What if you could plug clean, renewable energy into the wall just like a kitchen appliance? But instead of using power, a solar module that generates it!
The Sunfish™ is a plug-in solar power module that’s affordable and easy to install – anyone can do it.
By : Dixon | September 6, 2010 | 11:51 |
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Global Solar introduces stick-on solar panels Global Solar Energy Inc. - known for its CIGS thin-film solar cells - hopes to bypass cumbersome infrastructure with its new stick-on solar panels. Stick-on solar panels? Yes. The company claims their new PowerFlex BIPV modules can be adhered directly onto a roof or built into roofing materials. In theory, this would remove the need for the heavy-duty racking systems often needed to support the glass-covered panels. (Source : Energy Boom)
By : Dixon | September 3, 2010 | 13:11 |
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Rotating home catches the rays The PlusEnergy House, a German design for a solar home that creates more energy than it consumes, is now available internationally. The concept was realized in 1994 with the Heliotrope house, which, like the Plus Energy, creates more energy than it consumes by turning turns so that it's always getting full sun. (Source : Solar Novus)
By : Dixon | Augusth 24, 2010 | 15:59
The SolarCity electric vehicle Designed to fulfill your daily utilizations, the SimplyCity is a green and economical answer to expensive, carbon emitting shared rides. It is built by using recycled or recyclable materials like hemp fiber and wood, reducing the weight by 30%. Powered by electric motor, the new ecological model is designed solely as a locomotion tool characterised by low operating costs and a minimal carbon footprint. (Source : SolarFeeds)
The Sony Eclipse solar MP3 player concept Industrial designer Hoang Nguyen has taken inspiration from the solar eclipse to create an environmentally-friendly concept MP3 player that runs on renewable solar energy. Christened the Sony Eclipse, the concept integrates photovoltaic cells for power generation. (Source : SolarFeeds)
Roll-Up curtain solar cell developed by Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has made a solar power system in the shape of a roll-up curtain that can be fitted to windows and walls and drawn down to generate electricity when the sun shines. The system is made from a plastic curtain roll coated on one side with a silicon thin-film solar cell material and a protective covering. The standard-size product is 2 meters wide and 60cm long and expected to weigh 2-3kg including the roll-up components. (Source : Solar Novus Today)
Here comes the sun: Solar power within reach 2010 just might go down as the year solar energy gained mainstream acceptance. Stores that sell solar products are seeing major boosts in sales compared with last year, some as much as 40 percent. The sun-powered momentum is fueled by less expensive products that are made more affordable through federal tax credits and rebates at a time when utility prices are rising. Another contributing factor to the rising interest in renewable energy is the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Source : Miami Herald)
