solar power
Imagine taking a road trip, and never stopping for fuel. That’s the premise of the ICARE project, and Swiss engineer Mark Muller’s car that will journey around the world on solar-powered energy during the day and wind-powered energy at night.
The car, and its rotating group of passengers (two journalists… Read the rest
Industrial designers are currently working on new ways to capture and harvest sustainable energy. One project comes in the form of Geodesic Solar Molecules, which theoretically float in the sky in a cycle of east to west capturing sunlight and storing it for later use as solar energy. The geodesic… Read the rest
Greenscool, a non-profit organization that installs renewable energy systems in impoverished schools around the world, just launched its first project in Guaymas, Mexico. One of the primary goals of the Guaymas Project is to salvage solar panels in neighboring San Carlos, Mexico, and repurpose them to help power a primary … Read the rest
Large sporting events, even if they are for fairly environmentally low impact sports like cycling and running, take their toll on the environment. A well run cyclocross race is a conglomerate of various energy sucking systems: computers to log race times, sound systems and PA’s to alert spectators what’s going… Read the rest
