Spray-on Photovoltaics that Turns Steel into Solar
Tata Steel-led Corus and Swansea University (Wales, UK) have collaborated to bring about solar conversion of steelsheets with a pioneering spray-on technology. As the developers plan tocoat steel...
View ArticleRecyclable Basketball Stadium for 2012 London Olympics
For the upcoming summer olympic games in London, designers Wilkinson Eyre and Sinclair Knight Mertz have created a basketball arena that is not only budget-friendly for the organizers but also a lot...
View ArticleThe Green Grand Canyon
If you have been lucky enough to gaze upon the wonders of the Grand Canyon National Park, you likely remember admiring the varying shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, and even dark purple...
View ArticleEnvision Solar: Modularizing Their Solar Tree
Envision Solar has taken a bold step forward in modularizing its iconic Solar Tree design. The California company announced this week that it has developed a process for pre-casting and shipping the...
View ArticleWood as a Green Material
Man-made materials – glass, steel and concrete – carry the day in modern building design. Architects are fascinated by the possibilities offered by these material, we can build what was never possible...
View ArticleOld Manufacturing Methods Become Green Methods
As the clean energy manufacturing base in this country grows, it oftenbuilds upon the facilities and expertise of struggling traditionalindustries. The old steel town of Pueblo, Colo., is adapting to...
View ArticleSteel roofing BIPV project by Dyesol and Corus moves ahead
DyesolLimited (Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia), a manufacturer andsupplier of dye solar cell products (DSC), comprising equipment,chemicals, materials, components and related services, on...
View ArticleFirst Solar’s Thin Film Panels: GE Inside
One year ago, General Electric delayed its plan to build the world’s largest solar plant in Colorado, saying it would focus instead on out-innovating...The post First Solar’s Thin Film Panels: GE...
View ArticleGermanium Nanowires: Making Lithium-Ion Batteries Better
New research led by an electrical engineer at the University of California, San Diego is aimed at improving lithium-ion batteries through possible The post Germanium Nanowires: Making Lithium-Ion...
View ArticleMichael Jantzen’s Multi-form Building System
The Multi-form Building System is a design study for a prefabricated, modular, kit of parts that can be assembled into many different kinds of curved spaces, in order to accommodate many different...
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