Just what is the best way to tell people that aside from saying that you are green through your company name, you really are green?
Well, what Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has thought of is to actually go solar. And that is what they are currently planning to do. They have thought of putting in 530 units of solar panels in its facility in Waterbury, Vermont. This facility is their distribution center. And if this plan of theirs pushes through, then they will then be able to claim that they are the location of the largest number of solar panels in …read more

It is said that the world of technology is ruled by men. But that does not mean that women are not, in any way, part of such a world. See, many ladies still would like to learn more about technology. And a lot even do make use of technology. That is surely a fact. And it is good that Casio has recognized this.
And what Casio did was they put in the solar technology that they have been marketing in their G-shock watches for men. Now, this solar technology can be found in the Baby-G watches for women. This line is …read more

Yes. That seems to be one of the biggest piece of news that I have heard in a while. And it seems like this kind of project is currently being worked on right now.
What has happened is that a company based in California has been working with plastic balloons to convert the sun’s rays into usable energy. This company is Cool Earth Solar. They have been using the plastic used in Mylar balloons as well as in the wraps of Pop Tarts.
Of course, they have not been blowing up the balloons to for solar power. They stitched all …read more

In Vermont, The Guard has been planning on going solar. And they have already eyed a place where they can build a solar farm. What is currently a field filled with snow would soon become a solar farm if they decide to push through with this solar project.
Col. Doug Fick is the Vermont Air National Guard’s commander. On this, he says, “Right here what we are looking at right now is one of our prime proposed sites if we go the photovoltaic route.”
They are actually looking at putting in 5000 units of solar panels on that available piece of …read more

Right now, it does look like something that would have come out of a science fiction movie. But there is more to just how it looks. The newest solar race car that the MIT has created has got the goods that will make most owners of alternative energy vehicles drool.
The Solar Electric Vehicle Team of the university is the group behind this newest solar race car. They say that this ride can zoom by at speeds of 90 miles per hour. They had spent $243,000 on this one and they call it Eleanor. Just like the vehicle that Nicolas Cage …read more

There are tons and tons of gadgets in the market right now and most of us are so addicted to gadgets that we do try to get the very best or the newest. However, did we all realize that the more we purchase these gadgets, the more our carbon footprint is? Yeah, well, let’s just say that each time you need to give juice to your gadget, you plug it right up the grid.
But if you had solar powered rechargeable batteries, then you are now lessening a good amount of your carbon footprint. And these solar rechargeable batteries is the …read more

In San Diego, you will find a structure that is all about the sun and the shade. I know it sounds quite contrasting but hear this out.
Have you heard of the Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve? Well, this park has recreational vehicles there. And where there is shade right on top where these RVs are stored. That is the shade part. The sun part comes next. See, right on top of that shade, the officials of the park had decided to go solar and so they mounted a solar power system. That happened last year.
And so now, the officials are quite …read more

Marcelo Da Luz has one goal in mind and that is to tell the whole world about the benefits of solar power and that there is such a thing as solar power. After all, many people realize that the sun is there and it is powerful however what they do not know is that it is really something that can help them lessen their energy bills.
What Da Luz has done was go on a solar tour by driving around the country in his solar car. His car looks odd though because it is said to be like a UFO of …read more

So okay. Looks like the mobile phone industry is going to be meeting more solar phones. Just like we just met Samsung’s Blue Earth. This time, let us meet with the Coral 200 Solar.
The Coral 200 Solar is a product from ZTE, a Chinese company which manufactures gadgets. The company said that this mobile phone is quite affordable. Plus, it has been designed so much so that users will no longer have to plug in their phones for a recharging. Well, if they do, it will not be on a regular basis. All the power that the mobile phone needs …read more

The airport officials of Los Angeles had purchased some 17,750 acres of land. This piece of lot is located in Palmdale and they were thinking that they could use such for an airport. However, up until now, the airport has still yet to be constructed. And so as they say, idle land is useless land.
But now they have come up with something good for the lot. They now are thinking of building a solar farm there. They have checked with experts and it is said that the whole land could bring in 100 megawatts of power. That is surely a …read more