Two Korean designers Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim have come up with blinds that collects solar power during the day and light you up in the night with that energy with a lamp embedded in the blinds themselves!
According to a study conducted by University of California Berkeley, going green is actually good for the California's economy. This might dismay nay sayers trying to slap current economic down falls on going green.
I was looking reading and digesting the "select private and corporate customers" in California, New York and New Jersey., the electric version of the Mini. After seeing the photos on the web and glancing on the specs, the only thought entered my mind was, they want to be me too! on the electric band wagon.
Solar Power International formally know as Solar Power 2008 get on the way tonight in San Diego to a sold out conference. (You might be able to get a few one day passes, if you hurry!).
Peugeot has presented a new scooter that is slated to be one of the most advanced hybrid scooter in the world at the Paris Motor Show. According to a report on hell for leather, the concept scooter improves on the technology of BMW C1 and Piaggio MP3 scooters to create most high-tech scooter of all time. Of course among other things like hybrid engine, safety steel cage, etc the scooter also sports a three-wheel drive!
I think it is hard to believe if Google says, in time, that your personal computer which initiated a search on Google at one of its data centers, consumes more energy than the data center's computing to provide you with answers. But that seem to be the case as Google engineers have worked hard to keep the these data centers energy efficient.
Bioneers Conference that is slated to be held in San Rafael, CA from Oct 16 to 20th, was a place I am planing to be. It focuses on Social and scientific innovations that naturally come to us as human beings. These people, these visionaries are already have been working on working our world better place.
The City Of Berkeley yesterday voted yes to a program providing financing to retrofit Berkeley homes with Solar Power. The program is designed to reimburse property owners for the costs of putting in solar power systems. In turn the property owners would pay the city back over 20 years, including interest, in a form of property tax. Only property owners taking advantage of the program would see the extra charges on their tax bills.City will need to finance the initial pilot project of about 50 homes that is estimated to cost about $1.5 million. According to city, about 100 people have shown interest. According to San Francisco Chronicle, for a typical solar energy system costing about $22,000, residents would pay about $180 a month, based on a 6.75 interest rate, after state and federal rebates are issued.
This might lead to electricity bill surpassing the solar tax, as energy costs continue to climb. Once the initial wave is completed, there might be other entities stepping into the slate. Already companies such as SunRun, pay for the costs of installing and operating solar power systems in exchange for a one-time payment to defray the initial cost and a long-term electricity contract with each residential customer, who doesn't own the system. I think and hope the Berkeley FIRST will be successful.
Way to Go Berkeley, F.I.R.S.T!
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