High tech fabrics are moving from science fiction to reality. It won’t be long before you can rest your head on a pillow to monitor your brain waves, wear a t-shirt that can keep track of your heart rate, or even charge your cell phone with a solar powered dress. And, no… we are not [...]
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In beautiful Central Oregon where I live, there are several things that are abundant here: sunshine and property are two of them. Wide open spaces and sunny skies are a wonderful combination!
Many people here own larger tracts of property that they farm and/or on which they raise livestock. More and more often, I’m noticing solar [...]
We’ve blogged about solar powered airplanes in recent months, but the interest has seemed to be with respect to their novelty, rather than a real potential way to address the massive amounts of fuel consumed by aircraft (and corresponding CO2 emissions).
Recognizing the need for a variety of aircraft to serve multiple purposes, Virginia-based Aurora Flight [...]
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Solar powered assist for mass transit is rolling out in California. Sunpods Inc, and San Francisco-based Bauer Intelligent Transportation developed a system in just 6 weeks’ time, which uses thin film solar panels on the roofs of buses to power an on-board battery bank. Solar energy absorbed by the panels provide a solar powered assist [...]
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Weaving solar cells into flexible solar powered threads could be the answer to solar fabrics. A Tokyo-based venture company, Ideal Star has come up with a way to incorporate solar cells into threads that one day will create material for use in energy-generating clothing and curtains.
Because the solar threads are coated, the need for expensive [...]
Reuters announced last Friday that Google has developed a prototype for new solar mirror technology. Also known as heliostats, the structures are placed on acres of land and used to focus sunlight on a tower to superheat water, which then turns turbines for clean, renewable energy. Google’s technology has the promise of cutting the cost [...]
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As we search for viable renewable energy sources in recognition of the finite, polluting and and politically-fraught aspects of fossil fuels, the question remains. Can we consider solar power as a primary energy source?
We’ve reviewed the disadvantages of solar energy (along with its many benefits), in order to consider the pros and cons for this [...]
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Talk about biofuels has waxed and waned over the past decade. On one hand, people are excited about an alternative fuel to gasoline or diesel. On the flip side are concerns about the amount of energy it takes to produce a barrel of biofuels. Add into the mix the idea that taking corn off our [...]
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What if you never had to visit the gas station again? In fact, what if you could tap into alternative fuels simply by pulling into your own garage?
Honda Motors is about to make your dreams come true! The company announced its new Honda Solar Hydrogen Station this week to accolades from consumers and commentators alike.
According [...]
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Its budget time for the federal government. While the news has been buzzing about the deficit and cuts in funding, the Department of Energy announced that approximately $12 million has been allotted for solar R&D. The federal funds will largely be provided to several solar photovoltaics (PV) projects that are undertaken in conjunction with the [...]
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