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Zephyr solar UAV sets yet another flight record: 7 days and counting!

This certainly is an interesting time for solar powered flight. Solar Impulse just returned from a 26-hour manned test flight, and now QinetiQ’s Zephyr, a drone who we last saw clocking over 83 hours in-flight is in the air again: this time, it’s more like seven days and counting! The craft, which took off from the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona last Friday, is being billed as an “eternal aircraft,” one that can stay aloft for extremely long periods of time for use as recon and communications platforms Continue reading

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Charge Your Battery-Powered Lawn Mower with Solar Power [Weekend Project]

We’ve shown you how to convert your gas mower to solar power , but if you have an electric mower (or just don’t feel like ruining your gas one), here’s how to harness the power of the sun on your battery-powered lawn mower. More Continue reading

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Solar plane flies for seven days (BBC)

A UK unmanned solar-powered plane called Zephyr has flown continuously for seven days, and is still in the air. Continue reading

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Chu Announces Joint U.S.-China Building Efficiency MOU

BEIJING, CHINA – After touring the “America House,” a U.S. Continue reading

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Secretary Chu Visits ENN Headquarters and Tianjin University

TIANJIN, CHINA – On the final day of his trip to China with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited ENN Headquarters in Langfang, Hebei Province, where a focus on clean energy generation has led to the creation of thousands of new jobs. Continue reading

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Chu, Locke, Browner Call for Comprehensive Energy Plan at Clean Energy Economy Forum with Business Leaders

WASHINGTON – America needs a comprehensive energy plan to regain control of its energy future, revitalize its economy, and break a dependence on oil that threatens our prosperity, our environment, and our national security, top Obama Administration officials said today. Continue reading

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Solar Powered Camera Strap Gives Additional Life to your Cam (Digg)

Solar camera strap is latest technology which is still under process, this technology will come very handy for photographers(nature,wildlife etc),tourists. Continue reading

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Team California Wins the Communications Contest at U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon

WASHINGTON, DC – Team California today snagged the top spot in the Communications contest at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. Continue reading

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2009 Solar Decathlon Winners Announced

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Continue reading

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Remarks by The President on Recovery Act Funding For Smart Grid Technology

(Arcadia, Florida) – Today, President Obama spoke at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida where he delivered the below remarks: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, guys. Thank you very much Continue reading

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