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← Older postsBluescope introduces world’s first solar roof with heat and power
September 4, 2015Sydney is now host to the world’s very first building to leverage solar energy to harness heating and electricity form the same source. Thin solar PV and solar thermal technologies have been combined in an array that doubles up as … Continue reading3
Leave a commentTag Heuer turns to the sun for energy, as suggested by Leonardo CiCaprio
November 30, 2010Besides just drowning off the Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio has helped changed the perception of Tag Heuer for the greener. A short while ago, the Hollywood star decided to take a walk through a factory La Chaux-de-Fonds and ended up pointing … Continue reading3
Leave a commentNow rent out your roof space to make space for solar panels
July 29, 2010Ever wondered what more use that sloppy roof of your home could be, except working well for Christmas decorations and playing home to mice and pests? Well, you can rent your roof space out now too, and have a bunch … Continue reading3
Leave a commentSolar panels crown the roof tops of a fire station in New York
July 2, 2010Putting out fires is what the guys at the fire station do, while the unbeatable flame, the burning sun, now powers up their work place. The state’s first solar-powered fire station at West Sayville, New York, is all set to … Continue reading3
Leave a commentTegolasolare tiles – Terracotta tiles integrated with solar panels for a green roof
June 23, 2010We’ve seen terracotta roofs before, made of terracotta tiles. And if you haven’t come across any yet, these are those red clay tiles, made out of the same stuff as the pot you’ve grown those roses in. Terracotta roofs have … Continue reading3
Leave a commentLA’s largest solar electrical shadeport to power Air Force Base
May 11, 2010We’ve heard of airports like the Page Field General Aviation Airport in Southwest Florida and the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France using solar power to juice them up. It’s about time Air Force bases take the … Continue reading3
Leave a commentThe Le Castellet International Airport goes green with a solar roof
March 5, 2010A solar power plant built on the roof of a hanger is in fact a great way to reap energy from the sun, taken that it is exposed to the sun and has a large surface area. That’s exactly what … Continue reading3
Leave a commentThe ‘Energy Roof’ – Perugia’s latest solar-powered architectural innovation
January 18, 2010A roof that generates electricity and looks like an architectural wonder will be used as a canopy along the Via Mazzini in Perugia. Designed by Wolf D. Prix, Design Principal and CEO of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, the ‘Energy Roof’ will generate … Continue reading3
Leave a commentAmerican rockers CAKE have their recording studio go solar powered
December 30, 2009Acclaimed as one the Top 10 ‘green’ in America, rockers CAKE are doing their part to save the environment. They have converted their recording studio in Sacramento to a solar powered building. The studio is a hundred percent solar powered … Continue reading3
Leave a commentPrince Charles plans solar panels for his residence, the Clarence House
December 30, 2009Accused of being a ‘green hypocrite’ for using a private jet to fly to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit and giving the world a sermon on global warming, Prince Charles has decided to have his place of dwelling go green. … Continue reading3
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