Friday 27 May 2016
India Opens World's First Ever Solar-Powered Airport
India Opens World's First Ever Solar-Powered Airport: Cochin International airport, the fourth-largest airport in India in terms of international traffic, now runs entirely on solar power. (Not the planes, though). The move will make the airport completely power neutral, and is a stride towards significantly reducing India's emissions, one of the world's largest polluters.
France Set To Install 1000 Kilometers Of Solar-Paneled Roads By 2020
France Set To Install 1000 Kilometers Of Solar-Paneled Roads By 2020: Following on from last year’s historic climate change deal, in which 195 nations promised to mitigate man-made greenhouse gas emissions, France has demonstrated that it is beginning to pull its weight.
Germany Just Produced So Much Renewable Energy That It Had To Pay People To Use It
Germany Just Produced So Much Renewable Energy That It Had To Pay People To Use It: Electricity bills are often ludicrously high thanks to our energy-intensive modern world, but every now and then, thanks to the forces of nature, a metaphorical miracle takes place. As reported by Quartz, Germany just experienced such a phenomenon when a particularly bright and sunny day supercharged their solar and wind power sectors.
Solar Roads Could Power An Entire Country
Solar Roads Could Power An Entire Country: A small US-based company called Solar Roadways are developing a solar road surface that, if installed nationwide, has the potential to produce more renewable energy than the entire country uses. In fact, they’ve actually already developed a working prototype that’s been installed in a parking lot, and they’re now crowdsourcing funds in order to tweak the design and move towards production.
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Monday 23 May 2016
Morocco Just Switched On The World's Largest Solar Plant
Morocco Just Switched On The World's Largest Solar Plant: When completed, the site will cover an area larger than the country's capital, Rabat, and will make Morocco’s solar plant the largest in the world. It is hoped that it will eventually produce so much electricity that the nation will not only be able to meet its own energy needs, but also export the excess to Europe. The first section of the plant was turned on this afternoon by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, and is expected to start churning out 160 megawatts.
Spray-On Solar Power Turns Your Car Roof Into Photovoltaic Cells click to READ MORE
Spray-On Solar Power Turns Your Car Roof Into Photovoltaic Cells: Researchers have developed a clever way to turn everyday surfaces into solar panels: Just cover them in a flexible film treated with spray-on solar cells.
Friday 20 May 2016
Thursday 19 May 2016
Monday 16 May 2016
This Swallowable Origami Robot Can Retrieve Stuff From Your Stomach
This Swallowable Origami Robot Can Retrieve Stuff From Your Stomach: A new mini-robot could be our best hope to putting an end to the problems caused by children’s favorite pastime: swallowing random crap. This tiny “origami” robot developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is able to travel down into your stomach, unfold, and retrieve objects that have become stuck there.
Sunday 15 May 2016
Tuesday 10 May 2016
Monday 9 May 2016
How Much Room Do We Need To Supply The Entire World With Solar Electricity? READ MORE
How Much Room Do We Need To Supply The Entire World With Solar Electricity?: In 2009, the total global electricity consumption was 20,279,640 GWh. The sun creates more energy than that in one hour. The tricky part is collecting that energy and converting it into useful electricity with solar panels. How much area would need to be covered with solar panels in order to capture enough energy to meet global demand? Actually, it’s not as much as you’d think.
Houseplants could one day power TVs, computers, and more READ MORE
Houseplants could one day power TVs, computers, and more: Plants are able to create energy from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. Manmade solar panels were created to do the same thing, though it turns out they are much better at it than plants, as some solar panels are about ten times more efficient at generating electricity. However, the process isn’t perfect. One lab decided to blend nature and modern scientific advances and has actually extracted energy straight from plants by interrupting photosynthesis to create truly green energy.
Google Makes Massive Renewable Energy Deal To Power Data Centers READ MORE
Google Makes Massive Renewable Energy Deal To Power Data Centers: In one of the biggest renewable energy deals made by a non-utility company, your cat videos and Internet searches could soon be carbon neutral as Google has just announced that it has increased the amount of green energy powering its data centers and buildings.
World's First Solar Cycle Path Installed In Amsterdam READ MORE
World's First Solar Cycle Path Installed In Amsterdam: Earlier this year, we heard of a dynamic duo’s ambitious project, Solar Roadways, which wants to replace concrete roads, driveways and parking lots in the US with their innovative solar panels. But it turns out that they’re not the only ones that think this green idea is a smart idea, as a group in the Netherlands has just designed and installed the world’s first solar cycle path.
Saturday 7 May 2016
Thursday 5 May 2016
Should You Get Solar Panels? Ask Google READ MORE
Should You Get Solar Panels? Ask Google: There are a lot of things to take into consideration if you want to put solar panels on your roof. If you’re unsure about what to do next, why don’t you Google it? Using its high resolution satellite imagery and huge trove of mapping data, Google has created a tool to help you determine whether you should get solar panels. All you need to do is enter your address into Project Sunroof.
Solar Fuels: How Planes And Cars Could Be Powered By The Sun READ MORE
Solar Fuels: How Planes And Cars Could Be Powered By The Sun: Solar energy is the world’s most plentiful and ubiquitous energy source, and researchers around the world are pursuing ways to convert sunlight into a useful form. Most people are aware of solar photovoltaics that generate electricity and solar panels that produce hot water. But there is another thrust of solar research: turning sunlight into liquid fuels.
Japan Begins Construction On World's Largest Floating Solar Farm READ MORE
Japan Begins Construction On World's Largest Floating Solar Farm: What happens when a country wants to boost their generation of solar power, but doesn't have enough land for the number of panels needed? Well, the Japanese, among a few others, have been developing a novel solution: float them on large reservoirs.
Wednesday 4 May 2016
Can We Expand Solar Power Dramatically Without Damaging Protected Lands? READ MORE
Can We Expand Solar Power Dramatically Without Damaging Protected Lands?: California has seen a rapid expansion of large-scale renewable energy development in the past decade, part of a state policy to lower pollution from power generation. Yet, our current power plant siting practices could dramatically alter our energy, agricultural and natural landscape. Can this be avoided or minimized?
Solar Roads Could Power An Entire Country READ MORE
Solar Roads Could Power An Entire Country: A small US-based company called Solar Roadways are developing a solar road surface that, if installed nationwide, has the potential to produce more renewable energy than the entire country uses. In fact, they’ve actually already developed a working prototype that’s been installed in a parking lot, and they’re now crowdsourcing funds in order to tweak the design and move towards production.
New Solar Farm Produces Enough Electricity for 140,000 Homes READ MORE
New Solar Farm Produces Enough Electricity for 140,000 Homes: The world’s largest solar farm, the Ivanpah Solar Electricity Generating System, opened earlier this year in California’s Mojave Desert.
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Sunday 1 May 2016
This Solar-Powered Device Could Deliver Clean Water, Electricity, And Internet To Africa READ MORE
This Solar-Powered Device Could Deliver Clean Water, Electricity, And Internet To Africa: It’s no secret that many parts of the world lack water, electricity, and Internet. At least one in 10 don’t have access to clean water, and 17 percent of the world lack access to electricity.
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