
Apple appears to be taking its green responsibilities very seriously. It has now announced that it is constructing what is billed to be the United States’ biggest end user owned solar array, which will have the capacity of producing renewable energy wor

A small agri town in Switzerland, Teena, is home to the world’s only ski lift that is powered by solar energy. The eco friendly ski lift was unveiled last year in December after two years of immense perseverance. The petite hamlet, in fact, uses only r

America’s Sin City is to go solar with a massive 100MW, 540 foot solar tower. The new solar power project, named the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, is expected to harvest 10 to 15 hours of sunlight a day for immense productivity. The 100 foot rece

IKEA is out with a line of products that come dipped in eco friendliness as they will harness both wind and solar energy. Spice up your dwellings with unending warmth, which will be spread by clean and green lamps from IKEA. Christened as Solvinden, these

Pollution levels have reached an all time high as more factories and plants dot our landscape. Factories aren’t the only places that need to change their mode of operations, however; residential houses also need to contribute to lowering the pollution l

Production of conventional solar panels is highly expensive and the process may not always be green. A team of MIT researchers has figured out a green technique to produce solar panels using grass clippings. DIY enthusiasts will be excited to know about t

As our conventional sources of energy are about to go extinct, scientists are developing unique and indifferent technologies to meet the global demand of energy. Carl Peart, a Mexican student, entered the ‘Create the Future Design Contest, 2011', with t

According to a study conducted by ICF, a consulting firm for the US Department of Defense, surplus land at four military bases in the Mojave desert in California could be capable of producing up to 7 Gigawatts of solar power. These bases include, the Edwa

Ever increasing population and the craze to move towards cities has diminished the nature’s green carpet. Metropolises have become a site of tall buildings and there is concrete all around. Trees have been cut down to erect modern structures, hence redu

Solar power: Green but inefficient While green energy like solar power can be the answer to our power needs, there are certain hindrances to its success. First, it is expensive building the necessary equipment for harvesting the sun’s power. Next, suff