German Team Wins First Prize At The Solar Decathlon
17 October 2009 | Solar Power | No Comments
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Solar Decathlon is a competition held for three weeks in October, where 20 teams of college and university students from Canada, U.S.A. and Europe, compete to design and build the most energy efficient and effective house, using solar technology. The event is also intended to be open for the public, so they can observe the latest solar equipments and technology used to create one of the most efficient houses in the world.
Charge Your Electronics With Voltaic Backpacks Made From Recycled PET Bottles
10 August 2009 | Green Technology | 10 Comments
The invention of the solar cells, those devices that convert the energy of light into electrical energy, was really a bliss to mankind. The first solar cells were created in 1954 by three American researchers, Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Daryl Chapin, out of very thin stripes of silicon capable of about six percent conversion efficiency. After more than 50 years, today’s highest solar cell conversion is 22%. They were also the first ones to create solar panels.
No More Batteries – Eco-Friendly Dynamo/Solar Flashlight
7 August 2009 | Solar Power | 1 Comment
If you plan to go on a trip or just hitch-hike and you get angry every time you think about taking the big, heavy flashlight to help you in the dark, this is good news for you. You no longer have to carry batteries in your backpack, because there is a “easier” solution to that.
Samsung – Major $4,3B Eco-Investment
30 July 2009 | Green News | 3 Comments
Eco, Eco, everybody Eco ! A green revolution is taking place ! It seems they can’t get enough of it. Another major Korean electronics company, Samsung, is ready to do a major $4,3 billion (5.4 trillion Korean won) eco-investment into more environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient products for company’s plans to reduce carbon gas emissions in the production section, by 2013, Samsung officials announced last week.
NASA presents new Eco-friendly building
10 June 2009 | Green News | 2 Comments
The George Marshall Space Flight Center from NASA, located in Huntsville, Alabama, opens it’s new environmental-friendly building, one of three designed and the second one to be ready. Coming after Building 4600 (shown in the picture to the left) , being the first energy efficient structure from the facility and rated with “Silver” by the Green Building Rating System™ LEED, Building 4601 is designed to rely more on solar power and alternative (more…)