News tagged with solar house
Solar Home Built by Students
(PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 22, 2009 |
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India's Tata group to sell $700 flat-pack house
The Indian company that launched the world's cheapest car has unveiled its latest product for the fast-growing nation: a flat-pack house that costs just $700 and can be built in a week.
Jul 17, 2011 |
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It Takes a Solar Village
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Red, white and solar: 160,000 military homes to get rooftop arrays
The last time I checked in with SolarCity was back in June when underwater hockey enthusiast Lyndon Rive's San Mateo, Calif.-based photovoltaic powerhouse had just received a whopping $280 million investment from that ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2011 |
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No furnace required: Energy-efficient 'passive houses' gaining steam
Judd Blunk's house is like a womb. Although the temperature outside is in the 20s, his triple-pane windows overlooking the Fox River feel warm from inside.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Obama's budget slashes moon mission, new rockets
NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there -- that is, if President Barack Obama gets his way.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Major electric utility buys US Solar Decathlon winner
WaterShed, the international-prize-winning solar house built by University of Maryland students, faculty and professional partners, has found a buyer and a permanent site: Electric service provider Pepco is ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Obama White House to install solar panels
President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday it will install solar panels on the White House in a bid to encourage Americans in lesser known residences to embrace renewable energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Houses of 2020 will be all about energy
The American house of 2020 will likely be smaller, smarter, more urban and efficient.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Race to build best solar house opens in Madrid
Students representing 17 universities from around world began a 10-day competition in Madrid Friday to design and build the best house run only by solar energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 18, 2010 |
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It's time to green this old (White) House - again
(AP) -- President Barack Obama will find out two things as he studies how to make the White House more environmentally friendly:
Mar 29, 2009 |
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