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    Italian greenhouse produces food and electricity too

    Posted on May 3, 2010 by gavril

    A greenhouse producing food as well as electricity is what the renewable energy company Solar ReFeel and Solyndra together cam up with. Using an integrated photovoltaic system, the greenhouse building will produce electricity. Tests are currently being carried out at … Continue reading3 →

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    New solar-cell technology by Wake Forest University produces double the electricity than flat cells

    Posted on April 9, 2010 by gavril

    Solar-cell technology will acquire an energy boost with this new development by the Wake Forest University in North Carolina. The university was granted a patent for their brainchild, a solar-cell technology with a double electricity output than the flat solar … Continue reading3 →

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    The luxurious electricity-powered Superbus

    Posted on March 22, 2010 by gavril

    At first glance, this vehicle reminds us of a futuristic stretch-limo. The Dutch students building this vehicle prefer to call it the “Superbus” though. This all-electric vehicle can carry 23 passengers and has a body of aluminum and carbon fiber. … Continue reading3 →

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    Rubber sheets that generate electricity using piezoelectric technology developed

    Posted on January 29, 2010 by gavril

    Piezoelectricity is winning hearts world over and finding more and more uses and applications in every day life. This renewable form of energy will power mobile phones and pacemakers this time. In the form of piezoelectric rubber sheets, this technology … Continue reading3 →

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    Emcycle, the hybrid bicycle that uses both, pedal power and electricity

    Posted on January 27, 2010 by gavril

    Hybrid four wheelers and motorcycles have been around for quite a while now. But hybrid bicycles sure sound weird. This cycle lets you use electricity to power it up and ride or simply pedal it away. Known as the Emcycle, … Continue reading3 →

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    Kinetic energy to charge your phone!

    Posted on January 18, 2010 by shvveta

    Just when I thought the ‘walk when you talk’ mantra was overused, I came across this another slightly different version of the same mantra. This mobile phone charger charges your phone while you’re walking. Application of solar energy is kind … Continue reading3 →

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    Track your Electricity usage with Onzo

    Posted on January 18, 2010 by shvveta

    The start of every month always gives me the shiver since that is the time we get all sorts of bills for the previous month. Electricity is a very important and dicey subject of any conversation and I am always … Continue reading3 →

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    Sunergy Brings Solar Power As a regular Utility with PPA and Billing

    Posted on December 8, 2009 by madhuri

    One of the major drawbacks of solar power apart from efficiency is the one-time expensive investment, installation and maintenance of the solar power plant and this makes it unpopular compared to buying electricity from some utility. But a New Jersey … Continue reading3 →

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    Portable Solar Battery Charger Is the Latest Green Gadget from China

    Posted on December 1, 2009 by madhuri

    Chinese geeks seem to have done it; they have designed solar battery charger which is both affordable and portable. It is encased in tough molded clamshell and consists of two large solar panels and built-in rechargeable battery of fairly high … Continue reading3 →

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    Most Polluting Coal Power Plants around the Globe

    Posted on November 16, 2009 by madhuri

    Want to have a look at serious CO2 offenders around the globe? Forbes.com has compiled comprehensive data along with interactive map to identify 200 most polluting power plants in the world. These are the dirtiest of the lot. The interactive … Continue reading3 →

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