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Solio toughens up solar charger with new Magnesium Edition
We may not get a lot of sun in the UK right now, but you can still make good use of what little there is with the new Solio Magnesium Edition charger to top-up your gadgets' power.Posted: 04 January 2008
Winds of change as China invests in renewables
China’s may be the world’s second largest generator of carbon emissions but it's also on target to meet its goal of obtaining 15 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.Posted: 11 December 2007
Air Force builds largest solar PV plant in US
...of the federal agencies, and says it is committed to renewable energy and solar power. It estimates that this plant will reduce its carbon emissions by 24,000 tons...Posted: 19 December 2007
Dutch on the road to solar heating
A Dutch civil engineering company has designed a heat-absorbing road that bridges winter and summer, offering the potential to heat homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent.Posted: 03 January 2008
Green or not, this solar car sure is ugly
The fleet of solar-powered cars is growing across the world, but this latest model from Taiwan does little to enhance the street-cred of green transport.Posted: 03 January 2008
Damien Hirst goes solar-powered
...since Britain is lagging behind other European countries in creating solar power sources. Germany, for instance, has 200 times as much peak capacity as...Posted: 19 November 2007
Video: Freeloader solar charger review
Discover the pros and cons of this super-cheap solar charger in our video review -- and why it's probably better value than the Power Monkey and the Solio.Posted: 20 December 2007
Voltaic powers up its solar bags with recycled plastic bottles
Early solar bag pioneer Voltaic Systems is making its bags even greener, ditching the virgin fabric of old for a new recycled material.Posted: 21 November 2007
Cool Earth Solar makes power with 'balloons'
...solar photovoltaic arrays are also being tried for industrial-scale solar power, but unlike Cool Earth Solar's balloons, these use sophisticated mounting...Posted: 15 February 2008
Solar ships to set sail soon
Australian company Solar Sailor has come up with a way to make large solar panels that can also act like sails, which will create the world's first hybrid boats.Posted: 08 November 2007
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