There’s a small town in Germany called Dardesheim, that relies almost entirely on renewable sources for its energy needs. The town’s goal is to use 100% renewable power, and become known as German’s “Town of Renewable Energies”. Dardesheim already has some huge wind turbines in place, and many solar roofs installed. Last year they installed… [Continue Reading]
The Solar Ark: A Unique Solar Building In Japan
April 28, 2007 by 5 Comments
In Gifu Prefecture, Japan, there is an unusual solar building called the Solar Ark, built by Sanyo. It’s one of the most impressive solar buildings in the world. Passengers on high-speed bullet trains can’t help but notice the edifice as they ride past on a nearby railway line. The building was built to symbolize the… [Continue Reading]
Ghostrider Bike + Xtracycle = Efficient
April 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This bike is an Electra Ghostrider modified to add an Xtracycle FreeRadical on the back. We featured the Xtracycle previously here. Found via Bike Rubbish. Sweet ride.
Solar Glass and Concentrators In Switzerland
April 24, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Here is an installation of solar glass and fresnel concentrators in Switzerland.
Solar Building Automatically Shades Itself From The Sun
April 24, 2007 by 2 Comments
The Devonshire Building is a solar building, that automatically opens and closes banks of shades on it’s south facing façade. The intelligent system tracks the amount of sunlight entering the windows, and takes into account the time of day and season. The key architectural aim was to design a building that would incorporate as much… [Continue Reading]
High Speed Trains For The U.S.
April 24, 2007 by 2 Comments
We are exchanging post with the Ecotality blog today. This post looks at Europe’s expanding high speed rail systems: While America’s leaders fiddle around and our rail seems to go down in flames, Europe is strengthening its rail system. Two interrelated items to consider: High-Speed Trains are expanding in Europe and are cutting travel times,… [Continue Reading]
WindSpire: An Attractive Wind Turbine For The Home
April 23, 2007 by 15 Comments
A Nevadan company, Mariah Power, has launched a unique wind turbine for the home, called the WindSpire. The turbine is rated at 1 kilowatt, and it has a thin design — it’s only two feet wide, but 20 feet tall (see a photo here). The color is also customizable — suggested colors are: Milky White,… [Continue Reading]
The Largest Solar Roof In The World: Floriade Hall
April 23, 2007 by 7 Comments
The solar roof at the Floriade Exhibition Hall in the Netherlands still holds the record as the largest of its kind in the world. The roof is comprised of 20,000 semi-transparent solar modules, and it has a surface area of 28,000 square meters (almost 7 acres). It acts as one gigantic solar panel, and generating… [Continue Reading]
The Largest Wind Farm In The World: Horse Hollow
April 23, 2007 by 54 Comments
What is the largest wind farm in the world? Well, right now it’s the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in Texas. This wind farm has 421 wind turbines that generate a total capacity of 735 megawatts. The wind turbines are spread across 47,000 acres of land in Taylor and Nolan County, Texas.
New Plastic Solar Cells Mimic The Veins In Tree Leaves
April 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Researchers at Wake Forest University have announced they they have created plastic solar cells with an efficiency of 6%. Researchers say that have achieved record efficiency for organic or flexible, plastic solar cells by creating “nano-filaments” within light absorbing plastic, similar to the veins in tree leaves. This allows for the use of thicker absorbing… [Continue Reading]
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