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Design By Nature: Weather station in form of a giant solar sail

Naveen — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:27:47 +0000

Designer: Tim Richter. Basic concept: Using nature’s principles in a city is the only way to make the city better and help protect our planet. Nature and its principles is the core of this project. This project aims to answer questions...

Superyachts of the super-rich to go green with solar sail

Naveen — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:19:49 +0000

Magnificent, majestic, royal, breathtaking, and graceful are the words that describe best the real meaning of luxury yachts. But most of the superyachts owned by the uber-rich aren’t considered eco friendly. Here is great news for all the...

Solar and wind powered 'Miss Statue of Liberty' coming next year

Manish Kanaujia — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:34:01 +0000

Solar Sailor Holding in conjunction with Circle Line, a ferry operator that offers service to the statue of Liberty has unveiled their latest hybrid vessel known as Miss Statue of Liberty. This solar and wind powered electric green ferry uses...

NASA Declares Its Most Arduous Challenges With Six New Goals

Irani — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:48:24 +0000

Already applauded for all new challenges set by NASA, it is once again preparing to ramp up its Centennial Challenges program of space exploration and technology competitions with six new goals and prizes ranging from $500,000 to $5 million. NASA...

Solar-powered boats to sail from Stockholm to Barcelona

Desh — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:46:35 +0000

Covering almost 1800 miles over six long months, the Peoples Projects Foundation’s next May’s trip from Stockholm to Barcelona will put a fleet of three solar-powered boats carrying a solar truck, solar ATV with trailer and a solar car to...