Nanotechnology
Alternate energy sources have not been able to compete with fossil fuels in terms of cost. With a constantly increasing demand for energy resources, we need to look at renewable energy resources. Some...
View ArticleSolar Sea
A new environmentally friendly energy source may be found in the world’s oceans. Marine bacteria DNA contains ‘proteorhodopsin’, a light capturing pigment which is similar to the pigment in the human...
View ArticleMicro-Generation
Living off grid can be comfortable, as homes in a 16-square-mile area of Decorah, Iowa know. Supplementing energy needs using the powers of the Earth, one considers storage before turning on any...
View ArticleStarting With Solar
Most of us cannot feasibly afford to install a full solar power system into our homes. Energy Refuge suggests starting small. One solar panel and a sealed battery would hold about 400 watts of...
View ArticleA house 100% off the grid… is it possible?
Image a world where at home you use your own energy, where you are totally off the grid… it's more doable then you might think. There are a couple of ways you can accomplish this… and the best thing...
View ArticleTechnology brings Sun Light to a Town of Darkness
Springtime light may lift the spirits, but in Rattenberg, residents have a long memory for shadows. From late fall to midwinter, this tiny Austrian town, famous for its glassblowing, gets no sun at...
View ArticleHolographic Solar: New Method of Concentrating Sunlight Energy
Prism Solar Technologies in New York has developed a proof-of-concept solar module that uses holograms to concentrate light, possibly cutting the cost of solar modules by as much as 75 percent, making...
View ArticleLargest Solar Park in the World Opens in Germany
The ribbon was cut on the World’s largest continguous solar plant on 27th April 2006 in Germany. Construction on the 40 million euro (US$48 million) photovoltaic installation started August 2005. This...
View ArticleSolar Powered Car Device keeps you Cool
With the school year winding down, parents look ahead to plenty of hot summer days out on the road with the kids in the car. Just how hot those days can be may not hit you until you open the door of a...
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