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Solar Energy from Plant Protein Structure

11. March 2010

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Nanoscience is quite fascinated with the process of photosynthesis. They want to duplicate this process exhibited by green plants and utilize the solar power for energy use. Till now power generating solar panels are not in a position to replace the fossil fuels. They produce little amount of energy and quite expensive also. Generation [...]Posted in: Biofuels, Inventions, Solar Power

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Sunshine is free, so can photovoltaics be cheap?

10. March 2010

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Here's how to make a solar cell from silicon : take one solid block of doped silicon, saw it into thin wafers, layer said semiconductors beneath a panel of transparent glass, connect them to a metal electrode that can channel away the electrons knocked loose by incoming photons and turn it into a photovoltaic device. That process has at least two flaws: such silicon is expensive, contributing more than half to the final price of a solar photovoltaic, and sawing it turns as much as half of that silicon into wasted grit.* [More]

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Prototype Solar Power-Assist for Buses

10. March 2010

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Sunpods Inc. is California-based manufacturing company. They produce modular, fully integrated and tested solar power generation systems. Recently they have come out with an idea of the first solar power-assist system for buses. They should be applauded for developing it in a mere six weeks. Their partner is Bauer Intelligent Transportation. The system developed [...]Posted in: Public Transit, Solar Power, Transportation

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Simple Green Wedding Tips

9. March 2010

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Maybe you aren’t ready for a completely green wedding. However, there are some eco-friendly practices that you can easily incorporate into your special day. Go Local Use locally grown and seasonal flowers, wine and other foods purchased from community markets, rather than exotics shipped and grown in foreign locations. Also have your wedding locally rather than a destination wedding. Incorporate Nature Use live trees that can be planted later as centerpieces and other decorations. You can donate them to a local charity, school or other organization. This is much better than cut flowers that will just be tossed at the end of the night. Skip [...]Post from: Blisstree Simple Green Wedding Tips

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