Back when I was just a little tacker and would watch my dad mowing the lawns, all we ever had was a banged up old gas mower that weighed a tonne (I know because I tried to push it when ...

The Future of Solar Power: The Cheapest Energy Resource To appreciate what solar power can do for the planet’s future, you first have to understand what the world might look like without solar’s help. Along with wind power, solar produces ...

Solar Impulse of Lausanne, Switzerland has successfully flown its solar-powered Solar Impulse HB-SIA plane at night. The plane remained in the air for 26 consecutive hours, including a full night span without using a drop of conventional fuel. Using solar ...

Devotec Industries, England, has introduced innovative, portable speakers that utilize Bluetooth connectivity to wirelessly play music from various devices such as iPods, MP3 players and even cellular phones. Moreover, the new product is powered ecologically from the Sun, and therefore ...

Kinesis Industries, Arizona, has recently launched the Kinesis K3, a portable charger that utilizes ‘green’ energy, using the wind and the sun. In addition, the K3 can be connected to an AC outlet for faster recharge. K3 Portable Wind and ...

Covalent Solar of Boston, Massachusetts has developed an organic solar concentrator that traps specific wavelengths of light as it passes through glass, channeling the captured light into solar cells at the edges of the panels. The panels could be used ...

Cambridge, Massachusetts based startup Joule Biotechnologies is developing a new process using solar power to derive a biologically-based fuel without growing any crops or using any plant matter. Their process converts carbon dioxide directly into a liquid fuel and could ...

Korean company Neoluxiim is developing solar powered electronic ink advertising panels. The panels would include a single solar cell on their side capable of drawing power from commercial-grade indoor lighting. The panel would power the advertising display for up to ...

BigBelly Solar Company, based out of Needham, Massachusetts, built a solar-powered trash compactor that can hold up to five times as much trash as a similarly sized regular trash receptacle. The BigBelly consumes less than 5 watts per day and ...

HYmini is a handheld hybrid mini ‘green’ power station. Measuring only 5.4 inches (134mm) X 3.4 inches (87.5mm), it uses three power sources: renewable wind power, solar power, and the conventional electric power outlet. The energy collected by the HYmini ...