Colorado State University: Colorado State University apparel design and production researchers and students are working to develop natural-fiber outdoor clothing that can charge MP3 devices, tablets, computers, GPS units and cell phones with built-in — but comfortable to wear — solar panels. The project is so impressive that it was recently selected to compete in […]
New Fabric Generates Electricity Read More »
Gravity Light: Did you know that there are currently over 1.5 billion people in the World who have no reliable access to mains electricity? These people rely, instead, on biomass fuels (mostly kerosene) for lighting once the sun goes down. A commonly held view is that solar powered lighting is the answer to these problems
Generating Light With Gravity Read More »
EADT24: Tom Seppings, of Beccles, has created the SolaPlug, which aims to make the heating of water cheaper and also easier to fit. The invention is a flanged adaptor which connects solar heating panels to an existing hot water tank, meaning that the cylinder can be retained rather than scrapped. Mr Seppings noticed through the
Inventor Makes Solar Water Heating More Affordable Read More »
Solar power and other distributed renewable energy technologies could lay waste to U.S. power utilities and burn the utility business model, which has remained virtually unchanged for a century, to the ground. [Source]
Solar Panels Will Destroy Utility Companies, Say Utility Companies Read More »
Okay, so it’s not a coupon purchased over the Internet. However, Daniel Parrella talks with people in his community and helps bring them together, so they can purchase solar energy for less. “The logic is very simple,” Parrella said. “By going in as a group you can switch the power to the homeowners and negotiate
Going Solar, Groupon Style Read More »
In the future, when the power goes out at home, you won’t have to sit in the dark; you’ll just plug in your car. Nissan has revealed new technology that will allow their electric car, the Leaf, to to feed power back into the home. According to the company, the car’s batteries can run some
Powering Your Home With Your Car Read More »
An inventor has decided it is not enough to get a great tan while sunbathing during the summer. Andrew Schneider has decided the bikini needs to also generate power. So, according to All Headline News, he created the iKini. The swimsuit … is made with 40 highly flexible and thin photo-volcanic panels takes over 80
Generate Power While Sunbathing: iKini Read More »
Don’t mind me if I post a bunch about solar power over the next few days. A week without electricity will do that to you. Business Week has an interesting story about solar middlemen: Branden Barber got his first taste of solar energy a decade ago while living in rural Australia, off the power grid.
The New Solar Middlemen Read More »
In 2006, as oil prices spiked and people began having trouble meeting their heating costs, one ‘tinkerer’ started looking at alternatives. Edward A. Pratt ended up creating a solar-powered solution reports The Berkshire Eagle. Pratt, who refers to himself as a “tinkerer,” began experimenting with the idea of a self-contained, portable, energy-efficient heating device. After
Solar-Powered Heat Read More »
Steve Johnson opened his business, Lightwave Solar Electric LLC, in 2006. He offers a full-service solar panel installation and he has been involved in some of the largest projects around Tennessee reports the Tennessean.com. The Nashville-based company, which also designs rooftop photovoltaic systems, posted $2.7 million in sales last year and expects to double that
Solar Panel Business Slowly Growing Read More »
