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Tag Archive | "Solar"
Salt Lake Convention Center to get the largest rooftop solar array in the US
Eco Factor: Rooftop solar array to generate about 2.6MW of renewable electric power. NexGen Energy and Bella Energy have announced that the two companies will built a gigantic 2.6MW solar array on the roof to the Calvin L Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The new solar array will supply around 25 [...]
Continue reading...Musician begins tour accompanied by recycled, solar powered bicycle trailer
Monday, August 30, 2010
Eco-Factor: Solar powered electric assist bicycle trailer takes a musician on tour. With Kristin Rule’s new album release round the corner, the cellist who creates music with an environmental edge has planned a music tour with that is equally eco friendly. The lady gets mobile this time using a bicycle accompanied by a solar-powered, electric-assist [...]
Continue reading...Acta and Girelli Bruni to bring solar hydrogen filling stations to Italy
Monday, August 23, 2010
Eco Factor: Fuel stations to have system that converts water to hydrogen using solar energy. Italian company Acta has recently signed a framework agreement with filling station forecourt equipment installation company Girelli Bruni to be its exclusive supplier of photovoltaic panels. The clean energy company has successfully developed a commercial system that converts water to hydrogen [...]
Continue reading...Rotating Solar Home Generates Five Times the Energy It Uses
Friday, August 20, 2010
The Heliotrope solar-powered home created by German architect Rolf Disch rotates to follow the sun’s rays. The design generates enough energy to fully power the home and feeds surplus energy to the grid, making it the world’s first energy positive solar home capable of producing five times the energy it uses. The cylindrical-shaped Heliotrope has a [...]
Continue reading...Harness Solar Energy Through Spray on Film
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
A remarkable new technology breakthrough has been made by a Norwegian company EnSol AS. They have come up with a solar film that can be sprayed onto windows, which will enable them to generate solar power, without compromising on the view. Reports say that the spray on material consists of nanoparticles that are embedded in a [...]
Continue reading...Novague Studio designs Solar Yacht for a sustainable cruise
Monday, August 9, 2010
Eco Factor: Concept yacht powered by onboard solar panels. Aiming to make your weekend cruises sustainable designers over at Novague Studio have conceptualized an environmentally friendly yacht that is propelled by a zero-emission electric engine. The stunning yacht includes two solar panels placed on the sides of the boat, which can be unfurled when power in [...]
Continue reading...Honda Soltec Rolls Out Two Residential-Use Solar Cell Modules of 130w and 120w Output
Friday, August 6, 2010
Two residential-use solar cell modules that boast of a maximum output of 130W and 120W respectively have been rolled out of the Honda Soltec stables for the Japanese market. The company, a wholly-owned arm of Honda, also said it has unveiled a power conditioner with rated output of 5.5kW. The new solar cells make use of [...]
Continue reading...Sticker-Like Lens Improves Solar Panel Efficiency by 12.5%
Monday, August 2, 2010
SolOptics, the solar division of Genie Lens, has created a new lens design that improves solar PV performance by 12.5 percent. The new thin-film design can be applied to any PV module, just like a sticker. The new design is created by the company’s ray tracing software that embosses microstructures onto thin polymer film. That film [...]
Continue reading...North America’s largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in the works
Monday, August 2, 2010
Eco factor: Enbridge works on the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. It looks like Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan’s Calhoun County near Marshall, is making an attempt to do some good to the environment. The company in collaboration with First Solar is working on the largest [...]
Continue reading...Solar Powered Museum By MAD Architects Proposed For China
Sunday, August 1, 2010
A novel proposal has been put forward by the firm MAD Architects – they propose that a sustainable floating museum be constructed in Xiamen, China. The façade of the museum itself will be a work of art a fitting testament to the artifacts that inhabit the interior. The idea for the construction is to make sure [...]
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