The RE-THINK EV Bus Concept
Having green transportation is a necessity in today’s world. There are many auto companies that are trying to develop vehicles that emit lesser emission and are environmentally safe too. RE-THINK, a...
View ArticleThe Commercialization of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
In conjunction with President Barack Obama’s plan to revamp the nuclear energy industry, the Department of Energy has set aside $450 million for small module nuclear reactors, or SMRs. The funds will...
View ArticleSiemens Develops Modular Power Storage for Renewable Energy
Siemens is now trying to step into this growing market as well with its latest modular power storage system dubbed the ‘Siestorage’. These lithium-ion power storage systems offered by Siemens start off...
View ArticleESolar Makes Big Bet on Modular Solar Storage Power Towers
NREL’s just-released Renewable Electricity Futures study concluded the most abundant U.S. renewable resource is solar. The U.S. technical potential of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) was estimated at...
View Article3 Reasons Eco Friendly Sustainable Houses Rock
We all know that our planet is seriously polluted and that people keep spending more and more energy, which is extremely bad for our planet, therefore we need to change our bad habits to conserve our...
View ArticleIs Smaller the Future for Residential?
Right now, the average California consumer might put 3 kilowatts ormore of solar on their house, but the new trend might be toward one andtwo kilowatts. Small systems can be financed on a credit card,...
View ArticleCanadian Solar Adopts Zep’s Modular Rack $CSIQ
Canadian Solar has launched a new line of solar modules compatiblewith the racking system from Zep Solar that Zep says can slash the costs and time surrounding installation. Instead of mounting solar...
View ArticleSunPower Unveils Utility-Scale Modular Solar Power Plant Solution
SunPowerjust unveiled a new product, the SunPower Oasis™ Power Plant, a modularsolar power block that can scale from 1-megawatt installations to largecentral station power plants. The power blocks are...
View ArticleCan Modular Solar Farms Bring SunPower Back to Dominance?
SunPower builds the world’s most efficientcrystalline silicon solar cells and is the market-share leader in theCalifornia Solar Initiative. The Silicon Valley-spawned firm has astrong operational...
View ArticleESolar To Develop Modular Molten Salt Technology for CSP
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) has been hot lately(pardon the pun). [not pardoned - ed.] This weekend, President Obama doled out$1.45 billion in loan guarantees for Abengoa’s 250-megawatt solarthermal...
View ArticleThe Green Office of the Future
Dingy offices in the midst of a concrete jungle. Windows sealed shut against the pollution outside. Anaemic looking staff hunched over their computers, images of their glowing screen indelibly printed...
View ArticleMichael Jantzen’s Multi-form Building System
The Multi-form Building System is a design study for a prefabricated, modular, kit of parts that can be assembled into many different kinds of curved spaces, in order to accommodate many different...
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