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New modular solar towers promise easy green power

Posted February 13, 2012 - 7:34 am

Each year, green fuels and energy grow more popular as the technology becomes more efficient and less expensive. Just earlier this week, AORA unveiled a new CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) system in southern Spain.
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Kickstarter project gives your iPhone solar power

Posted December 24, 2011 - 8:19 am

Let's face it: Not everyone is happy with the battery life on their iPhone. New York’s Douglas Tam thinks he may be able to help not just keep your iPhone alive, but to keep it green: The Monster Watts Hybrid Solar Battery Case not only keeps your iPhone safe in a durable case, but it also charges its battery (which is used to charge your phone) using solar power.
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Apple tills a solar farm to power its data center

Posted October 27, 2011 - 9:34 pm

Let the sun shine on Apple’s data centers.
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Intel runs PC on CPU powered by solar cell

Posted September 15, 2011 - 1:13 pm

Intel on Thursday showed an experimental low-power processor the size of a postage stamp that could run PCs on solar power.
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Australia and Germany to advance solar technologies

Posted March 18, 2011 - 10:29 am

Solar energy capture technologies could become significantly cheaper and more available in coming years, thanks to a collaboration agreement signed this week between Australia and Germany.
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Portable solar panel device powers lights, cell phones [video]

Posted February 1, 2011 - 5:02 pm

Around the world, there are shortages of food and clean drinking water, but what you may not realize is that there is also a shortage of light for those dark nights in electricity-less areas. A group of students from the University of Michigan have come up with a solution: Emerald, a portable solar panel-powered device that provides 100 lumens of light and power for your electronics.
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15 hot solar-powered gadgets

Posted January 27, 2011 - 8:24 am

Electronics don't have to be powered by a plug--check out these sun-powered gadgets.
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Green gadget chargers go massive

Posted October 28, 2010 - 12:20 pm

Markets for advanced charging technologies, worth about $1.5 billion in 2010, are forecast to grow at a robust Compound Annual Growth Rate of more than 86 percent to exceed $34 billion in 2015.
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Solar-powered internet cafe opens in Kenya

Posted October 15, 2010 - 10:20 am

Residents in Nairobi, Kenya can now get on the web, thanks to a solar powered internet café that has been built by Computer Aid International.
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Novothink debuts solar charging case for iPhone

Posted March 11, 2010 - 3:18 pm

Sure, the App Store has plenty of ways to help survivalists fend off a zombie apocalypse, or figure out what plants are safe to eat--but without electricity, those useful guides quickly become very useless data on a dead paperweight. Thankfully, Novothink may have a solar-powered solution.
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LG's Solar-Powered E-Reader and 5 Other Gadgets

Posted October 18, 2009 - 8:57 pm

LG's solar-powered E-Reader prototype is the the latest to get techies outside and under the sun with their gear. We're used to seeing solar gadget concepts, as they seem to pop up every few months at one trade show or another. But as time passes, more of these concepts become actual products. Here are five more of our favorite solar gadgets, real or theoretical:
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Meet Gyy, The First Solar Powered Netbook

Posted May 15, 2009 - 10:26 am

Spanish company iUnika is set to launch next month an uber-cheap (and uber wimpy) netbook that runs on solar power.
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First Look: Sharp's Solar-Powered Cell Phone

Posted April 20, 2009 - 2:59 pm

Cell phone addicts, listen up: The dreaded low-battery beep may soon be a thing of the past. Sharp has just unveiled the world's first solar-powered cell phone. Ready to get charged?
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PG&E hopes to capture solar power from space by 2016

Posted April 14, 2009 - 2:00 pm

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is looking to outer space to find a new source of solar power to generate cheaper and cleaner electricity.
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MIT builds solar-powered race car that runs all day

Posted March 4, 2009 - 11:07 am

A group of researchers at MIT have developed an out-of-the-ordinary new race car, one that isnt dependent on gasoline. Thats right, the team has built a car that runs on solar power.
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Ericsson, Orange deploy solar base-stations in Africa

Posted February 19, 2009 - 9:56 am

Ericsson and Orange Guinea Conakry are deploying 100 mobile phone base stations in the African country of Guinea that use power from solar panels and diesel batteries, the companies said Thursday.
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LG, Samsung develop solar-powered cell phones

Posted February 13, 2009 - 9:30 am

LG and Samsung will both unveil next week cell phones that you definitively won't want to keep in your pocket. They have developed prototype handsets that are recharged by solar panels built into the case.
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K2 charges electronics with solar and wind energy

Posted January 12, 2009 - 11:08 am

With green being a big theme at this year's CES, the K2 from Kinesis fits right in. The waterproof device can charge a number of electronic devices using just solar and wind energy.
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Sharp shows carbon-neutral LCD TV

Posted August 30, 2008 - 8:09 pm

Sharp is presenting an environmentally friendly way to watch television at this year's IFA electronics show in Berlin. The company says solar-panel and LCD TV technology is at the stage where a single panel can provide enough energy to power the TV for four and a half hours per day with no additional electricity required from the grid.
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Solar power solution for modern Apple laptops ships

Posted July 28, 2008 - 3:06 pm

QuickerTek has introduced a new model Apple Juicz solar charger for the MacBook and MacBook Pro.
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Sharp to power solar panel factory with solar energy

Posted June 24, 2008 - 9:51 am

Sharp plans to partially power a new solar panel factory with energy generated from a solar installation on the plant's roof, it said Monday.
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