solar power

Samsung's Solar-Powered Cell Phone on Sale for $59 in India

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Jun 12, 2009 at 12:45 PM

Samsung has announced the impending release of its first solar-powered cell phone, hot on the heels of Sony's GreenHeart C901 and Naite phones made from recycled CD cases and water bottles. But while consumers in the U.S. will be ...READ»

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Forget Solar Power: Nokia Is Developing a Radio Wave-Powered Cell Phone

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Jun 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM

Solar-powered cell phone prototypes and rumors abound, but Nokia has a battery-less alternative power source for our cell phones lined up: radio waves. The company told MIT's Technology Review that it is working on technology ...READ»

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Furniture That Records the Passing of a Day

BY Cliff KuangFri Jun 5, 2009 at 11:47 AM

Austrian designers create a machine registers the day's sunlight, and then automatically memorializes it in a fabric pattern.READ»

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Oh, the Places You'll Go in Lorax Motor's Solar Tricycle

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Jun 4, 2009 at 1:50 PM

For times when a bike doesn't have enough storage space but a car is overkill, consider the Lorax Motor Works Hauler, a recumbent tricycle tricked out with a solar panel that powers an onboard electric assist motor. The ...READ»

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Energizer Solar Chargers Juice Up Portable Electronics

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Jun 3, 2009 at 3:16 PM

There's already a glut of solar-powered electronics chargers on the market, but battery behemoth Energizer is expanding its Energi to Go line of power packs with ten new models scheduled to be released in July--including two new ...READ»

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Powerbrella Supplies Shade and Solar Powers Your iPod

BY Ariel SchwartzTue May 26, 2009 at 2:07 PM

Alfresco umbrellas shield us from the sun's rays, so why don't they also absorb rays so we can power our electronics off the grid? That's the thinking behind the Powerbrella, a solar-powered umbrella in development from SkyShades and ...READ»

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Sharp Develops Ultra-Thin Solar Panel for Cell Phones

BY Ariel SchwartzTue May 26, 2009 at 12:40 PM

First Sharp announced the development of the world's first waterproof solar-powered cell phone, and now the company has done the world one better by developing the thinnest solar module for mobile devices ever. The LROCGO2 Solar ...READ»

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Pumping Green Power from Fake Plastic Trees

BY Clay DillowWed May 20, 2009 at 1:40 PM

With all the potential good wind power could do for the carbon economy, one of the objections hindering its implementation is aesthetic; people simply don't want massive turbines dotting the landscape and marring their views. The ...READ»

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SunPower Releases First Solar Monitoring iPhone App

BY Ariel SchwartzMon May 18, 2009 at 3:59 PM

SunPower's new iPhone application makes it easy to monitor solar panel performance on the go. The application is just one part of the SunPower Monitoring System, which keeps track of SunPower solar panel performance with an in-home ...READ»

Transoptic Solar Satellite Dish Gets 1,000 Channels and Powers Your Home

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Transoptic Solar Satellite Dish Gets 1,000 Channels and Heats Your Home

BY Ariel SchwartzFri May 15, 2009 at 3:23 PM

If you're going to buy a satellite dish, why not get one that can heat water and cool your home? That's the thinking behind Transoptic's 2-in-1 device, which consists of a honeycomb-like layer of hexagonal mirrors or a ...READ»

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Taiwan's Stunning Solar-Powered Stadium Built for the World Games

BY Ariel SchwartzThu May 14, 2009 at 12:55 PM

The world's first completely solar-powered stadium, located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is set to be completed in time for July's World Games. The massive stadium has a 14,155 square meter roof area--every inch of which is covered ...READ»

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Skyline Solar's High Gain Tech Is 10 Times More Efficient Than Flat Arrays

BY Ariel SchwartzMon May 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM

Skyline Solar, a Silicon Valley start-up founded by SolFocus veteran Bob McDonald, unveiled its low-cost, high-efficiency High Gain Solar Arrays (HGS) this morning. The two-year-old company's HGS, expected to be released later ...READ»

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Solar-Powered Digital Scarecrow Keeps Nosy Animals at Bay

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Apr 29, 2009 at 4:06 PM

Solar power is often hailed as a technology that will lead us into a low-carbon world. But it's not just useful for providing energy to juice our appliances--it could also be used to zap animals away. The Digital Scarecrow, a ...READ»

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NRDC's Online Renewable Energy Map Examines Cleantech Potential in the U.S.

