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POPSWill "Th!nk" Ignite an Electronic Car Revolution in the U.S.? Think City is one of two models that are out already, together with the Think Ox, with a choice of either lithium or a sodium battery, it's range is enough to take a suburban dweller to the downtown office and back, with zero carbon footprint. The car is thoughfully fully computerized and allows a key-less entry. It features real time navigation, web, e-mail and open source interfaces, intelligent and sustainable driving and route calculations. The DNA-key gives the user feedback on charging status and sends messages, for example, for pre-heat or pre-cool options via GPRS. Pricing has yet to be announced, but the company's current vehicles cost less than $25,000.
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POPSSolar powered Prius!! Now this is exciting news! This type of innovation is exactly what the world needs to help us lose our dependency on oil. It is also the type of progress that i believe will spur the economy out of its very nasty funk.
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POPSNew thin-film solar panels easy to install These new solar panels look and sound easy to install. No price info here but links are provided for more info, including dealers and possible financial incentives available. With electricity prices going ever higher and solar power technology (and hopefully prices) improving, I hope to be able to go solar soon.
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POPSNanotubes yield the Blackest Black 30 times darker than the current Standard of Blackness set by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The light that hits it is not reflected it is collected, but they have so far been working with visible light, and are continuing tests with other wavelengths. The creator Pulickel Ajayan, also holds the 2006 Guiness Book record for worlds smallest brush
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POPSdynamic architecture those of you in Dubai - any thoughts on this? I must admit i know nothing about it, but am very intrigued by the concept!
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POPSGoogle solar panel project Awesome to see how much energy google is producing using solar panels. you can even see the energy output just like you would a stock price in google finance. There's been quite a few developments in the past year which should help up the output on future installations like this if they come to market. It'd be great to see google get their net energy use down near 0.
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POPSworld's biggest solar farm Portugal is leading the European clean-tech revolution, According to Pinho, “We have to reduce our dependence on oil and gas. What seemed extravagant in 2004 when we decided to go for renewables now seems to have been a very good decision.” Pinho says Portugal is not interested in nuclear power. "When you have a program like this there is no need for nuclear power. Wind and water are our nuclear power. My advice to countries like the UK is to move as fast as they can to renewables. With climate change and the increase in oil prices, renewables will become more and more important.”
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POPS Solar power makes tiny village beam It's so amazing that the sun's power can be harnessed to provide energy and help a village like this one step into the new century. I had the opportunity of seeing a solar cooker; the joy it gives the people who used it to make food and feed their families; its always amazing.
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POPSSolution to global warming: Floating cities The 'Lilypad City' would float around the world as an independent and fully self-sustainable home. With a lake at its centre to collect and purify rainwater, it would be accessed by three separate marinas and feature artificial mountains to offer the inhabitants a change of scenery from the seascape. Power for the central accommodation hub is provided through a series of renewable energy sources including solar panels on the mountain sides, wind turbines and a power station to harness the energy of the waves.
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POPSGreen Power Using green energy to power your home may not be as hard as you think. Ask your electric utility to switch you to an alternative source.
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