Articles tagged “solar power”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

'Rent Green' for a Getaway, or a Test Drive By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 19 2011 Renting green means trying before you buy. Like renting a house, or an electric car, before forking over the cash. + READ MORE

Netherlands Looks at Combining Solar Energy with Cycle Paths By Michelle Kay, NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Feb 25 2011 Dutch province looks at creating collecting solar energy through bicycle paths. + READ MORE

Ed Begley, Jr., on Modern Solar, Old Outlets, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Nov 12 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends; here, Ed answers questions from his viewers. + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. Helps You Save $240 Per Year with One Switch By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 29 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Will Solar Roads Change Electric Cars? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 13 2010 We all know solar panels are a great way to generate renewable power, but where to put them? While it's a common sight to see them on the rooftops of homes and buildings, some engineers are experimenting with putting solar panels on roads -- or rather, making roads out of solar panels. What would that do for electric cars? + READ MORE

Will Solar Electric Cars Ever Become Affordable? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 12 2010 More and more, we're seeing cars that run on something other than gasoline. Electric cars like the Tesla Roadster and Nissan LEAF are gaining tremendous buzz among eco-minded drivers and carmakers are even experimenting with hydrogen fuel cell power. But when will we get to see cars powered by sunlight? + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. on Wind Power, Gas Grill Cooking, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 8 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. on Going Green From the Ground Up and More By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 1 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Home Energy Saver Calculates Bang For the Buck By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Sep 15 2010 Why does everyone like putting solar panels on their roofs when so many other things are so much more cost-effective? + READ MORE

Can't Afford Solar Panels? Lease Them! By Michael Graham Richard IN Home & Garden Sep 14 2010 Installing a solar system on the roof of your house could cost you between $20,000 and $50,000, depending on on various technical details and incentives available where you live. Prices are coming down, but that's still a lot of money, more than what many people can afford. + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. Answers Questions about Reliable Wind Power, Solar Cooking, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Jul 23 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Nevada Nuclear Test Site Goes Solar By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jul 8 2010 25 square miles of an area in Nevada once used for nuclear testing will now be dedicated to solar technology research. + READ MORE

Elon Musk of Tesla Motors Wants to Turn the Planet Green By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Jun 29 2010 Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, is trying to change the world, and so far he seems to be succeeding. + READ MORE

Football for Hope, Clean Energy for Africa By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jun 29 2010 Not only is a solar power company sitting alongside McDonald's and Coca Cola as a sponsor of the World Cup, it is also joining in the mission to use football for social change beyond the month of July and in more countries than South Africa. + READ MORE

Albuquerque Launches Nation's First Solar Powered Farmers' Market: Will Other Cities Follow? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jun 11 2010 The city has partnered with solar provider CleanSwitch to provide rolling solar panels to power the entire market. According to The Downtown Action Team (DAT) of Albuquerque, the concept is the first step in proving that from seed to sale, the entire process of food production, transportation and delivery can one day be powered entirely by the sun. + READ MORE

Marin County Goes Renewable By Establishing Its Own Energy Authority By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport May 26 2010 Marin Clean Energy, an alternative to California's major utility company, is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the power while PG&E continues to deliver it. The MCE site boasts that the program "supplies nearly twice the renewable energy content that [Marin residents] currently receive - at the same rates [they] currently pay." + READ MORE

A Cookstove Revolution is Simmering Around the World POSTED IN Tech & Transport May 10 2010 Charcoal and firewood are not only major causes of deforestation and habitat loss for wildlife, they are terrible for the people who use them for cooking--often indoors--and who inhale the harmful soot and smoke that result. The Ashden Awards seek to champion local solutions to these problems: + VIEW SLIDESHOW

Get Ready for Low-Impact Lift Offs--Solar Powered Plane Takes Flight By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 12 2010 Thanks to Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, a prototype solar plane took a fuel-free lift off and jaunt. The two-hour flight was a test to see if the aircraft boasting the wingspan of a Boeing 747 and the weight of a small car, could keep a straight trajectory. + READ MORE

Game Changing Idea? Tiny Solar Pebble to Power Africa By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Apr 7 2010 Every so often there comes about a concept design that has potential to make big changes for a community or demographic. It's rare, and even rarer to see those designs come to fruition. However, the Solar Pebble hopes to be just such a design. + READ MORE

Retired Professor Trades African Villagers Their Old Cook Stoves for New Solar Panels By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Apr 5 2010 Getting power to those without is a big quality-of-life booster, and that's why even retired professor Robert Lange is adding his effort to the cause. + READ MORE