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    This giant water drop is solar powered and offers cool water where it is scant

    Posted on September 2, 2015 by Gareth Mankoo

    There is a fear that the not-so-distant future may be waterless. This acute shortage may have inspired something in the design of the WaterDrop, a conceptual solar-powered drop. The idea has been conceptualized by Ap Verheggen. The WaterDrop employs condensation … Continue reading3 →

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    Kyocera TCL Solar Completes Third Floating Solar Power Plant in Hyogo Prefecture

    Posted on June 1, 2015 by admin

    Kyocera TCL Solar has completed construction of its third floating mega-solar power plant in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing jointly established Kyocera TCL Solar LLC in August 2012 for the purpose of constructing and operating multiple solar … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar powered warning sirens to be installed at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

    Posted on December 16, 2011 by gavril

    Sirens are meant to alert people around in case of an emergency. However, when electricity fails in such emergency situations, these sirens are rendered useless without proper backup. Keeping this in mind, the Tennessee Valley Authority has planned to install … Continue reading3 →

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    I-GO car-sharing program releases plans for 11 solar-powered EV charging stations

    Posted on December 1, 2011 by gavril

    The car sharing program I-GO in Chicago recently unveiled plans for 11 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations in the Chicago area and as part of a $2.5 million electric vehicle project, I-GO will host 36 all-electric vehicles with 18 publicly-available … Continue reading3 →

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    Environment-friendly rock concert by Indian band Parikrama to be held at New Delhi

    Posted on November 22, 2011 by gavril

    The rock genre of music has been known to pretty much drive current-day issues into the awareness scope of common folk. Now, in an attempt to highlight the need for renewable energy and the use of the same, Indian rock … Continue reading3 →

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    Fuel-free wave glider robots set out to break world record supported by sun’s energy

    Posted on November 22, 2011 by shilpa

    As you read this, four robots are flying over land and seas from the Silicon Valley towards Australia and Japan in a bid to break a record as well as help bring the scientific world a level of data of … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar-energy-powered system developed to keep runways ice-free

    Posted on November 17, 2011 by gavril

    Ice on a runway can spell disaster. Previously, chemicals, thermal, electric and microwave technologies were used to keep runways ice free and skid-proof. Engineers at the University of Arkansas lately stumbled across a pretty green way to keep runways free … Continue reading3 →

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    Airborne Avalanche Rescue System uses solar energy to power up; helps locate avalanche victims

    Posted on November 12, 2011 by gavril

    Avalanches can prove hazardous and to decrease the amount of casualties caused due to these landslides of snow, designer Tatjana Rolle came up with the Airborne Avalanche Rescue System. This autonomous drone is capable of detecting and marking the position … Continue reading3 →

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    Toronto-based design team envisions solar-powered flying-trucks!

    Posted on November 12, 2011 by gavril

    Today, most far-flung areas remain out of reach due to bad infrastructure, lack of proper roads and transport links. A Toronto-based team is now working on a pretty practical way of transporting goods and services to areas as such, with … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Artworks Project brings together solar-powered art installations from around the world!

    Posted on November 12, 2011 by gavril

    We recently stumbled across the Solar Artworks Project and couldn’t help smiling like the Cheshire cat at the brilliance behind it all! The project essentially encompasses solar-powered artworks from around the world, painstakingly put together by creator of the online … Continue reading3 →

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