Posted on February 25, 2008 by judy24
Abengoa Solar, a Spanish company, is planning to take 3 square miles of desert southwest of Phoenix and turn them into one of the largest solar power plants in the world.
The company, which has plants in Spain, northern Africa and other parts of the U.S., could begin construction as early as next year on the 280-megawatt [...]
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Posted on January 24, 2008 by judy24
I found this design to be cool and functional.
10 percent of all the electricity used in Europe in 2006 is consumed by street lighting. This is equal to 2,000 billion KWh, and resulting in 2,900 million ton of carbon emissions.
The solar tree design went on display for four weeks in October on a busy street [...]
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Posted on December 14, 2007 by judy24
Our dear friend Paul Giacomantonio is the creator of the beautiful Sun Curve - a hydroponic, solar, vertical garden. See it here!
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