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Pedal Point concept offers a green commute on rails

Posted by DeshRaj on 06/03/2010

For fitness-minded individuals, Californian designer Joseph Fung conjures up an innovative biking concept that mixes railroad commute and calisthenics. Dubbed as Pedal Point, the system exploits riders pedaling effort to create electricity that...

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Play with yoyo to juice up your cellphones

Posted by AditiJ on 03/03/2010

Yoyos have been really popular with kids. Very rarely would you see an adult spinning it, but not anymore. Here is a yoyo mobile phone charger concept that we hope will be seen in many hands. Designed by Emmanuel Hanson, the charger works by...

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NATO air base in France to house worlds biggest solar power plant

Posted by DeshRaj on 03/03/2010

It will be really massive. Spread across a 415 hectare (1,025 acre) site in Toul-Rosieres, in France, the worlds next biggest photovoltaic solar power plant will outclass the one at Olmedilla in Spain. While the latter produces 60 megawatts of...

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Singapore unveils its first eco-business park

Posted by AditiJ on 26/02/2010

Singapore has unveiled its first eco-business park, whose construction is scheduled to commence in July this year. At the JTC Summit yesterday, Industrial landlord JTC Corporation and the Economic Development Board (EDB) revealed the masterplan for..

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Solar Industry Fights Arizona Bill That Favors Nuclear, Hydro

Posted by Environmental Leader on 24/02/2010

SolarCity, Kyocera Solar and Suntech Power Holdings, together with other solar energy providers, are opposed to Arizona House Bill 2701 (HB 2701) stating it would jeopardize Arizona’s renewable energy industry by allowing nuclear and hydroelectric power to meet RES requirements and by setti ...

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