Solar electric BMW Lovos concept makes Chris Bangle look drab
September 27, 2009 – Could you imagine a road ull of cars like this – car designers have a really cool job!

Hi guys, just came across this cool annual event – the Solar decathlon. For three weeks in October (2009), the US Department of Enrgy hosts 20 teams to design, build and run the most energy efficient solar powered house!
The event runs from the 8th to the 21st of October and is in and around teh [...]

Another company is looking forward to the day when it can launch its technology (literally – 4 launches actually), to beam energy transferred from the sun down to earth in order to capture its power.

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The firm – Solaren Space has been around for a few years and is developing its project to use satellites covered [...]

What’s a Boda Boda I hear you ask? These are the guys (usually men) that cycle from border to border from one countries immigration point to anothers, generally through no mans land. They keep in contact through their mobile phones and therefore need a method of portable charging for them.
The Boda Boda’s take clients [...]

Gujarat in India had a small plan – to build a 500MW solar power plant by 2014.  This decent sized project now has new ambitions with a 3,000MW plant planned.

With the help of the Clinton Foundation, they will be undertaking this $10billion project to create the world’s largest solar power plant. The project has [...]

You’ve probably heard in the news recently about an ambitious solar project in California’s Mojave Desert being canned. This desert is a vast area of barren land with nothing much living, growing or even moving there – just a lot of sun beating down on a parched earth – so why not pop a solar [...]

Saudi Arabia, one of the kings of oil production has begun laying out plans to make solar power a major part of their energy portfolio over the next 5-10 years.

photo credit: World Economic ForumThey are making very big predictions – that they will be able to export as much solar energy as they do energy [...]

SolarCity have for some reason chosen the sunny city of California to install several quick charging solar powered points along Highway 101.
Currently the charging stations are only compatible with Tesla Roadstars – why? Tesla CEO Elon Musk provided the main part of the funding for SolarCity!
The Santa Maria station is powered by a 30kW solar [...]

eBay Inc. Commits to 15% Corporate Emissions Reduction Target by 2012
September 22, 2009 – I wonder if ebay will auction off the solar power they produce?
NNEC's new video short tells the story of Habana Outpost, Brooklyn's first solar powered restaurant.
September 17, 2009 – Only salads when its raining? Cool idea though!!

GreenSun Energy, a Tel-Aviv startup has discovered that coloured panels can generate solar power without direct sunlight. Ok, so they only generate it at about 12 percent the efficiency of a normal solar panel, but even so, it does open up the possibility of having solar panel generation in more places – ie those without [...]