As the quest for new energy supplies and dramatic energy efficiency intensifies, there is a little known transportation technology that holds great promise to reverse the prevailing pattern of growth in consumption. The breakthrough is Solar Skyways, a unique integration of engineerin
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is dedicated to providing innovative solar energy solutions to those living in energy poverty. SELF uses a unique “Whole Village Model” to ensure benefits and development in health, food and water security, enterprise, and community. The fund has
Liquid Robotics is a data service provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Liquid Robotics has invented and patented a revolutionary vehicle for ocean exploration and data collection called the Wave Glider. The Wave Glider is a marine robot that utilizes the natural energy o
Barefoot Power’s co-founder speaks with Adam Spencer (of ABC Breakfast Radio) about their technology, its inspiration and its benefits. Hear, hear!: “Plug and play power systems.. Think IKEA meets power systems!”
The Solarclave is a low-cost, solar-powered device used to safely and reliably sterilize surgical instruments in developing country clinics that lack the necessary infrastructure and tools to perform much-needed surgical procedures.
Nanosolar is the leader in printing thin films for solar energy. Through its industrial printing process that coats CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium) and nanoparticle inks on low-cost aluminum foil, Nanosolar minimizes the need for expensive high-vacuum manufacturing equipment
McGraw-Hill, one of the world’s leading information and education companies, has announced it will build the largest privately-owned solar power plant in the Western Hemisphere.
In its recently released Marketbuzz® 2011, Solarbuzz, an energy consulting firm, reports the global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry had a record year in 2010.
California solar company Energy Innovations has introduced a highly efficient concentrating solar module that may help make large-scale rooftop solar more affordable.