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For The Love of Earth – "Solar Roadways: The Prototype"
The Solar Roadways project is working to pave roads with solar panels that you can drive on. They can be manufactured using trash from landfills and will pay for themselves over short periods of time. This has to be one of the most beneficial new ide…
The Hybrid Electric Kinetic Photovoltaic Vehicle
THEKPV is built upon the latest hybrid electric vehicle concepts in that it can harness energy from several renewable sources, it can convert alternating current and solar radiation into direct current electricity on demand. www.thekpv.com
Recreating Solar Eclipse in Space
Here is one more tutorial about creating space landscape. It is not so difficult but very useful. I’ll teach you how to recreate solar eclipse in space.clippingservices.wordpress.com
Southern California Adopts Flower-Shaped Solar Panels
Solar panels have been around for quite a few years now, but like any great technology, it takes hundreds of iterations before it catches on as a perfectly suitable solution to masses of everyday problems. Here’s another piece in that great puzzle. N…
Create a laptop icon
Hi there. In the following tutorial you can learn to create a laptop icon. Once you’ve created the basic shapes, it’s easy to continue with the other components. Give it a try and you might learn some interesting stuff about the role of Smart Guide…
Sun-Powered Home H.O.U.S.E Unveiled
The University of Nottingham in the UK has unveiled a sun-powered house, H.O.U.S.E. (House Optimizing the Use of Solar Energy), for the 2010 European Solar Decathlon, to be held from June 18-27, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.home.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com
Cars that grow on trees
It’s a coolest design , a concept called as coconut tree, which can make cars be set flush on a shelf and use solar energy to charge up at the same time, solving the problems of energy and parking spaces in cities.
Organic Seaweed Farm Powers Bio-Hydrogen Airship
Called the Hydrogenase and designed by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut, the semi-rigid airship is powered by an algal-based bio-hydrogen in conjunction with inflatable photovoltaic cells and wind propellers that double as turbines.
Spaceship-Like Solar-Powered Mobile Pod
Those garden pods became pretty popular these days. Here’s one of the latest pod designs.
5 Lighting Designs for Your Futuristic Home
From solar-powered floor lamps to liquid-cooled LEDs, check out these “bright” new efficient technologies.
10 Creative and Modern Coffee Maker Designs
For some of us, nothing is better to have a nice coffee every morning. There are lots of coffee maker in the market, while we will look for something more cool/functional/green coffee maker in this post. From solar power to pac-man shaped, from voice recognizing to Alien looking, 10 creative and modern coffee maker designs are waiting for your…..
Cities Rethought: Using Technology to Prevent Blackouts
It’s easy to take electricity for granted. Because it’s such a critical part of our lives, we expect it to be there all the time. When the power goes out unexpectedly, how does the power company react and fix the problem? Click here to see how some power companies are using a smart grid to help track down the cause of blackouts as quickly…
Garfield: Wind Powered Vehicle-New World Speed Record [pics]
Richard Jenkins this past weekend at the Ivenpah Lake in Nevada. Has managed to pilot the fastest wind powered vehicle in the world , a dream of his for the past 10 yrs.
The World’s First Solar Powered Airplane Comes To Life.
The world has seen solar cars, solar powered parking lots, even miniaturized solar powered pieces of art. Now, we will soon witness the maiden flight of……….
3 Questions for 3 Energy Storage Experts
Amid heated debates over clean power sources, how to build out the smart grid, and the future of advanced transportation, one thing’s clear: Energy storage technology will play a key role in all of these transformations.
Odyssey Boat – Inspired from from ancient warships
Concept powerboat designed to run on wind-powered electric motors.
Eco Homes: BLOOM living module
Designed by Olga Kalugina, the BLOOM is a mobile living module designed to offer hi-end living on renewable energy sources far from a civilization. The self-sustaining module works independently and harnesses solar energy for heat and power.
GOOD 100: The Most Important People, Projects and Ideas
Our list ranges from cities racing to become the most electric-vehicle friendly to gardeners illegally fertilizing with human waste, neighbors banding together to change the economics of solar power to scholars pressing for new approaches to international aid.
Solar Powered Mega-Airship
Here is an interesting approach to lighter than air craft: Instead of a balloon envelope, the Turtle Airships concept envisions a lightweight rigid shell for the craft.
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