Peace Corps to Start Clean Energy Program in the Americas

Since 1961 when President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by executive order, thousands of volunteers have traveled to developing countries to implement programs that range from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation

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Global Solar intros flexible photovoltaic modules for rooftop installation

Eco Factor: Flexible solar modules require no racks. Installing racking systems to hold heavy polycrystalline silicon panels on a rooftop might just become obsolete with Global Solar ’s PowerFlex BIPV modules. The flexible solar modules can be glued onto the surface of a roof to generate renewable electricity.

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Solar Powered LED Flower Sculpture Lights up the Night

Looking to add some solar-powered flare to your boring backyard? This gigantic energy-generating flower sculpture by id&@le concepts may be just the ticket. Dubbed the Gul Two , the brightly-hued blossom is outfitted with an array of six 10 x 5 cm solar panels that soak up sunlight throughout the day and store it in a hidden 4-watt battery.

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Biofuels Falling Well Short of Green Standards in UK

photo: Pete Birkinshaw via flickr Now that we’ve got some distance from the ‘biofuels are going to save us, oh wait they’re going to kill everything else’ hysteria of a couple years back and some sane skepticism has emerged, how well are we doing?

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Tapping the Energy Below the Earth’s Surface

Image credit: lydurs /Flickr The heat in the upper six miles of the earth’s crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world’s oil and gas reserves combined.

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Precast Concrete Bases Improve Wind Turbine Efficiency

Photo © Flickr DraconianRain A recently-released report announced that the use of precast concrete bases can actually make wind turbines sturdier, more efficient, and less resource-intensive to produce. According to the Atlas CTB White Paper , the wider footprint of precast concrete bases adds stability to the foundation of wind turbines and can reduce the amount of concrete needed to install them by 60-70% .

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High-Flying Solar Robots Designed to Soar Above Dubai

Soaring like robotic birds, these energy generating flying devices were conceived by Carlos Campos Yamila Zynda Aiub Architects for the skies of Dubai. Called Wings, the curious “creatures” use solar cells to store energy, which they then use to illuminate the land below them at night in a flutter of constellation-like formations. Read the rest of High-Flying Solar Robots Designed to Soar Above Dubai http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2010 Land Art Generator Initiative Design Competition , Carlos Campos Yamila Zynda Aiub Architects robot , choreographies in the sky , dubai , eco design , flying robots , green design , robotic bird , Solar Power , solar powered robots , sustainable design , wing

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Modern Mexican School Keeps Cool with Sun-Shading Skin

The new Docet Institute is a preschool in Monterrey, Mexico that was designed with a sensitive eye toward children’s needs, energy requirements, and the wooded downtown property it is sited on. The interior is spacious and light-filled , and it wraps around to preserve a natural area with mature trees

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Green Gardening Machines Blast Weeds With Bursts of Steam

These hefty-looking machines are Green Steam Weed Killers , and they will soon be patrolling the streets of San Francisco, annihilating unwanted weeds without the use of pesticides. The City’s Park and Rec Department recently purchased one for every Park Service Area. Created in Canada, these high-tech gardening machines are the first of their kind in the United States, and we can’t wait to catch one in action! Read the rest of Green Gardening Machines Blast Weeds With Bursts of Steam http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Green Steam , lawn care , natural weed killer , organic weed control , Rittenhouse , SF Parks and rec , weed killer

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Google’s free voice phone booths to be powered by solar energy

Eco Factor: Voice phone booths to harness renewable solar energy. Google has taken an all-new approach to promote its new Google Voice feature inside Gmail by constructing several retro-styled British phone booths that will offer adorable, green and most-importantly free calls. Modeled on a 1957 vintage example, the phone booths will be installed in high-traffic areas

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