Flexible solar panels on roof Yeah it is the future. First it was rain water harvesting and now it may soon be Solar power supply too. Some companies have introduced flexible solar panels for use on commercial rooftops. The panels are made out of thin-film solar cells from a combination of copper, indium, gallium, and selenium (CIGS), which will subsequently be placed on a flexible foil. This set of... 

Roads to clean air Have you ever heard of roads being able to clear up the air? How about roads that will help purify the air? The Eindhoven University of Technology from the Netherlands recently resurfaced around 1,000 square meters of the busy Castorweg Road with air-purifying concrete paving stones, where this is made possible thanks to titanium dioxide in said paving stones. Titanium dioxide is... 

solar-glass Have you seen transparent solar panels? A Chinese company, called Chin Hua solar glass generates electricity using transparent solar panels, lets sunlight pass through it. Hua Qin solar glass generates electricity, Putting solar panels on the roof will do your energy bill a lot of good, but won’t necessarily help any other aspect of your house. Install a fleet of solar windows, however,... 

lunar_solarplant There is no limit for exploring useful power sources. A bunch of Japanese scientists at construction firm Shimizu Corporation take that saying “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood” literally, with six of the boldest megaprojects ever imagined. Topping the list is Luna Ring, a lunar solar power plant. It’s a 6,800 mile belt of solar panels... 

windmills on sea It’s Gonna be some feat this! If the seas around UK plays host to a daring adventure. Why? So that huge consumption of non renewable resources can be done with. Offshore Windmills How? Shift much of nation’s electricity “Offshore”, and there by cut down on carbon emissions. windmills_on_sea At the recently held Oceanology International Conference 2010 in London,... 

  Energy Innovations "sunflower" The name Sunflower instinctively, we think about the flower or something related to sun!! so folks this is something related to the latter. This is a highly concentrated photovoltaic (HCPV) system integrates photovoltaic modules, advanced tracking, unique power optimization, an embedded controller and wireless communication into one elegant solution to produce... 

clothes-with-lights There may be a time not so far in the near future where fashion designers may start employing, electronic geeks to help design clothing. Ideal Star, a Tokyo based company, has come up with a rather interesting development, specifically a way to infuse threads with solar cells, and this method actually coats the threads, so it’s claimed that there is no need for expensive equipment... 

Bloom Energy servers They call it the future of Electricity. They already have customers like Google, FedEx, Walmart, Staples, Coke-cola, and e-Bay, and the list is increasing. It’s founder an Indian, Mr Sridhar is in the news and is confident of making residential versions of the Box successful. Bloom Box at eBay So what is this Bloom Box? It took them 10 years to develop it, and the Bloom Energy... 

IBM-solar-cell IBM researchers have developed a new Solar Cell that could make gadgets cheaper and more efficient. These cells have raw materials made from earth abundant materials that can be found in large quantities and are relatively inexpensive. ibm-solar-cell Here are some of the technical details of the chip. The layer that absorbs sunlight to convert it into electricity is made with Copper... 

The smallest solar sensor in the world is 1,000 times smaller than standard systems, and under the right conditions, it could last forever. tiny solar chiptiny solar chip According to electrical engineering professor David Blaauw, who participated in the project at the University of Michigan: “Our system can run nearly perpetually if periodically exposed to reasonable lighting conditions, even...