Dating back to 1968, Peter Glaser proposed the idea of space based solar power. Now decades later, with depleting natural resources and skyrocketing prices a renewed effort to … Read more »
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Category Archives: Solar
Solar Water Filter
Gabriele Diamanti has designed a $50 Terracata solar water filter that can produce up to 5liters of clean water per day. The project is called … Read more »
Floating Wind Turbine Island
Imagine a half mile wide floating island that could support 24 commercial sized turbines. A Swedish company called Hexicon has been developing this concept for … Read more »
Best Ways to Harness Nature’s Power!
SEE THE FULL ARTICLE HERE > 10. Using Train Vibrations to capture Energy 9. Generator Powered By Human Urine 8. Self-Filling Water Bottle 7. Wave … Read more »
Nano Gold Mesh Increases Solar Efficiency
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: • Electrical engineer Steve Chou and his team say their layering of plastic and metal can keep light from reflecting from organic solar … Read more »
Solar That Mimics Nature
Leaklife Flxible Solar Panel • 47% Increase in electricity generation • Bendable, Flexible and lower cost. • More durable solar panels • Works with many … Read more »
Largest Solar Concentrating Plant
• World’s largest solar concentrating plant • 400 MW of power • Solar thermal technology • Low environmental impact design • Supply power to over … Read more »
Largest Blackout, 700 million in India without power.
Today marks one of the world’s largest blackouts affecting more then 700 million people in 20 out of 28 Indian countries. India’s electric grid infrastructure … Read more »
A 40-year plan for energy
Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by 2050? Without tax incentives, just lead by private sector?
Liquid Metal Battery
A Breakthrough in Electricity Storage… A new inexpensive grid-tied battery technology is being developed by LMBC (Liquid Metal Battery Corporation). The battery technology is scalable … Read more »
San Diego’s Greener Future
San Diego is moving towards a greener future with a number of aggressive green energy strategies. Here is a brief list of what San Diego … Read more »
Skyscrapers Become Power Stations
A new breakthrough in solar technology has been made in the form of “Solar Glass”. Thin film solar cells are combined with glass to form … Read more »
Spherical Solar Cells
A Japanese company has developed a new solar technology that harvests the suns rays from every direction. Far more efficient then the current conventional flat … Read more »