Source: mnn.com Published: February 19, 2013 Shea Gunther Social entrepreneur Juan Fermín Rodriguez needs your help to bring his innovative solar technology and business model to poor rural Guatemalan families. Photo: Quetsol I am a fan of environmental initiatives...
Source: guardian.co.uk Published: February 14, 2013 British firm develops colourful, transparent solar cells that will add just 10% to glass buildings’ cost Oxford Photovoltaics uses non-toxic organic solar cell materials printed directly on to glass to produce...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: February 5, 2013 By Beth Buczynski Image via City of Perris/Solar Feeds With an abundance of sunshine, it’s no wonder that some of the most innovative and successful solar power installations are found in California. Recently, the...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 29, 2013 by Charley Cameron Via Clean Technica When V3Solar released information about their Spin Cell photovoltaic cones last year, the details already looked remarkably impressive; they have a smaller physical footprint than...
Source: takepart.com Published: January 23, 2013 The 50,000-square-foot building will generate all of its energy using solar panels, and all of its water will be provided by harvested rainwater. There will be indoor composting toilets, a system of geothermal wells for...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 18, 2013 by Inhabitat Staff In 2012, the Danvers, Massachusetts North Shore Community College (NSCC) campus opened its new 58,000 square-foot Health Professions/Student Services Building. Designed by Boston/Seattle-based...
Source: fastcoexist.com Published: December 20, 2012 The design debuted at the government’s Solar Decathalon, but instead of just being a show piece, new versions of it are being installed around Washington by Habitat for Humanity. By Zak Stone The Department of...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: December 15, 2012 By Beth Buczynski Surviving without electrical power isn’t something we’re very good at any more. Here in the U.S., if you don’t have electricity at home, it’s usually because of a storm or your roommate forgot to...
Source: treehugger.com Published: December 13, 2012 © Solar-Aid Sami Grover samigrover Solar lights save lives in Africa. They improve school performance. They reduce respiratory diseases. And they provide a scalable model for micro-enterprises and economic stimulus....
Source: mnn.com Published: December 5, 2012 By John Platt Solar Impulse will circle the globe in 2015, a journey that will take 20 days and 20 nights broken up over several months. Photo: © Solar Impulse/Jean Revillard Airplanes don’t come much more innovative than...
