The World’s First Solar Powered Airport
byAn airport called Cochin International Airport has become the third busiest airport in India, but now it’s also the world’s first airport to run completely on solar energy.
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Repurpose Schoolbags Lighting Up the Lives of Learners Across South Africa
byRepurpose Schoolbags are recycled shopping bags made into an upcycled schoolbag for underpriviliged learners, with a solar panel embedded within.
How Green is the iPhone 6?
byThe web was abuzz yesterday with the launch of the new iPhone 6, but how eco is this new gadget from the world’s coolest tech company?
New African Energy Projects Leapfrog Outdated Technologies
byThe air in Apapa, an industrial hub in Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital of Lagos, hums with the sound of diesel generators powering massive factories. In Apapa, as in most places in Nigeria, a failing national power supply means generators are a part of life.
Apple iCloud Powered by Solar Farm
byIn an effort to green up their act, Apple has converted all of its data centres to clean energy. In North Carolina this means 55 000 solar panels which now power Apple’s iCloud.
Forever 21 Installs Solar Panels While Promising Even Bigger Discounts
byLast weekend, fast-fashion powerhouse, Forever 21, announced plans to the largest single-rooftop solar-power system in Los Angeles County, as well as unveileing a new 18,000-square-foot concept store that promises greater quantities and even deeper discounts on its already cut-price clothing.
Simple solar solution for rural Africa
byPay-as-you-go solar technology is making it possible for remote and off-grid communities in Africa to generate their own electricity, reducing the need for environmentally harmful and dangerous lighting practices such as burning kerosene oil.
First Cape Town homes to feed power to grid
byThe City of Cape Town will soon start a unique pilot project which will allow three domestic households to feed their excess electricity, created from renewable energy sources, back into the city´s grid.
Africa leads solar laptop revolution
byWritten by: Wilma den HartighThe world’s first solar-powered netbook, Samsung Electronics’ NC215S laptop, is the ideal product for a continent where electricity access can be limited, but sunlight is never in short supply.The solar-charging capability means that it is also the first genuine environm