See-Through Solar Windows Turn Houses Into Powerhouses
See-through solar windows are crossing the Valley of Death that separates labwork from the world of commerce.
See-through solar windows are crossing the Valley of Death that separates labwork from the world of commerce.
Michigan State University is very proud of its Solar Racing Team, and they want everyone to know about the team’s accomplishments this year. In a time when automakers are all going electric, college racing teams are still trying to push the limits of technology (which may end up in future … [continued]
Building integrated solar provides businesses with new bottom line opportunities to leverage their properties to attract a new generation of sustainability-focused consumers, and that leaves little space for fossil energy to maneuver.
See-through, truly transparent solar windows could open the door to a whole new clean power revolution while conserving farmland and natural habitats, too.
Courtesy of University of Michigan. A walk in the park could soon include getting real-time measurements of pollutants in the air and updated walking routes to avoid the most toxic ones, all while wearing a gadget the size of a smart watch. With the support of a $2.78 million grant from … [continued]
Floating solar panels can piggyback on other infrastructure to provide for clean kilowatts with low impact, and perhaps some benefits, too.
So, this is weird. In one corner, you have US President* Donald J. Trump talking up the fossil fuel industry and denying climate change, and meanwhile his Department of Energy is touting a breakthrough in biofuel production and dropping another $40 million on new research aimed at ramping up the bio-based economy of the future.
Some day in the sparkling green future, giant living masses of bacteria will generate renewable energy from nuclear waste sites.
In addition to the most obvious benefits of electric vehicle (EV) use — a diminished carbon footprint, less air pollution, etc — there are many other, more subtle, benefits as well. New research from Michigan State University recently uncovered some of these — to be precise, the research uncovered two previously … [continued]
This post is part of an exclusive CleanTechnica series on the Cleantech Open Midwest winners. At least three cleantech competitions have tagged Black Pine Woven Wheel accelerated technology as an energy-efficient turbocompressor that promises to be useful in multiple markets. The invention has won DOE’s Clean Energy Trust Challenge, the Michigan … [continued]