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Apr 27, 2009 at 2:17 PM

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) launched a Google Earth mash-up map earlier this month to show alternative energy installers where they might run into trouble with legal restrictions or endangered wildlife advocates. ...READ»

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20-Megawatt Solar-Power Tower Could Fry You Like an Ant

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Apr 27, 2009 at 1:09 PM

Abenoga's 20-megawatt solar-power tower--a 541-foot-high pillar located in Seville, Spain--is finished, and will produce enough power for 10,000 homes. The solar tower is the largest in the world, about half as tall as New York ...READ»

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The World's First Solar-Powered Waterproof Cell Phone

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Apr 20, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Ever find yourself with a water-soaked low-battery phone? Sharp and Japanese network KDDI have a solution: the world's first solar-powered waterproof cell phone. The phone, scheduled for a June release in Japan, can nab one minute of talk time or two hours of standby power from ten minutes of sun.READ»

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First Solar Building Largest Photovoltaic Plant in U.S...Maybe

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Apr 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM

Nevada is a veritable gold mine of solar energy, so it's not surprising to hear that photovoltaic company First Solar is teaming up with Sempra Generation to build the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the U.S. in Boulder City, ...READ»

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Beam Me Down, Scotty: PG&E Wants to Generate Space-Based Solar Power

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Apr 13, 2009 at 9:11 PM

The idea of space-based solar power has been tossed around since the 1970s, and now California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) wants to bring the concept down to earth. The utility has asked permission from ...READ»

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Hybrid House: The Hybrid Car Companion

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Apr 13, 2009 at 2:20 PM

Now that you've got a hybrid vehicle, how about parking it in an equally efficient house? Konyk's Hybrid House, supposedly inspired by the Toyota Prius (though it's hard to see how), is an off-the-grid electric home that ...READ»

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$5 Solar Powered Kyoto Box Wins HP Climate Change Challenge

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Apr 9, 2009 at 12:12 PM

John Bohmer's Kyoto Box won the $75,000 Financial Times and HP Climate Change Challenge today thanks to an ultra-cheap and simple design with the potential to provide cooked food and clean water to billions. The $5 solar-powered ...READ»

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Largest Roof-Mounted Solar Array in US Powers Up

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Mar 20, 2009 at 12:50 PM

New Jersey gamblers can feel a little better about weekend excursions to Atlantic City now that the country's largest roof-mounted solar array is in town. Trina Solar's 13,400 module array is mounted on top of the Atlantic ...READ»

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Porsche Goes Solar with Array at California Facility

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Mar 19, 2009 at 3:20 PM

Porsche has joined the ranks of solar-supporting companies Ferrari and Toyota by installing its first U.S. solar array at the Porsche Logistics Facility in Ontario, California. The 372-panel array will be one of the largest in the ...READ»

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A Changing Climate for Green Leaders

BY Glenn CrostonThu Mar 19, 2009 at 12:35 AM

Certifying the leaders of the green biz revolutionREAD»

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GreenVolts, DOE Work to Bring High Efficiency, Low Cost Solar Cell to Market

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Mar 17, 2009 at 1:17 PM

Last year, the US Department of Energy landed in the news when it set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of all light that hits it into solar energy using concentrated ...READ»

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Electric Aircraft Symposium Aims To Get Electric Planes Off the Ground

BY Kit EatonTue Mar 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM

With all the fuss about the environmental impact of fuel-guzzling cars and trucks, it's easy to forget that modern light aircraft often still use leaded gasoline, and to top it off, they pump out CO2 as they buzz through the ...READ»

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