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Researchers have long touted the idea of replacing expensive space-based satellites and Aircraft Mounted Airborne Warning And Control Systems (AWACS) with low-cost and much more agile platforms that can be located within the atmosphere of the planet. However, none of the plans ever made it to reality until now, when DARPA has ordered U.S.
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Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed the design of an unmanned aircraft for DARPA’s Vulture Program, which will be able to fly for a period of five years on solar energy. Known as the Odysseus, the aircraft is designed to fly in the stratosphere at altitudes in excess of 60,000 feet.
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Adding sustainability to the ecstasy of a sea cruise, designer Imran Othman has come up with a concept boat that generates power from roof-mounted solar cells. Known as the Sea Raider, the boat is equipped with PV modules which collect energy during the day to power the boat and recharge the on-board batteries.
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Eco Factor: Concept mini-PC powered by solar energy.
India-based industrial designer Yogesh has developed a mini-PC concept that can revolutionize the life of people living in rural areas of India. “Mitra,” which means “friend” in Hindi, is a solar-powered mini-PC that according to Yogesh can be used for online teaching, online medical help and online help for rural Indian farmers.
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Eco Factor: Self-sufficient home design is powered by solar energy.
Designers over at System Design Studio have designed a new prefab home, which with its abilities and self-sufficiency might transform our knowledge of a “modular home”. The basic concept of the home consists of a module, which meets the daily living needs of an ordinary household.
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Eco Factor: Space-based solar power plant being envisioned by PG&E.
California-based utility company Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is planning to partner with a startup company, Solaren Corporation, to provide about 200MW of space-based solar power (SBSP) by 2016. PG&E is now planning to seek approval from the government authorities to commence work on the project.
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered electric car charging station offers free recharge.
Evergreen Solar has recently announced that its panels are being used to provide the electricity for a new electric vehicle battery recharging station in a high-traffic area in Frankfurt, Germany. The solar “fuel” station provides free battery charging for small-scale electric vehicles including Velotaxis,
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Eco Factor: Renewable energy generating bicycle design.
Bikes are the greenest way to commute from one place to another. Being zero-emission and a healthy way to commute won’t be the only characteristics of biking in the future, when designers like Ben Lai are there to get more from the innocent two-wheelers. Ben is the designer of the most futuristic and green bike that we’ve seen s
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