Smart City San Diego and San Diego Zoo announced that they will construct a project that directly charges electric vehicles in the zoo parking lot. This is not just … [Read full article]
Gilligan’s Island Gets a Solar Makeover from SolarCity
SolarCity has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology of the University of Hawai’i to supply it with solar power. Incidentally, the university is … [Read full article]
New Solar Panel Designs Make Installation Cheaper
New solar panel designs that are intended to reduce the installation time and cost of solar power systems hae been created by a German and a Chinese partnership. Installation … [Read full article]
Generating Electricity while Walking
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have improved their ability to generate considerably more electricity from human footfalls.
Economic Impact of Global Warming
Global warming has always been perceived as an environmental issue with high costs associated with it’s amelioration. This article, however, provides some insight into it’s economic importance.
Green and Cheap Summer Cooling Tips
Keeping cool during the summer is not as difficult as it seems. With simple changes in the way you cool yourself, you can save an enormous amount of money on air conditioning and save it for unusually hot and humid weather.