Archive for the ‘Green Tech’ Category
GE Plans To Build Largest US Solar Factory
GE has announced plans to spend $600 million on a new solar factory located in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado and the company begins operations in 2012, will be capable of producing enough solar panels per year to generate 400 megawatts of power or enough energy to power 80,000 homes. Production of solar thin-film panels using cadmium telluride thin-film solar cells s the same material used by industry leader First Solar and First Solar has been producing thin-film solar panels using the same semiconductor material for years and make cells with 11.2 percent efficiency…………….
IBM Working On Cloud-Based App To Let Drivers Recharge EVs Using Renewable Energy
IBM is currently developing a cloud based web app with Swiss utility EKZ that will help the drivers to let them use renewable source to recharge their electric vehicles. This app could be very useful to reduce the pressure on power grid as now the main source of recharging of EVs is power grid. The [...]
Daimler Smart Forvision Concept With Solar-Powered Roof
Daimler’s iconic Smart Fortwo has taken a lot of forms over the years, morphing into everything from special editions to all-electric drive and the latest iteration is the Smart Forvision, a new all-electric concept that Daimler worked on with BASF and that will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. t has a transparent solar-panel roof which generates power to keep the cooling fans running even when stationary, see-through dashboard and clear OLEDs for internal lighting at night and BASF’s wizardry helped in the development of all-plastic wheels, a super-thin heat shield and aluminum fiber paints that insulate the car but allow for GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth signals to pass through unimpeded……………
Solar Energy System In the National Park System
Yosemite National Park has rolled out a new solar power system that is placed on existing structures to minimize the impact to the views and environment in the park and the solar array cost the park $5.8 million to install and is the largest solar installation to ever be added to a national park. Yosemite National Park has installed over 2,800 solar panels in the El Portal maintenance complex, neatly hidden from the all seeing eyes of the public and the plenitude of photovoltaic plates will produce about 800,000 kWh per year, saving the park $50,000 annually on its power bill and scoring it $700,000 in rebates from PG&E over the next 5 years………………
SolarCity Working On Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging
SolarCity gets in the EV charging game and to offer solar-powered EV chargers. SolarCity is partnering with EV charger manufacturer ClipperCreek, which will supply chargers that use the standard SAE-J1772 charge cable and homeowners and businesses can install electric vehicle charging for as little as $1,500 with solar. The SAE-J1772 compatible juicers will work with almost any plug-in vehicle, including the Volt, Leaf, Prius plug-in, Focus BEV, iMiev and aforementioned Roadster and being of the Level II ilk, top-up your automobile 5x faster than a 120V plug…………..
AT&T To Power 11 California Sites With Bloom Energy Fuel Cells
AT&T becomes the first telco to use energy-efficient Bloom Box servers, which will power 11 sites in California and a move AT&T says will cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half and virtually eliminate SOx, NOx, and other smog-forming particles. The Bloom Energy Server installations will begin later this year and will be fully operational by mid 2012, also Bloom Boxes contain stacked fuel cells and will convert air and natural gas into electricity through a clean electrochemical process…………..
Element5 Bring Mini L Solarbag Provides Eco-Friendly Energy
The Mini L Solarbag is ushering a whole new generation of mobile power gaining. Element5′s Swiss Made Mini L Solarbag is tailored to fit your iDevice of choice, but it’s fairly obvious that the iPad line will be most at home here. For the first time, a solar bag has been designed from scratch to go perfectly with your favourite gadgets. From the plain design with a refreshingly easy handling to the hand-picked build materials: Everything is designed for a seemless perfomance with your electronic devices.
Pant Rocker Eco-Friendly Rocking Chair
Pant Rocker is designed by Georgia based designer Joe Manus, which is very comfortable and with its modern curves, it will blend into a sophisticated decor. This makes a nice everyday chair for reading or conversation and can even be your modern twist on the porch rocker as it is finished with tung oil. he frame is made of carbon steel with your choice of frame and wood finishes, will survive well in a covered outdoor environment………..
Nokia Solar Powered Phones On Testing
It looks like just about everyone is interested in going green these days and Nokia wants in on the green bandwagon too as they have recently started a new project whereby four Nokia C1-02 devices with a solar panel attached to the back of it have been distributed to different parts of the world in different living conditions and environments to test the feasibility of a solar powered mobile phone. The black box device inside the phone also records the amount of solar energy available during real use of the phone during the testing phases and It’s about finding solutions to help those people who live in parts of the world where you can’t just plug in……….
Google Invests $280 Million For Solar Energy
SolarCity, the largest residential solar power provider in the state of California, which also provides financing, monitoring and installation services announced that it plans to team up with Google to offer discount services as part of a new financing initiative. Google is set to invest $280 million in a fund that hopes to help jump-start solar installations nation-wide and the business has put up a total of $680 million in the last few years to create plans with cheaper solar financing options………..
Europe’s First Solar Powered Train
Europe’s first solar powered train tunnel goes live on Belgian high-speed line and the installation’s 16,000 solar panels will be used to provide 50 percent of the energy needed to power nearby Antwerp Central Station and to provide extra juice for both high-speed and traditional trains. The roof of the new station will have 4,400 panels and a capacity of 1MW, enough to provide 50% of the station’s electricity and the development is not dependent on the level of government subsidy for solar power as the £7.3m bill was paid by the transport department’s environment fund………..
Solar Impulse Makes First International Flight
Solar Impulse completes first solar-powered international flight over Europe into Belgium on Friday on its first international flight with the pilot reporting that everything was running smoothly.After a flight lasting 12 hours 59 minutes, using no fuel and propelled by solar power alone, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely with pilot André Borschberg at the controls and a larger prototype planned to make a non-stop round-the-world flight in 2013………
Eton Soulra XL Solar-Powered iPod/iPhone Speaker
Eton has created a beefier brother to its original Soulra iPod speaker dock for those seeking a bigger audio experience and new Soulra XL now available for pre-order delivers twice the audio power (22 watts versus 11 watts) of its little brother.The briefcase-like XL pumps your playlists through a generous 8 speakers and powered by a large 72 inch monocrystal solar panel that folds-up for power and down for transport……..
SOFT Rockers Combine Solar Panels
SOFT Rockers combine solar panels and moving furniture to charge your gadgets and also these curved, solar-panel-covered seats rotate on an axis to keep them facing the sun, generating additional energy from the rocking motion created when people climb inside. The teardrop-shaped charging stations were created by professor Sheila Kennedy and a team of students for the Festival of Art+Science+Technology (FAST)………….
IKEA Solvinden Solar-Powered Table Lamp
Green energy is slowly getting immersed in more and more homes. There are now quite a lot of devices for the home that offer the use of green energy like solar power. One of the more common ones are solar powered lamps like the new Solvinden Solar Powered Table Lamp.
