The graphene organic photovoltaic manufacturing process. Courtesy of USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com. Bulky solar-powered gear is nothing new, but imagine charging
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Utility-Scale Solar Power. In Rainy England?!
The introduction of solar feed-in tariffs in the UK caused great debate—with some claiming they were a rip off and solar was pointless in such a cloudy environment. Others clearly think differently, and
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How to Build a DIY Solar Shower (Video)
From flash cooking eggs with a Fresnel lens, to building your own solar space heater with discarded campaign signs, Dan and Denise Rojas of Green Power Science are clearly at the more Macgyver end of renewable energy.
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Spain Emerges as Solar Energy Leader
Image credit: GOOD GOOD observes Spain's emergence as the world's new solar energy leader. They have built a new solar energy plant and already have plans for solar and wind energy development through 2013. This is great news since developing
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"Free" Solar For Schools: Feed-In Tariff Funds Renewable Education
The Solar4Schools Initiative has already seen hundreds of UK schools fitted with PV panels producing clean, renewable energy. Now, with the launch of the Government's solar feed-in tariff scheme (FIT) we should see a massive
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Cell Phones to Get Clean Energy Boost, Increasing by 41x
A new report from Pike Research forcasts good news for renewable energy and mobile base stations (the wireless communications station used to connect cell phone networks). Clean energy will power 4.5% of base stations
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Cate Blanchett Shines on Australia's Second Largest Rooftop Solar Installation
Better known for lighting up the stage and screen, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, (with husband and Co-Artistic Director of the Sydney Theatre Company) has teamed up with Australian federal government, the University of New
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Solar-Powered Camera Strap Saves The Day
We've seen solar in strange places for gadgets, including directly embedded on gadgets like laptops and cell phones. That's not the most ideal location for solar power because it means leaving an electronic device in direct
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Weird Solar Device of the Day: Solar Powered Football Crafted Just In Time for World Cup
A solar powered football? Sure, we could see kinetic powered, but solar powered? That might be one of the dumbest uses for Greendix's new solar panels that can be shaped into all sorts of strange things. The company has
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Unplugged: Organic and Affordable Solar Power
Back in 1991, Professor Michael Graetzel from the Lausanne Polytechnic invented what's now called the Graetzel Cell, a non-photovoltaic solar cell made of a layer of titanium
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Solar-Powered Backpack Even Steve Jobs Would Wear
Designing snazzy solar accessories has proven to be a tough job, judging by what we've seen come off of the drawing board. Normally, solar bags are rather clunky things that don't work all that well, with just a small handful of
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Solar Powered Fridges Have Huge Impact on Struggling Villages in Swaziland
Swaziland is one of the poorest and most rural nations in the world. Most of the villages have no running water, electricity, or refrigerators. But a new innovation is serving to make life a lot more manageable for rural families in
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Solar Air Powered Air Conditioning Comes To Dubai
Doesn't look like much from the top; ESAB building, from Construtionweekonline digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/solar-powered-air-conditioning-dubai.php';One of the reasons we have been so dubious about Dubai is the energy consumption
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Solar Charger Goes Bonzai With the Electree
Until Jonathan Ive gets around to playing with solar chargers we are probably going to have to keep looking at the dull grey plastic crap that Jaymi keeps showing us. Or there is Vivien Muller's Electree, a sort of solar bonzai with photovoltaic
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MIT Prints Thin Film Solar Cells on Paper
Thin film solar just became paper-printable: researchers at MIT have found a way to coat paper with thin film solar cells with a technique similar to standard inkjet printing processes. The development could revolutionize
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Sun Boxes: Solar Powered Music
Musician and composer Craig Colorusso presents the Sun Boxes, " an environment to enter and exit. It's comprised of twenty speakers operating independently each powered by solar panels. There is a different guitar sample in each box all playing
