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Solar-powered brewery brings eco-friendly beer to Britain

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Solar-powered brewery brings eco-friendly beer to Britain

A new British brewery is using solar energy to make eco-friendly beer. One Planet Brewing uses photovoltaic solar panels to generate enough electri...
Sustainability : Food & Drink : Architecture
Next-gen panels generating clean energy from sunlight and air

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Next-gen panels generating clean energy from sunlight and air

A consortium of engineers, scientists and designers is revolutionising solar panel technology, enabling energy production by sunlight and air absor...
Sustainability : Technology : Solar Power
Large car parks to be blanketed with solar panels in France

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Large car parks to be blanketed with solar panels in France

In a bid to accelerate the transition to renewable energies, France has passed a bill requiring large car parks to instal solar panels.
Sustainability : Architecture : Society
This solar-powered device makes coffee without mains power

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This solar-powered device makes coffee without mains power

The Netherlands – Dutch designer Boudewijn Buitenhek has constructed a solar-powered kettle and coffee bean roaster as part of an experiment in whi...
Sustainability : Food : Drink
Stat: US schools are switching to solar power

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Stat: US schools are switching to solar power

The use of solar power by US schools has risen sharply, according to the Brighter Future report by Generation180.
Stat : Stats : Statistics
This EV can run for months on solar power

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This EV can run for months on solar power

The Netherlands – Electric vehicle (EV) start-up Lightyear is driving sustainable innovation with the launch of its first solar-powered car.
Mobility : Sustainability : Design
Swarovski announces its designers of the future

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Swarovski announces its designers of the future

Basel – Unveiled during Design Miami/ Basel 2017, the winning works explored 3D printing, solar cell technology and innovative surfaces.
Design : Luxury : Technology
Omega’s solar mission

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Omega’s solar mission

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland – Watchmaker Omega is showing how a luxury brand can set the heart racing and the imagination soaring through its collabor...
Omega : Switzerland : Solar Impulse
CES 2015: Swarovski introduces first wearable device

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CES 2015: Swarovski introduces first wearable device

Las Vegas – Swarovski has unveiled its first piece of wearable technology jewellery.
Swarovski : Misfit Wearables : Wearable Tech
Future highways: The photo-luminising powder replacing street lights

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Future highways: The photo-luminising powder replacing street lights

Dutch design firm Studio Roosegaarde has developed Glowing Lines, strips of photo-luminising powder, to replace street lamps along Dutch roads.
Studio Roosegarde : Dan Roosegarde : Glowing Lines
Solar reality: Artist simulates Nevada energy plant in New York

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Solar reality: Artist simulates Nevada energy plant in New York

New York – Irish artist John Gerrard has created a virtual solar power plant for a large-scale installation at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center.
Virtual Worlds : Art : John Gerrard
Apocalypse now: Fashion film explores dystopian world

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Apocalypse now: Fashion film explores dystopian world

London – For their latest collection, Casio G-Shock and streetwear brand Maharishi have created a short film that explores a post-apocalyptic...
Maharishi : G-Shock : Pacifist Preppers
Solar setting: Table harnesses the sun’s power

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Solar setting: Table harnesses the sun’s power

Milan – Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel wants your furniture to be a source of energy. The Current Table, which will be on show at the Salone I...
Marjan Van Aubel : The Current Table : Salone Internazionale Del Mobile 2014
Mike Tinskey : Off-the-grid

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Mike Tinskey : Off-the-grid

Director of Vehicle Electrification at Ford, Mike Tinskey, presents the electric car of the future. The Ford C-MAX Solar E...
Automotive : Electric Cars : Hybrid Cars
The Netherlands speeds ahead on fast car-charging

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The Netherlands speeds ahead on fast car-charging

The Netherlands speeds ahead on fast car-charging
Electric Cars : ABB : Electric Vehicles
City cycle helmet scheme is a safe investment

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City cycle helmet scheme is a safe investment

City cycle helmet scheme is a safe investment
Bicycle : Cycling : Sharing
Bright Idea: solar lamp aids developing world

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Bright Idea: solar lamp aids developing world

Iceland – Iceland-based company LittleSun is set to launch The LittleSun Lantern this summer, an affordable solar-powered LED light designed to giv...
NEA : Emerging Economies : Iceland
Changers solar charger gives power to the people

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Changers solar charger gives power to the people

Changers solar charger gives power to the people
Chargers : Energy : Carbon Footprint
Smart home: Panasonic puts energy into eco-house

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Smart home: Panasonic puts energy into eco-house

Tokyo – Electronics company Panasonic has unveiled a design for an Eco Ideas House that would release almost no CO2 emissions.
Green : Fuel Cells : Power Generators
Samsung charges on with solar-powered laptop

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Samsung charges on with solar-powered laptop

Samsung charges on with solar-powered laptop
Solar Power : Samsung : Laptops
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