It was a landmark event in the history of marine technology, when the exclusively solar powered catamaran Sun21 crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 2007. Now, clean solar power is literally going to leave its mark undersea, rather than over-sea. And it is..
Reef Explorer: Solar-electric marine craft for marine life exploration Read More »
Marine solar vehicles or solar boats came on the marine transportation scene as early as in 1985. Since then, they have technologically advanced, both in scope and in functionality – of course, along with accentuating upon their low emission mode…
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As of October 2010, carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere was estimated to be at a concentration of 388 ppm (parts per million) by volume. Going along with that alarming figure, in 2011, the emissions of carbon…
Future Perfect – Capturing CO2 for energy Read More »
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Since the advent of industrial revolution, power extraction is highly dependent on fossil fuel and 80% of world energy still counts on this source greatly. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2), a…
Artificial Trees pave new future for energy and cleaner environment Read More »
Addressing climate change issues, after the devastation in the Philippines by Ondoy storm, United Architects of the Philippines, MyShelter Foundation, Philippine White Helmets and the Climate Change Commission co-sponsored a competition. Design…
Designing against the elements: GOMMA Design’s Coral City eco-village Read More »
Day by day, the need for a revamping of our electricity production systems is becoming extremely necessary. With the depleting resources and pollution building up from fossil fuel combustion for production, solar energy is one most renewable and…
Boeing to turn its new SC 787 assembly plant green Read More »
Rising fuel costs have pushed electric vehicles (EVs) to the forefront but having an eco-friendly electric vehicle is still a work in progress. EVs powered by solar electricity seems to slowly gain ground as an eco-friendly money-saver option,…
Nissan Leaf powered by solar energy at home Read More »
With strength of approximately 170,000 personnel and more than 1,600 aircrafts, the Indian Air Force is the world’s fourth largest air force. And with the recent spate of the ‘nascent’ arms race, India has already started to built up its own…
India to launch its advanced program for solar powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Read More »
Every building has a purpose to serve and the purpose driven design adds perpetuality and repose to it. A live example of such design is SPIRETEC. Fortunate are the ones who would use it to shape their lives. Normally, an education institute is…
The Netherlands has always been a geographically low-lying country. It has about 25% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level, and 50% of its land lies less than one meter above sea level. Now throughout the history, there have…
