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U.Va. students install solar panels to help power a 1994 Honda Accord

Posted by DeshRaj on 18/02/2010

A team of some 30 students from James Durands mechanical engineering class, at the University of Virginia, has collaborated with U.Va. Facilities Management for installing solar panels to help power a 1994 Honda Accord. Earlier, the same team made.

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Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond to Cut Suppliers Sourcing Fuel from Oil Sands

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/02/2010

To cut their carbon footprints, retailers Whole Foods Market and Bed Bath & Beyond are dropping suppliers that source fuel from Canada’s oil sands (also known as the Alberta Tar Sands), reports the Financial Times. While Whole Foods Market has switched to suppliers sourcing U.S. crude o ...

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Energy Storage Project Aims to Extend Utility of Solar Power

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/02/2010

International Battery, a U.S. manufacturer and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, is partnering with system integrator HNU Energy to assess the effectiveness of storing solar energy using new, more-efficient battery technology.If successful, the solar power generation a ...

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BURO II proposes green residential project for Belgium

Posted by DeshRaj on 04/02/2010

Sited along the river Scheldt in Oudenaarde, the LESKOO is a green residential project with all facilities: sports, schools, City Park with pool, marina, and all, within a comfortable reach. Highlighting some attractive building plans (pdf), interior.

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Human-shaped garden fits into recycled shipping containers

Posted by DeshRaj on 02/02/2010

Medical Herbman Café Project (MHCP), created by Japanese landscape designers Earthscape, tends to connect the parts of the body with a human-shaped garden. The fragrant herbs and medicinal plants growing across the garden symbolize the benefited...

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