Wal-Mart launched a national ad campaign Wednesday touting environmentally friendly products like light bulbs and organic cotton pajamas, part of what analysts call a move by major retailers to test exactly how much demand there is from "green" … [Continue Reading]
Video: View From A Wind Turbine
April 20, 2007 by 2 Comments
In the town of Swaffham (love that name), England, they have one the few wind turbines in the world that features an observation tower. It's open to the public, so Newconsumer.TV went inside to climb the turbine, and take a look. Last week, the EU … [Continue Reading]
Loopwing Wind Turbine At Japanese Tradeshow
April 19, 2007 by 8 Comments
I first saw the Loopwing wind turbine last year. Lately, the company has been showing it off in trade show across Japan. There's still no solid data on this turbine, but the design is certain intriguing — I'm keeping my eye on this one. Here's … [Continue Reading]
Elite Solar Windows In Hong Kong School
April 17, 2007 by 1 Comment
This school in Hong Kong is a great example of how solar cells can be incorporated into a building. It's a primary school — the CCC Kei Wai Primary School on Ma Wan island. It was built to show students the potential of photovoltaic architecture. … [Continue Reading]
Rooftop Wind Turbines Ready For Commercial Use
April 16, 2007 by 93 Comments
Note: Images and Video © Lucid Dream Productions Wind turbines designed to be installed on rooftops are generating a lot interest lately. These compact turbines can be located on top of buildings, or attached to other parts of large structures … [Continue Reading]
Amazing Green Building: The ACROS Fukuoka
April 13, 2007 by 47 Comments
In Fukuoka City in Japan, they have an amazing building called "ACROS Fukuoka" with two very distinct sides: one side looks like a conventional office building with glass walls, but on the other side there is a huge terraced roof that merges with a … [Continue Reading]
100% Renewable Power For Durango City, Colorado
April 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The city of Durango will soon be powered by 100% renewable energy (we believe that wind power will be used). Green power currently constitutes about 10% of city power purchases. The extra the city pays for green energy will add about $120,000 a year … [Continue Reading]
New 3D Solar Cells Created
April 12, 2007 by 4 Comments
Recently, we featured some intriguing spherical solar cells from Japan. But now there's an announcement that unique 3D solar cells have been created using nanotubes. The 3D solar cells capture photons from sunlight using an array of miniature … [Continue Reading]
$14 Million From DOE For Plug-In Hybrids
April 12, 2007 by 1 Comment
This week the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will provide up to $14 million in funding plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery development. This research aims to find solutions to improving battery performance so vehicles … [Continue Reading]
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