Articles in the Solar Category
Posted in Solar, Technology on 16 December 2008
After an array of solar windows flourished in the solar market, new transparent photovoltaic-glass windows from Rainbow Solar are here to make their mark. In a recent study done by the NTUST (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology), the windows have proven their efficiency through energy savings of about 50%. Now, that seems a practical option!
Posted in Architecture, Companies, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Global warming, Go green, Green, Infrastructure, Land, Ocean, Plants, Pollution, Products, Recycling, Renewable, Solar, Wind, water on 20 October 2008
In this economic crisis, one always wonders if one is in the right job. Well, being eco-friendly can be very benefitting even monetarily do. Forbes recently came up with a list of environmental jobs with salaries easily over $100,000.
The top 10 job include:
Posted in Cells, Efficiency, Solar on 17 October 2008
Solar Energy, the safest and eternal of all the green energy suffers from just two drawbacks. Most of the solar cells existing do not absorb all the wavelengths of visible light and also fail to convert this little engrossed energy into electricity. Researchers at the Ohio State University headed by Prof. Malcolm Chrisholm, have created a material that can overcome these weaknesses. This new hybrid prepared by combining conductive plastic and metals like molybdenum absorbs all the visible colors and converts them more efficiently in contrast to other solar cells. Read the full story »
Posted in Global warming, Solar on 16 October 2008
Sometimes the most complicated of problems can have simple solution that are easy to apply and really do not cost a fortune. So instead of trying to suck out Carbon Emissions from the atmosphere using giants suction pumps are digging holes in the ocean floor, it would be far more beneficial if you just painted your rooftops white with a good reflective material. If the Spanish region of Almeria has truly dropped its average temperature by 0.3 degrees per decade in the last two decades as the scientists claim, then we might all soon be forced to paint our own rooftops with radiation reflective material.
Posted in Solar on 15 October 2008
When good old Arnie flexes his muscle behind something you know that he surely means it. Despite being the Governor of a state, this man is still as charming and as forthright as he used to be. When it comes to Solar Energy, Arnold has always stood firmly behind the green energy source and has always campaigned for it. It was no different at the 2008 Solar Power International conference in San Diego where Arnold told California not to look back on Solar Power despite the economic crisis that surrounds them.
Posted in Cells, Solar on 15 October 2008
“Science” is always busy with its developments in every field. Every passing day sees something new being discovered. The same thing happened with professor Mazur at the Harvard laboratory. Black silicon, an improvised form of silicon was obtained by passing it through vacuum chambers along with hydrogen hexafluoride, and then treating it with ultra-short, high intensity laser. A company by the name SiOnyx has then obtained exclusive rights to the University’s portfolio of black silicon patents Read the full story »
Posted in Ocean, Pollution, Solar on 15 October 2008
Oysters are always popular for the pearls they produce, but how many of us really know that they are excellent water filters? The East Coast of New York city once had an oyster reef that boasted of its abundant biodiversity and pure water. Human settlements have now not only deprived the oysters of their habitat but also spoilt the water quality of the area. James Cervino, a marine biologist has finally found a way to rebuild the messed up reef using solar powered electricity.
Posted in Automobiles, Efficiency, Energy, Pollution, Solar, concept, public transport on 13 October 2008
The human-pulled cycle rickshaw of India has earned itself quite a few brickbats from human rights activists. But, maybe its time to change the perception. Now, a state-of-the-art, solar powered version of the humble vehicle called ‘Soleckshaw’ is touted as the solution to India’s traffic and pollution troubles as well as an escape from backbreaking human toil.
Unveiled earlier this month in New Delhi, the Soleckshaw is actually a motorised cycle rickshaw that can both be pedalled the regular way or run on a 36-volt solar battery. Created by the Centre for Scientifc and Industrial Research, this little wonder is being experimented upon at Delhi’s oldest and busiest of areas, Chandni Chowk.
Posted in Earth, Eco Art, Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Electric, Electricity, Gas, Go green, Infrastructure, Pollution, Power, Products, Renewable, Solar, Technology, Tourism, World on 11 October 2008
If you were wondering how one could stay warm and cozy right on top of an ice-capped mountain, you must seek the advice of the Department of Architecture at the Swiss Federal Technical University. They have constructed the autonomous alpine shelter at a height of 2,810 meters above sea level. Many students and researchers have already started to use the facility and have spoken of its convenience and safety. They surely were awed, too, by its majestic perch on a snowy peak.
Situated right at the tip of a glacier, it is as remote and far away from any energy source as it could get. However, an innovative mind can take one a long way on the journey towards energy self-sufficiency. The building could be used by mountaineers as a base camp before making an ascent on the Alps.
Posted in Health, Solar on 10 October 2008
We’ve all been brought up hearing fairy tale stories of the wild life acting as a savior of mankind. This will surely be an addition to it as technology takes a leap to bring to you a solar powered camel. Now the name may give you a feeling that it’s a camel powered by the sun so hold my dear. It’s the refrigerator on the camel’s back which is meant to transport vaccines to remote areas. So the challenge of reaching the nomadic communities with heat-sensitive vaccines isn’t a challenge anymore. It’s an ingenious solution to getting them from point A to point B intact.
And you thought that’s all. There’s more to it. When refrigeration is not needed, the solar system provides lighting to the clinic. To back up the solar system, for the rare times that the sun is not shining in the desert, there is also a foot-powered generator. So it’s win/win anyway.