Tag: Alternative Energy - Page 4
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MacArthur Genius Will Allen Shows Us the Future of Urban Agriculture (Video)
Giving Everybody Access to Healthy FoodMany people are called geniuses, but few of them actually get a 'genius' prize from the MacArthur Foundation. Will Allen was one of the rare few to be selected, as we wrote about a few years ago, because he's so
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Can You Spot TreeHugger in this Google 'Search Story' About Solar Power in Michigan? (Video)
Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The
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Europe's Largest Engineering Company Quits Nuclear, Will Focus on Renewables
Siemens, Europe's largest engineering conglomerate, is severing its ties to nuclear power. CEO Peter Löscher has announced that effective immediately, the company will no longer make any investments in nuclear power. A
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Solar-Powered Ice Cream Truck: Transform! (Video)
Things just got that much tougher for all the non-transforming, non-solar-powered ice cream trucks out there. I mean, which one wins: Announcing your arrival with an annoying Casiotone rendition of
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FBI Raids Offices of Bankrupt Solar Panel Maker Solyndra
As we've already pointed out a few times, things aren't going so well for the once promising solar panel maker Solyndra. Today we learn that the FBI has raided their offices: "Federal agents executed a search warrant at the Northern California
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A Travelling Hotel Suite Shows Guests and Hoteliers How to be Green (Photos)
After visiting a hotel in Guadalajara, the centre of Spain, at the beginning of the year, the Travelling Eco Suite is currently spending time in Portugal. The Spanish boutique hotel chain Rusticae got together with the architects from Modulab, Egoin
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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?
Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in
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Scientists Harness The Power Of Plant Photosynthesis With Biophotovoltaics
If you think powering your gadgets with plants sounds like a strange idea, think again. Scientists at Cambridge University are working with designers to develop the next generation of photovoltaics that harness the biological
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'Wind Lens' Could Triple the Power Output of Turbines (Video)
This just seems too easy: Japanese researchers say that they've discovered a simple way to make wind turbines up to three times as efficient. By placing a 'wind lens' around the turbine blades, they claim that wind power
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Evolution of Solar Technology (Infographic)
Ever wonder about the timeline of solar technology? This infographic starts us out in 1839 and brings us up to 2010, nothing the major advances and milestones for solar tech. Infographic by SunRun - Home Solar Leasing Made Easy
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U.S. Exported $5.6 Billion in Solar Goods Last Year
Who says the US doesn't make anything anymore? We make solar panels! Or, at least, we make the stuff that makes solar panels. And then we export it, raking in $1.9 billion annually. We export $5.6 billion worth of
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Renewables Leaders Asked: "What's The Best We Can Hope for in 12 Months?"
From a 100% renewable world by 2050 to Britain's legally-binding commitment to 50% CO2 cuts by 2025, we have plenty medium- and long-term commitments and predictions for a clean energy economy, but what about the short-term? Renewable Energy World
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How Public Opinion Drives Deep Green Trends in Germany
Germans reacted to the nuclear crisis in Japan by calling for a phasing out of all its nuclear power plants. They then reacted to the need to meet a newly minted energy demand by calling for more renewable energy. Public attitudes to green growth is so
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The Green Future is Shareable Cities: Alex Steffen at TED (Video)
Alex Steffen has long supported urbanization and the sustainable development of cities as a key climate solution -- as a founder of the very influential but now-defunct World Changing, he's argued that if we're smart about it, the world can become a
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Solarcentury Donates Solar Panels for 50 Schools in Zambia
Yesterday I posted 5 reasons why going solar is about more than money. Besides the obvious moral imperative of ensuring a clean, stable environment, I noted that solar can provide security and resilience. Nowhere is this more
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Volkswagen's Vision? Electric Commuter Car...For One
A variety of one-seater cars have rolled into the market over the decades, and pretty much rolled right out again. Volkswager has been showing one-seater concepts for
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German Village Produces 321% More Energy Than It Uses
We've seen one UK town aim for 30% renewables by 2015, and the United Arab Emirates' Masdar is often touted as the world's first clean energy city. But few communities could beat the huge push for renewables seen in Wildpoldsried, Germany, a town which
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Wearable Solar Panels To Revolutionize Mobility for Armies
Designers have been trying to come up with ways to integrate solar panels with clothing and still have it look cool. For the most part, it's been a fail.
