Apr 06 2011

Solar Power Brings Night-Time Soccer to Kenya Slum

Tag: Africa,Football Players,Solar Power,Sports — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:26 pm
Solar lighting donated by China-based Yingli Green Energy is helping Nairobian youths play soccer after the sun goes down.

Mar 31 2011

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Alternative Power Sources,Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Plastic,Pollution,Recycling,Renewable Energy,Reuse,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling,Water,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 2:59 pm
This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents.

Mar 29 2011

First Practical Artificial Leaf Makes Debut

Tag: Electricity,Fuel Cells,Materials,Plants,Solar Power,Technology,The Sun — Jessica Marshall @ 5:43 pm
In a milestone toward sustainable energy, scientists devise a way to mimic the way leaves convert sunlight into fuel.

Mar 28 2011

Chicago’s Willis Tower to Harness Sunlight

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Buildings and Structures,Cooling,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Building,Green Science,Green Tech,Renewable Energy,Solar Power — Nic Halverson @ 7:02 pm
New windows could turn one of the city's most iconic buildings into a solar energy generator.

Mar 20 2011

Liquid Air Stores Renewable Energy

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Biotechnology,Conservation,Cooling,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Geothermal Power,Renewable Energy,Saving Energy,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling,Wind Power — Nic Halverson @ 4:02 pm
A pilot program is demonstrating an unusual method for storing energy from sunlight and wind.

Mar 16 2011

Battlefield Battery Packs Work Day and Night

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Electronics,Energy Efficiency,Green Tech,Nanotech,Renewable Energy,Solar Power,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 8:54 pm
British soldiers could get full-time power at half the weight.

Mar 04 2011

Earth Study Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit

Tag: Climate,Earth,NASA,Rockets,Satellites,Solar Power,The Sun — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:56 pm
The satellite failed after its protective cover did not detach following launch.

Mar 03 2011

Floating Solar Panels Save Space

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy,Solar Power — Amy Dusto @ 5:11 pm
These modular platforms of solar cells are built over industrial water basins.

Mar 02 2011

Stretchy Solar Cells Make Self-Powering ‘Skin’

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Biotechnology,Molecular Electronics,Nanotech,Polymers,Renewable Energy,Solar Power,Wearable Computers — Amy Dusto @ 2:54 pm
These itsy powerhouses withstand damage and power loss even when pulled 30 percent beyond their original length.

Feb 28 2011

Every Landfill Could Have a Solar Lining

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Green Science,Renewable Energy,Renewable Energy Certificates,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling — Amy Dusto @ 5:03 pm
There's a trashy trend for capped landfills: turning them into solar or wind farms.
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