O*GE Architects and Interactive Gallery in cooperation with Israel Electric Corporation has created a solar powered night garden in Jerusalem that demonstrate the importance and beauty of alternative energy in our aim of protecting the environment and eventually safeguarding the future. The garden in solely powered by solar energy. With four solar panels of 80x160cm …
Category: Solar Energy
Autonomobile By Mike and Maaike
With the current high gas prices problem and the issue of carbon emission, industrial designers Mike + Maaike in San Francisco has created a concept car design called the Autonomobile that claims to end the discomfort and hassle of driving. The Autonomobile is a driverless or self-driving electric passenger concept car for 2040. Upon entering …
Solar Storage Barn By Gray Organschi Architecture
Raw materials are known to be unpleasant to the eye, and untidy when used in a product. However, Gray Oranschi Architecture proves it wrong as they successfully designed a beautiful solar storage barn made from raw materials. The architects organized the lumber on the exterior part of the building in rectangular cubbyholes that creates an …
The 21Revolution: Another Solar Powered Race Car
Another solar powered race car ids going to join the 10th World Solar Challenge in Australia and will also try to cross the Australian outback. Equipped with a tilting wing, the 21revolution runs along with the sun. This car has the lens system that made the sun power joins in the underlying solar cells by …
Solar Impulse: A Solar Powered Airplane
The sun is considered as the most eco-friendly source of energy. The address the issue of global warming, concerned individual are growing each day. More and more designers are into solar powered products. The latest on the design world is the Solar Impulse, a solar powered Airplane. A prototype of this wonderful eco-transportation means is …
The Solar Vest: Sharges Your Gadgets While On The Go
If you are lucky enough to have the sun that shines so bright, then you can have the chance to put on a solar vest while soaking up the sun and have your electronic gadgets being charge while you are on the go. The solar vest has 4 solar panels with 8,800mAh capacity, a multiple …
Zero CO2: The First Hydrogen Powered Yacht
Set to sail on March of 2010, Zero CO2 is the first eco-yacht in the world that is being powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This eco-yacht will also generate its fuel through its on-board renewable energy generating systems like the solar and wind harnessing systems. Through these systems, the yacht is able to generate hydrogen …
Prefab And Recycled Homes
Everybody is now aware that we need to do something to save the earth from being ruined. More and more are exerting effort through recycling, using sustainable materials, hybrid vehicles, eco-designs and the list goes on. When it comes to architecture, prefab houses and the use of recycled materials are a few of the big …
Nuna5: Solar Powered Race Car
Aiming to have their fifth trophy in the World Solar Challenge, students from Delft University just recently unveiled their sleek and futuristic solar-powered racing vehicle, the Nuna5. This vehicle in solely powered by the sun through its six square meters of solar panels wherein the excess collected energy is stored in a battery. This racing …
Ravi By Leigh Ryan
We all know that solar power is a great way to save on energy and minimize green house gases. However, this could cost a lot that an average household may find it hard to achieve. Well, not anymore today, because designer Leigh Ryan has created the Ravi portable solar generator that is designed for small …