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Oceanix Floating City Prototype Sets Sail by 2025, and a Dream Comes True
Oceanix Floating City Prototype Sets Sail by 2025, and a Dream Comes True

4 Dec 2021, 08:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The joint project, introduced as an idea in 2019, aims to offer a sustainable alternative to coastal communities under threat of constantly rising water levels

 
Renault Trucks to Incorporate Innovative Shatterproof Solar Technology
Renault Trucks to Incorporate Innovative Shatterproof Solar Technology

22 Nov 2021, 08:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Could solar power become an important asset for future electric vehicles? This cutting-edge photovoltaic system claims to be a big step toward green transport

 
Meet the ioCamper, the Towable Tiny Box That Expands Into a Comfy Home for 6 at Camp
Meet the ioCamper, the Towable Tiny Box That Expands Into a Comfy Home for 6 at Camp

18 Nov 2021, 07:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The original version of the ioCamper was designed to fit into any van without modifications to the van itself, and exploded into a full house at camp

 
Solar Power Could Be Used for an Off-Grid Sustainable Cooling System, Based on Salt
Solar Power Could Be Used for an Off-Grid Sustainable Cooling System, Based on Salt

16 Nov 2021, 09:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This game-changing system based on simple chemistry could provide green air conditioning to the desert, with no electricity required

 
Solar-Powered UAS Has the Power of 250 Cell Towers, Demonstrates Stratosphere Connectivity
Solar-Powered UAS Has the Power of 250 Cell Towers, Demonstrates Stratosphere Connectivity

16 Nov 2021, 05:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Pseudo-satellite Zephyr successfully delivers communications from the stratosphere to smartphones, in revolutionary demonstration

 
The Chic BeauEr 3X Trailer Blows Up to Tiny Home Size in Under One Minute
The Chic BeauEr 3X Trailer Blows Up to Tiny Home Size in Under One Minute

14 Nov 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Introduced as a concept in 2011, the BeauEr 3X trailer is now available worldwide, offering a very compact towable with actual, cozy home potential at camp

 
Self-Sufficient N55 Walking House Is the Most Awesome, Idealistic Thing Ever
Self-Sufficient N55 Walking House Is the Most Awesome, Idealistic Thing Ever

6 Nov 2021, 11:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This module walks on six robotic legs to put any tiny home to shame, is fully self-sufficient and modular, perfect for a family of four

 
Xpanse Solar Panel Awning Boosts RV Life With Massive 1,000-Watt Output
Xpanse Solar Panel Awning Boosts RV Life With Massive 1,000-Watt Output

5 Nov 2021, 17:03 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This awning features solid solar panels that are able to generate 1,000 watts of energy. Deploys in under a minute and can resist some winds.

 
Portable MicroFactory From Shipping Containers Runs on Solar Power, Reduces Plastic Waste
Portable MicroFactory From Shipping Containers Runs on Solar Power, Reduces Plastic Waste

5 Nov 2021, 15:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / New York-based company Circular Economy Manufacturing wants to put an end to plastic waste with its off-grid, portable and sustainable MicroFactory

 
Greenline 58 Fly Eco-Friendly Yacht Proves That Sustainability and Elegance Mix Well
Greenline 58 Fly Eco-Friendly Yacht Proves That Sustainability and Elegance Mix Well

28 Oct 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Upcoming Greenline 58 Fly will boast 11 solar panels and a next-generation hybrid-drive system, for sustainability that doesn't put limits on luxury

 
World’s First Smart Solar RV Awning Is Here. Ready for Limitless Off-Grid Adventures?
World’s First Smart Solar RV Awning Is Here. Ready for Limitless Off-Grid Adventures?

28 Oct 2021, 08:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This intelligent solution gives you the best of solar panels and a standard awning, for off-grid travelling that doesn't have to stop

 
World’s First Flying Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Boat Races at 25 MPH
World’s First Flying Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Boat Races at 25 MPH

28 Oct 2021, 04:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Delft University of Technology takes the next step after solar-powered boats, with the first hydrogen fuel cell boat that can fly at 16 inches above water

 
Germany Is Testing an Innovative, Highly-Efficient Solar Power Plant Using Molten Salt
Germany Is Testing an Innovative, Highly-Efficient Solar Power Plant Using Molten Salt

26 Oct 2021, 05:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German Aerospace Center began operating a solar thermal power plant that could revolutionize energy production, based on the properties of molten salt

 
Worksport TerraVis COR Jumpstarts Your EV Lifestyle With “Never-Ending" Supply of Juice
Worksport TerraVis COR Jumpstarts Your EV Lifestyle With “Never-Ending" Supply of Juice

25 Oct 2021, 17:52 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This inverter, battery pack, and solar pickup truck tonneau system seems to offer a constant supply of energy if you own enough battery packs

 
Sony Floating Habitat 2050 Paints a Self-Sufficient, Terrifying Picture of the Future
Sony Floating Habitat 2050 Paints a Self-Sufficient, Terrifying Picture of the Future

19 Oct 2021, 07:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sony creatives and popular writers join forces for a spot of sci-fi prototyping, imagining a not-too-distant future in which communities are mobile

 
The Little Camper That Could: Stella Vita Completes Extended Trip on Solar Power Only
The Little Camper That Could: Stella Vita Completes Extended Trip on Solar Power Only

19 Oct 2021, 03:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Stella Vita from Solar Team Eindhoven completes epic European road trip as planned, using only solar power, though not without some issues

 
Used BMW i3 Batteries, Power Bikes and Kinetic Floor Make Coldplay’s Tour the Greenest Yet
Used BMW i3 Batteries, Power Bikes and Kinetic Floor Make Coldplay’s Tour the Greenest Yet

15 Oct 2021, 08:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In 2022, Coldplay goes back on tour, and it will hopefully lay the blueprint for future sustainable shows, thanks to BMW

 
Rooftops Solar Panels Could Cover All 2018 Energy Consumption Needs
Rooftops Solar Panels Could Cover All 2018 Energy Consumption Needs

12 Oct 2021, 08:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That’s what an Imperial College London study discovered after mapping 130 million square kilometers to find 0.2 million square kilometers of rooftop area

 
Jay Leno Features Aptera Alpha Development Vehicle With 1000 Mile Range
Jay Leno Features Aptera Alpha Development Vehicle With 1000 Mile Range

11 Oct 2021, 19:42 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / It's been 13 years since Jay Leno featured an Aptera but this new version looks like it's made leaps and bounds in that time.

 
Watch the Most Advanced Solar-Powered Aircraft Ace Navigation Flight Test
Watch the Most Advanced Solar-Powered Aircraft Ace Navigation Flight Test

7 Oct 2021, 08:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skydweller is a new class of unmanned aircraft that's a mix between a solar-powered airplane and a satellite with advanced navigation and communication features