8 Top Resources for Installing Solar in 2012
Going solar is a beautiful thing. It not only saves money on your electrical bills for decades to come—it conserve the earth’s precious resources as well. But where to turn for current, insightful...
View ArticleSinglet Exciton Fission Solar Cells from Cambridge 44 Percent Efficient
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new kind of solar cell which uses a phenomenon called “singlet exciton fission” to extract two electrons with the energy of a single...
View ArticlePhotovoltaic nanoshell “whispering galleries” trap light for more efficient...
For those unfamiliar with the term, a "whispering gallery" is a round room designed in such a way that sound is carried around its perimeter - this allows a person standing on one side to hear words...
View Article10-Year-Old Discovers New Molecule That Could Improve Energy Storage
When this author was 10 years old, he was playing with Micro Machines and generally being a nuisance. He definitely wasn’t discovering a new molecule called tetranitratoxycarbon that can be used for...
View ArticleSolar tower will power Las Vegas at night
SolarReserve has completed the central point of a solar project that uses molten salt storage to deliver power to the grid well after the sun has gone down. The startup company today said it has...
View ArticleWorld’s largest offshore wind farm opens for business
Walney wind farm off the coast of Cumbria in the UK yesterday became the world's largest offshore wind facility. One hundred and two turbines over 73 sq km (28 sq miles) provide a maximum output of...
View ArticleHampster Wheel Human Energy
Green wheels on a simulator, which converts the kinetic energy produced by the human body into electricity. Several machines are connected to a central storage unit of energy, where electricity can be...
View ArticleABB to Launch Worldwide EV Charging Network by 2017
Someone has finally taken the issue of recharging electric vehicles into their hands! I’m talking about industrial robotics supplier ABB, who plans to set in place a massive 3-continent network of...
View ArticleLondon Designer Creates a Super Futuristic Solar-Powered Concept Car
London designer Omer Sagiv created this solar-powered concept car that looks like it’s straight out of the latest sci-fi movie. The concept car is referred to as the SPV (Solar Power Vehicle) and Sagiv...
View ArticleAROA’s Second Solar Tulip Power Plant Springs Up in Spain
Clean tech company AROA recently installed their second energy-generating Solar Tulip power tower in Spain, and the soaring flower-shaped power plant just went online this week. The beauty of the...
View ArticleABB Announces Plans for Worldwide Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Switzerland-based industrial machine behemoth ABB just announced plans to throw its weight behind a massive network of electric vehicle charging stations across Europe, the US, and Asia. The company...
View ArticleGeorge Olah Develops World’s Cheapest CO2 Sponge
One of the holy grails of clean technology is now one step closer to reality as Noble Prize-winning chemist George Olah just developed a breakthrough low-cost plastic material than acts as one of the...
View ArticleChina Launches the World’s Largest Battery
China just took a massive step forward for renewable energy as it flipped the switch on the world’s largest battery, which will help integrate a solar project and a wind farm into a smart grid. Capable...
View ArticleSamsung Uncovers New Line of Energy-Efficient LED Light Bulbs
Samsung just threw their hat into the growing LED market by launching a new line of bulbs that can suit practically any lighting need. The line features 7 energy-sipping bulbs that should fit...
View ArticleVoltaic Introduces Solar Backpacks Charger for Laptops
The dream of going wireless with a laptop or iPad becomes pretty meaningless when reality hits and you’re left with a battery drained to nothing. But Voltaic‘s new solar backpack brings things back...
View ArticleSolar Power Heavyweight Sunpower Sues SolarCity Over Stolen Data
Andrew Michler Two solar power giants in the US are embroiled in a legal face off which has industrial espionage and intrigue written all over it. Commercial solar supplier Sunpower is hitting solar...
View ArticleElectric Cars in China Using Fossil Fuels
If you read Inhabitat, you probably know that we’re big fans of green transportation, but we do think it’s important to see the bigger picture when it comes to electric cars.
View ArticleChina Solar Company Bankruptcy
China, which is the world’s largest provider of solar panels made from crystalline silicon, is seeing a large number of smaller polysilicon companies go bankrupt or stop production.
View ArticleGermany to cut subsidies for solar power
Germany plans to reduce government subsidies supporting solar power by up to 30 percent within a year because higher-than-expected demand has made the scheme far more costly than authorities initially...
View ArticleAlternative energy: Consumers increasingly opt for solar power in Pakistan
The demand for solar panels has increased considerably, thanks to extensive power and gas outages and high tariffs that have not only hurt industrial activities but have also disturbed the monthly...
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