Category: Solar
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BioCasa 82 Is Europe’s First LEED Platinum Home
LEED Platinum homes are still pretty rare as the certification is a tough one to achieve. The home has to be incredibly efficient and energy friendly. The BioCasa 82 is Europe’s first LEED Platinum home. The BioCasa 82 looks small in the picture but it has over 5,000 sqft. The home was designed by Rosario…
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TrackingPoint Solar Backpack
TrackingPoint is still innovating and improving their products. Nice to see. Their latest gadget is a Solar Charging Backpack that will help with their precision guided firearms as well as you existing electronics. Some highlights include: 4 solar panels for up to 16 watts One USB charging outlet (5V, 2.8A) One 12V auto socket (16V,…
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Backup Battery With Solar Charging
This product has mixed reviews. Some people love the Opteka BP-SC6000, some don't. It is basically a 6000mAh backup battery for charging your gadgets (smartphone, tablet, camera, etc,). The neat twist is the addition of a solar panel to help top off the battery if you don't have a wall outlet handy. The real reason…
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Google To Offer Solar Leasing With SunPower Partnership
Google has just made their 16th renewable energy investment (and their third residential rooftop solar investment) by partnering with SunPower. This deal plans to make solar affordable for the typical home owner by leasing the solar panels at a cost that is typically less than a home’s normal electricity bills. Google has done similar deals…
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Kentura Solar Plant Is Cleaned By E4 Robots
Two of my favorite things coming together to make the world a better place. Solar and robotics. The Kentrua Sun Solar Field in Israel’s Negev desert is 20 acres in size and produces 9 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year. As you might imagine, having a large solar array in the desert means that…
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Carbon Solar Watch Charges Your Cellphone
This wearable solar charger/watch is currently on Kickstarter trying to become a reality. Created by Sean Ebersold, of EnergyBionics, for those times when your phone battery needs a boost. The design of the Carbon Wearable Solar Charger + Watch looks a bit clunky. Not sure how that can change much with todays battery technology. The…
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A Billboard That Makes Water. Genius.
) Way out in the Atacama Desert sits Lima Peru. It is one of the driest places on earth, receiving almost no rainfall. Many of the people living in Lima Peru have no access to clean water. This problem isn’t just limited to Lima, Peru… but the solution they created here is amazing and should…
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Do It Yourself Solar LED Motion Light
The Sunforce 82156 Solar LED Motion Light can be installed by most folks with only a screwdriver. No need to tap into electrical or install switches, etc, This all-in-one system can quickly add some nighttime security to your home or office. You get an adjustable mount solar panel and a battery powered motion sensor light…
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World’s Largest Solar Plant Goes Live Today
Big news, today the world's largest solar plant is going live. Some quick specs on the massive size of this Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System: 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors Each mirror is 10-feet wide by 7-feet tall Light is focused on a 459-foot tower Three total arrays make 392 megawatts of power The trio takes up…
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Tesla Model S Cross Country Road Trip
On January 30, 2014, two red Tesla Model S cars embarked on a cross country journey. The plan was to drive across the United States using only the free cross-continental Tesla Supercharger network. By doing this, the team would set a world record for charge time of an electric vehicle driving the across the US.…