Sole Power Tile Makes Adding Solar Easy (Fast Company Magazine)

Ask around to homeowners who have looked into capturing solar energy on their roof, and they will likely tell you there are several problems with the standard solar panel. The cost to install can be prohibitive, making it far from a smart investment for many houses. The solar panels are bulky and heavy--it's basically a glass box suspended six inches above your roof. Plus most solar panels are ...

Sole Power Tile Makes Adding Solar Easy (Fast Company Magazine)

Ask around to homeowners who have looked into capturing solar energy on their roof, and they will likely tell you there are several problems with the standard solar panel. The cost to install can be prohibitive, making it far from a smart investment for many houses. The solar panels are bulky and heavy--it's basically a glass box suspended six inches above your roof. Plus most solar panels are ...

A ‘quantum of sol’ — how nanotechnology could hold the key to a solar-powered future (PhysOrg)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of 'nano-structured' millimetre-sized solar cells that could convert the sun's energy to electricity more than twice as efficiently as current technology, is the subject of an Imperial College London exhibit called 'A Quantum of Sol' at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2009, which opens to the public today.

Sun Rise! New Hudson Square Hotel to Use Solar Technology Rare for New York (The New York Observer)

At the corner of Varick and Watt streets a hotel will rise with a facade wielding a more attractive and versatile kind of solar technology that may well be unprecedented for New York City. "This is the future," said Anthony Morali , principal of MStudio. Mr. Morali has been hired by developer Charles Fridman , of Shalimar Management, to design an eco-friendly, 26-story hotel at 100 Varick ...

Samsung’s Crest Solar Cell Phone Launches Overseas – Green Stocks Central

Samsung's Crest Solar Cell Phone Launches Overseas Green Stocks Central This month, Samsung is releasing a new cell phone called the Crest Solar. As the name suggests, the Crest Solar is equipped with a small solar panel to help ... and more »

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