Eco-Innovation On Wheels: Meet The Micromobility Design Contest Visionaries
Designers are thinking through the challenges and opportunities that modern lightweight electric motors and batteries provide in micromobility.
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Retro Is High Design In Electric Two-Wheelers
Electric two-wheelers occupy an interesting space in 2018. Insufficient to replace motorcycles for long-distance touring, with all due respect for riders like Ben Rich and his cross-country trips, but with a rising urban demographic, they increasingly wrap the future in the skin of the past.
Charging Your Electronics In A Rainstorm
Anyone watching Swedish scientist Anja Lund working out on an aerobic stepper recently might have thought it a strange way to get fit. She was stepping while holding a shoulder bag, its arm strap dripping with water. In this case, exercise was secondary to science. Lund wasn’t attempting to break a sweat — rather, she was trying to simulate a brisk walk in the rain.
Meet The Men Who Put Solar Shingles On The Roof
Solar shingles are now gaining increasing traction in the renewable energy landscape. They are architecturally distinctive, more so than traditional rooftop photovoltaic panels. Solar shingles provide an integrated building product providing both roofing security and solar electricity in one package. As PV Magazine’s Charles W. Thurston has stated, “The nascent field … [continued]
Spotlight Solar Adds Beauty & Visibility To Solar Installations
Walking out of Solar Power International into the soft afternoon light bathing the Grand Plaza surrounding it, a graceful orange structure called to me from across the space. As my eyes adjusted to the sunlight, I could tell that this beautiful tree was not topped with palm fronds or billboards but gorgeous glass-laminate … [continued]
Solar3D Successfully Fabricates Initial Prototype
Solar3D announced earlier this month the successful fabrication of an initial prototype of its breakthrough 3D solar cell technology, which is designed to maximize conversion of sunlight into electricity. The fabrication was done using commercially available equipment from Panasonic. “We are pleased to announce the successful fabrication our initial … [continued]
Cut a Rug on this Dance Floor for Sustainable Energy (VIDEO)
Grease that pompadour and lace up your platform shoes because it’s time to shake your groove thang for renewable energy. Michel Smit has come up with the energized dance floor that transfers your fancy footwork into electricity. As explained in the video, repeated movement on the floor activates a generator, … [continued]
CleanTechnica Design Changing — Important Notes
OK, our reader survey results showed a preference to switch back to our previous theme (site design). So, I’m about to make the switch. An important note: if you have trouble viewing the site correctly, or if you go even half a day without seeing new content, you probably just … [continued]
Architecting the Future Finalists in New York
Today’s email from the Buckminster Fuller Institute states that all events are free, however, reservations are required since seating is limited. To make reservations, BFI writes: “RSVP by email or contribute a suggested donation by purchasing a ticket here.”
Solar ‘Energy Telescope’ Focuses on More Output, Less Cost
A University of Arizona engineering team led by Roger Angel has designed a new type of solar concentrator that uses half the area of solar (PV) cells used by other optical devices and delivers a light output/concentration that is over 1000 times more concentrated before it even hits the cells. … [continued]
