Solar Cars on Solar Roadways
Posted by admin on March 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This week’s solar links range from new versions of older ideas to one very radical newcomer to the field of solar possibilities. Should all these innovations come to widespread reality we could see solar cars on solar roadways driving under solar planes and solar balloons with a solar flashlight charging on the dash.
- Eleanor, a new solar-powered electric car from the big brains at MIT, is getting ready to race at speeds up to 90 mph at the behest of inertia and thanks to 580 silicon solar cells.
- The Sunseeker II is a manned solar plane whose designers claim has logged the most hours in flight than all other manned solar aircraft combined.
- Cool Earth Solar makes cheap plastic solar balloons that act as concentrating solar collectors for inexpensive yet efficient solar power production.
- SunNight Solar’s new addition to the world of solar flashlights is sleek, powerful, handy in the Third World, and affordable as well.
- IKEA is entering the solar gadget market with its own version of solar garden lights.
- Massachusetts Utilities Seek Long-Term Green Energy Deals - February 8th, 2010
- Honda Unveils Amazing Solar Hydrogen Station Prototype - February 8th, 2010
- Jack Johnson, Cake to Release 100 Percent Solar-Made Albums - February 5th, 2010
- Pentagon Acknowledges Climate Change in Latest Defense Review - February 5th, 2010
- One Building that Proves Solar Power Can Be Profitable - February 4th, 2010
