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LUMENHAUS: Chicago
LUMENHAUS is a solar-powered home designed by Virginia Tech students that generates more power than it uses annually. It was one of only two American entries in the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe...
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Markus Kayser Builds a Solar-Powered 3D Printer that Prints Glass from Sand...
Industrial designer and tinkerer Markus Kayser spent the better part of a year building and experimenting with two fantastic devices that harness the sun’s power in some of the world’s harshest...
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A Glass Sphere Solar Energy Generator Capable of Converting Sun and Moonlight...
Barcelona-based German-born architect André Broessel of rawlemon has constructed an enormous glass ball lens filled with water capable of harnessing power from the sun and even the moon (last image),...
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A Solar-Powered Glow-in-the-dark Bike Path by Studio Roosegaarde Inspired by...
This stunning illuminated bike path in Nuenen, Netherlands was just unveiled tonight by Studio Roosegaarde, an innovative social design lab that has risen to prominence for their explorations at the...
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A Sea of Glistening Solar Mirrors Photographed at the Nevada SolarReserve by...
Chicago-based photographer Reuben Wu (previously here and here) recently photographed the Nevada SolarReserve, a grouping over 10,000 mirrors which power nearly 75,000 homes both day and night during...
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Uplift: An Endlessly Rotating Stair Sculpture Powered by the Sun
Uplift is a architecturally-minded desk sculpture that slowly rotates using the power of the sun. The walnut work hovers inside a glass bell jar, powered by a steel and brass mechanism that allows the...
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Solar-Powered Chicken Caravan Keeps Farm Birds on the Move
Designed by Tom Gottelier and Bobby Petersen, who work together as Designers on Holiday, the Chicken Caravan is a solar-powered chicken coop. The lightweight, automated, mobile unit was created for...
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Solar-Powered Air Balloon by Tomás Saraceno Shatters Records, While...
All images courtesy of Aerocene Foundation. Photography by Studio Tomás Saraceno In late January in Salinas Grandes, Jujuy, Argentina, artist Tomás Saraceno (previously) launched a black air balloon...
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Six Students Design Solar-Powered Lamps From Collagen, Black Beans, and Agave...
Six lamps designed by Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey students A 2019 study notes that 1.8 million residents of Mexico live without electricity, while some sources say an additional five million...
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