Camping With Solar Power

May 2, 2012

A graduate in industrial design from Paris L’ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique has created a sophisticated solar powered tent that is bound to please greenies and design aficionados alike. Technorati Tags: camping, solar panels, solar tent Related Posts:Student Accommodations To Be Powered With Solar EnergyInstant Connect Makes Solar Panel Installations EasierBlackfriars Bridge in London Gets [...]

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Smartphone App Helps Users Save in Utility Bills

May 1, 2012

Sparing the environment and saving money has become a little bit easier. A new application designed for iOS and Android can help users reduce their carbon footprint by analysing their use of energy, water and gas. Technorati Tags: EnergySaver, saving energy, saving gas, saving water Related Posts:Message In a BottleSaving energy: Microsoft launches tool to [...]

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NOMAD Solar Lamp Adds to Portable Solar Options

April 30, 2012

A new portable solar light option was exhibited at the last Salone del Mobile in Milan, which took place between 17 and 22 April. Called NOMAD solar lamp, it was developed by Belgium company O-Sun and will start selling in September for €95 (US$125). Like several other portable solar light developers, such as LuminAID, SolLight [...]

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Researchers Shed New Light on Solar Cell Efficiency

April 27, 2012

The quest for more efficient solar cells is on. Currently the typical rate of conversion of sunlight into electricity is around 12% and in order to make solar power more competitive the industry works to increase this rate. Technorati Tags: Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics, Eli Yablonovitch, LED lights, solar cell efficiency, solar cells [...]

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Small Wind Power Gets Closer to Consumer

April 26, 2012

Sauer Energy, one of the leading companies in the small wind segment, is getting its product closer to the consumer after striking 25 distribution deals for its WindCharger wind turbine, a vertical axis unit to generate wind power on a small scale. Technorati Tags: Sauer, small wind, Wind turbine, WindCharger Related Posts:Interest in Small Wind [...]

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