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more about #solar more comments → Noobs-R-Us: Could they have made it any uglier? By ugly I mean that it's too utilitarian looking. more » Deckard: Interesting design. It looks like a flying saucer crash landed. I wonder how much power is supplied by solar (as a percentage of total). more » RoboBagins: Holy frakking Zeus! Somebody get to the Shirow Hotline, the Chinese are building Olympus! more » Nick: china's second most ambitious project is set to begin next month. they will construct the world's largest umbrella . . . right next door. more » Navin R Johnson: Going on 10 years and just getting off the ground. Two questions: Who's funding this? (and when you find them ask them) Can I have some money too? more » Demonbird: And people wonder why California is bankrupt. more » EBone: I'm meeting with PG&E later this month and I can't wait to rattle their cage about this. more » Panzer23: And now I will build and Ice Palace and a ridiculous suit to control the sunlight!!!! HAHAHAHA *menacing laugh* Sigh, what a horrible movie more » PotteryBarnClearanceSale: Couldn't they build a few nuclear plants for the same amount of money? Space? That's really expensive right now. more » ilovexspin: Something as well aims for a launch. A HUGE FUCKING METEOR LAUNCHING IN 2012 AIMED AT THE EARTH!!!!!!!! more » Nathan Obbards: Year 2016: ''And in other news, Californians across the state are inexplicably suffering higher rates of cancer than any other state across the US." more » jbrecken: They should have gone with an odd number of petals. It loves me not. more » secretmanofagent: I would rather have something that could be used to charge any USB device as opposed to an iPhone/iPod touch. more » Kaiser-Machead: The general demographic of Gizmodo would be unable to use this thing, as we all live on vitamin D supplements to make up for our lack of sunlight. more » Hello Mister Walrus: Nice try, but my long work hours are such that I get into the office before the sun comes up and leave after the sun comes down. So, effectively, I ne... more » -
#buildings
World's Largest Solar Office Building Opens in China
This is the largest solar-powered office building in the world, recently built in China. Spanning a whopping 246,000 square feet, it features exhibition centers, research facilities, meeting and training facilities and a hotel, all juiced up by the sun. More » -
#plane
Solar Impulse Plane Flies For First Time in Switzerland
The Solar Impulse plane was flown for the first time in Switzerland yesterday, and leading the solar-powered project was Captain Bertrand Piccard, part of the first team to fly the world in a balloon in 1999. More » -
#solarpower
California Approves Orbiting Solar Panel Deal, Aims for 2016 Launch
Remember Solaren, the company that's trying to launch those space-based solar panels, the one that signed a deal with California's biggest power utility company? The whole plan got even closer to reality today, after getting approval from California legislators. More » -
#concept
Solar iPhone Charger Concept Has Another Use
Although it'll be awkward to have this iPetals solar charger out on the street, taking advantage of the sun to keep your phone charged is just smart. More » -
#architecture
The Cité du Design Certainly Lives Up to Its Name
This gorgeous building in France is more than just a pretty complex. The Cité du Design does one of the best jobs I've ever seen at concealing the solar panels that help power the structure. More » -
#solarpower
Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
Photovoltaic cells printed on sheets aren't news, nor are LEDs and ultrathin lithium batteries. What's news is a combination of the three which can help give light to 1.5 billion people who live in impoverished areas without access to electricity. More » -
#solar
The Fastest Solar Car on the Planet
In the most recent World Solar Challenge, a Japanese team upset the former 4-time Dutch champs to win the 1,864-mile solar car race across Australia with the vehicle you see here. More » -
#solar
Regen Reverb Is 3-Feet of Solar-Powered iPod Dock
If you thought Regen's Renu solar-powered iPod dock was unbelievable, get a load of its big brother, the Reverb. It's 3-feet tall and capable of cranking out 60 watts of power off of the sun's rays. More » -
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#solarcharger
Charge Your Phone with the Power of the Sun and Hello Kitty
This Hello Kitty solar charger strap provides the dual benefits of juicing up your phone and also making you look like a 13-year-old girl. It's a win-win! [Rakuten via TokyoMango] -
#solar
Obama's $8-Billion Plan to Modernize the US Power Grid
Oh, Sr. Presidente, you look so goooood in the middle of the largest photovoltaic farm in the country—-the 180-acre DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center near Tampa, Florida. Maybe that's why you want to put solar panels everywhere. More » -
#solar
ReNu: Modular Solar Panel for iPod Docks and Desk Lamps
We'll suspend our general disbelief for a moment to talk about the Renu, an unbelievable but incredible solar product that's actually coming to market next year. More » -
#solar
Dell’s New Solar Parking Lot
Think about how hot your car gets on a sunny day. Dell decided to harvest all that wasted energy by installing these solar panels in their parking lot. Now they're keeping cars cool and putting that sunlight to good use. More » -
#solar
Sharp Triple Layer Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record
The gauntlet has been thrown down yet again in the solar cell efficiency arms race. This time Sharp comes up with a cell that can harvest 35.8% of available sunlight. More » -
#solarpower
Kitschy-Yet-Eco-Friendly reNEW Solar Battery Charger
It looks like a battery-eating iPhone case, but the reNEW Solar Battery Charger concept is actually a clever little device that spits out fully-charged batteries while attaching to your windows with suction cups. Your back-of-the-house, no-one-will-actually-see-it-here window. Updated. More » -
#architecture
The Solar Decathlon Winner
This year's Solar Decathlon winner generates enough energy to power itself and two other homes. More » -
#architecture
Amazing Student-Made Solar Homes Compete in International Solar Decathalon
The Solar Decathalon, a 10-criteria (it's a little bit of a stretch to decathalon, but that's okay) judging contest, just completed this year's competition, and there are some incredible works here. I love that each group used its hometown aesthetic. More » -
#architecture
Dubai's Vertical Village Might Suck Up All Of the Sun's Rays
Despite grumbling about economic woes taking a toll on Dubai construction projects, it seems that their Vertical Village is going full steam ahead. The question is, after it's built, will there be any sun for the rest of us? More » -
#solar
Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles Could Finally Have You Hugging Trees
Residential solar has two main obstacles—expense and aesthetics. Even if I could afford it, my HOA probably wouldn't allow it. All of this could change thanks to Dow Solar Solutions and their Powerhouse shingles. More » -
#bags
The Nazis, While Unspeakably Evil, Made a Fine Solar Backpack
Do I even need to ask why anyone would want a German army WW2 backpack? More » -
#solar
GreenSun Solar Panels Come in Crayola-like Array
GreenSun's jewel-toned solar panels do more than make your yard look pink from the kitchen. They're highly efficient at absorbing certain parts of sunlight's spectrum. More »
