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    Audi plans to go solar-powered by installing solar panels on factory roofs

    Posted on December 17, 2009 by gavril

    Auto manufacturing factories are usually massive and cover huge spaces compromising several levels and floors due to the assembly lines and heavy machinery they house. This leads to an equally large roof that usually goes unused. The German auto manufacturing … Continue reading3 →

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    Super-tough solar panels can convert roads into power plants

    Posted on August 31, 2009 by anoop

    This is an innovative idea from the Department of Energy and Solar Roadways. The roads in the country soak up a lot of sunlight and there is nothing better than converting this sunlight into energy. Solar Roadways just got a … Continue reading3 →

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    Sanyo introduces personal solar panels to charge on the go

    Posted on August 6, 2009 by monali

    Gone are the days when your portable devices die off battery on those trekking trips in remote areas. Sanyo has just introduces the Eneloop Portable Solar panel, which you can carry just about anywhere! The panels convert the solar energy … Continue reading3 →

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    Self-cleaning, low-reflectivity Superhydrophobic treatment for photovoltaic cells

    Posted on April 2, 2009 by shilpa

    The good thing about being intelligent to invent things and to recognize that the world we live in is going into danger is that it brings out options of improvement. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a … Continue reading3 →

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    SG5 Solar mesh wetsuits soak the sun to keep the surfers warm

    Posted on January 14, 2009 by deepa

    Surfing is a water sport activity that can be indulged in all round the year. However when the temperature dips, the cold waves deter many surfers from slipping into their wetsuits. Billabong has a way out for such times with … Continue reading3 →

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    World’s first solar powered cargo ship leaves the shores of Japan

    Posted on December 19, 2008 by deepa

    The land of rising sun made way for the world’s first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power to hit the seas. Fitted with 328 solar panels for a whopping price of $1.68 million, freighter Auriga Leader took off from … Continue reading3 →

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    California’s eco-friendly wineries dole out green wines

    Posted on December 4, 2008 by deepa

    As you sip down the sparkling wine have you ever wondered that this tasteful, healthy drink also leaves its share of carbon footprint on our planet? A study states that producing one bottle of wine creates more than a pound … Continue reading3 →

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    Red fire fighting trucks flaunt a green solar roof in Pennsylvania

    Posted on December 2, 2008 by deepa

    Emergency service vehicles go Green! Last month I wrote about the solar powered ambulances from Mumbai, India. But today, I am back with solar powered fire trucks that are driving up and down the town of Shawnee in Pennsylvania, United … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Panels on the graveyard power up the homes of those alive

    Posted on November 24, 2008 by deepa

    Though acres of graveyards only provide a peaceful accommodation to all the dead bodies world wide, a small town outside Barcelona, Spain begs to differ on that trend. The city council and the authorities of the Santa Coloma de Gramenet … Continue reading3 →

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    Japan’s Solar City – A perfect testimony from the Land of Rising Sun

    Posted on November 12, 2008 by deepa

    Many of us would love to swap our current dependence on the electric girds with the free solar energy. However the cost to set up a system big enough to power a whole house with sun’s energy is daunting and … Continue reading3 →

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