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Futuristic Opel Flow Solar Powered Concept Car
The Opel Flow is a concept vehicle designed by Miika Heikkinen torepresent Opel in the year 2049. The Flow is a single-seat zero-emission vehicle that allows people to navigate the city in a relaxed and cleanway. When not in use the vehicle integrates to the infrastructure toprovide resting places and to recharge onboard batteries. The [...]
The T3 solar powered robot for green playtime
Solar power is slowly but surely invading our lives, for a betterfuture. It’s now toys that go solar powered, instead of drainingbatteries. The sun is ever generous and has been shining down on us foras long as humankind can remember. It was until a few decades ago thatwe learnt the use of solar power. And [...]
Top 5 Solar Powered Sports Stadiums
Regardless of what country you live in, sports are a significantaspect of life; as such, enormous stadiums housing professional sportsteams can be found on every continent in the world. Usually these stadiums — with seating capacities upwards of 100,000people — are energy hogs. There are some stadiums, though, that havejumped on the green building train [...]
The 9 Largest Solar-Powered Creations
With environmental issues and solar-powered innovation at the forefrontof everyone’s mind these days, countries across the world are vying forthe title of the “biggest and the best” creations. However, in thequest for the top spot, two major challenges have been uncovered…thecost of the equipment to harness the solar power and the land massneeded to build [...]
Solar Powered Boat from ARKKI
If the rise in the average temperature of the planet continues as it is today, the future will see major cities flooded as a result of which civilization might seek floating shelters. Industrial designer JanneLeppänen is getting prepared with a concept boat called the ARKKI. The ARKKI features a huge open space with a surface [...]
Solar Powered Economic Engine
The message in Rob DeLine’s article published in the latest issue of Fortnightly SPARK is clear and simple: solar energy canprovide numerous economic benefits for local communities, businesses,consumers and utilities while delivering affordable clean renewableelectricity. DeLine, a Managing Director in Applied’s Solar Group and fellow bloggeron this site discusses how wholesale distributed generation can become [...]
Japan Sets Sail for Space Using Solar-Powered Spacecraft IKAROS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is about ready to set sail forthe solar system using a special spacecraft that will test theperformance of solar-powered sails in space. JAXA will soon launch its Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated byRadiation of the Sun (IKAROS) satellite along with the Venus ClimateOrbiter AKATSUKI. The IKAROS satellite will be the first [...]
Japan’s Solar Powered Spaceship
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has recently publicized its plansto launch a solar-powered ’space yacht’, according to a number of mediareports this week. The Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun(IKAROS) satellite uses a special 66-foot sail made of thin-film solartechnology that will allow the ship to use pressure as a form ofpropulsion, and that [...]