February 8, 2010

Musician Uses Only Solar Energy for Recording

Musician Jack Johnson and his band are currently recording new tunes in the Mango Tree Studio in Hawaii and plans to do so using only solar energy. He will play the results at the annual Kokua Festival that will occur April 23-24 in Honolulu. Taj Mahal, Ziggy Marley and local acts will also participate Earth Day weekend. All of the proceeds go to his and his wife's Kokua Hawaii Foundation that promotes environmental education.

Via Spinner

February 8, 2010

Qatar's Eco-Friendly Convention Center

The Qatar National Convention Center is going up. The 177,000 sq. meter QNCC has 3,600 sq. meters of solar panels on its roof to supply about 12% of the power. Also included is LED lighting and wireless Internet access to cut down on paper usage. The center should be completed next year and will be able to house conventions, exhibitions, gala events, concerts, weddings and banquets.

Via Qatar Convention Center

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February 5, 2010

Get Down with the GoGroove Solar Jukebox

GoGroove's Solar JukeBox is compatible with any device with a 3.5mm jack, i.e. cell phone, e-reader or MP3 player. While it plays your fave tunes, it charges three different ways. It takes about 5 - 10 hrs. using solar power, 2 - 3 hrs. by AC or put it in your USB port. An LED light lets you know amount of charge and 5 tips come with the device, including those for the iPhone 3(G) and iPod touch/nano/classic.

Via GoGroove

February 5, 2010

Gary Neville's Rural Solar Home

Make Architects will be designing a flower-shaped home for Manchester United player Gary Neville. Built mostly underground, each petal is a room that meet in a central kitchen area. The £8m Lancashire home will be using solar panels, a ground-source heat pump and wind turbine. Any excess energy will go back to the national grid. If all goes according to plans, the construction will commence later this year.

Via BBC

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February 4, 2010

P-Flip Versatile Charger

Dexim's P-Flip is portable, foldable and rechargeable with solar panels and a 2000mAh Lithium Polymer battery. It can be used both vertically and horizontally (hence the name) with an iPhone 3G/3GS. After a full charge, you can get up to 8 hrs. talk time, 15 hrs. of gaming/video or 60 hrs. of tunes. The P-Flip is now available for $79.90.

Via Dexim

February 4, 2010

Saudi Arabia to Solarize Desalination Plants

Saudi Arabia has plans to build several solar-powered desalination plants. Using nanotechnology developed by the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST), the plants will bring down the current cost of electricity by 40%. The first is to be built in Al-Khafji and will be able to supply with a 30,000 cubic meters of drinking water to about 100,000 people.

Via Arab News

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February 3, 2010

Intel Adds Solar Power to Facilities

Intel is planning to add solar power to 8 of their facilities in the US. To be completed in the next 7 months, they will collectively supply about 2.5MW energy making them some of the largest found in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Oregon. In addition, the company plans to increase renewable energy credits by 10% to to 1.43 billion KWh reduce their carbon footprint.

Via Intel

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Solio Universal Hybrid Charger

Solio's Universal Hybrid Charger works with most cell phones, MP3 players and GPS devices. One hour of sun gives 14 minutes of talk time or 40 minutes of tunes. Made of rugged plastic, it is perfect for traveling and can also be charged via USB.

Via Solio Chargers

February 2, 2010

ICARE Car Travels to Promote Alternative Power

Mark Muller, a Swiss engineer involved in the ICARE project, has designed a car that will run around the planet with only solar and wind power as its energy source. Beginning in May, the car will travel to 30 countries to study CO2 compensation initiatives. The non-profit org is also looking for sponsors to buy a solar cell or a piece of asphalt.

Via ICARE

Ted Turner Reinvests in Solar Power

Ted Turner has returned to the solar power business by teaming up with Atlanta Based Southern Utility Co. They plan to start by building solar farms in Arizona and California where there are plenty of incentives to build green. In 2007, he sold his own solar developer Turner Renewable Energy for $34.4 million.

Via Greentech Media

February 1, 2010

Synthetic Solar Cells Grown on Tobacco

You may be able to put this in your pipe but don't smoke it. A team at UC Berkeley have found a way to grow synthetic photovoltaic and photochemical cells on tobacco plants. They are then extracted, dissolved in a solution and sprayed onto a substrate with the result being solar cells. They may be not be as efficient as silicon but they are biodegradable.

Via Discovery

The Very Green 2010 Winter Olympics

When the 2010 Winter Olympics lands in Vancouver, a very green Olympic Village will be there to greet it. Designed to meet LEED standards, each building will have a green roof and, although solar energy was deemed too expensive, solar hot water panels will be used for heating and cooling. Harvested rainwater will irrigate the roof and landscape.

Via Vancouver Olympics

January 29, 2010

Happy Flower Bobblehead

As a twist on the singing flower, this solar Happy Flower's petals and leaves bobble as the sun hits it. It works with both natural and artificial light, and needs no batteries. Cheer up someone's home or office, or think Valentine's Day.

Via Happy Flower

Solar Snob Site O' The Week: Sol Inc.

Our SOW award goes to Sol Inc., a company that is donating solar lighting systems to Haiti. The lights will be used at food distribution areas, medical stations and along roads leading to Port-au-Prince. They have also launched an initiative for others who want to help. Purchase a Tropical Solar Light System for the country and Sol Inc. will match your donation. The TSL takes less than an hour to install and can withstand 170 mph winds.

Via Sol Inc.

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January 28, 2010

UA to Construct Solar Tech Park

The University of Arizona Tech Park is using solar power to make themselves and others aware of same. They will be building a 45 acre park covered with parabolic solar mirrors. When the $32 million project is completed next year, it will generate enough energy for over 1,500 homes and will reduce up to 1,600 tons of carbon emissions. In addition to producing electricity, it will also house a research and development facility.

Via UA News

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