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- Sun Rock: Solar-Optimised Facility for Renewable Energy OperationsSun Rock, currently under construction in Changhua County, Taiwan, is an operations and maintenance facility for Taipower, the government-owned power company. Designed by architecture…
- Perovskite Solar Roof Tile Integrates Renewable Energy Into ArchitectureTNO has introduced what it describes as the world’s first electrically functioning solar roof tile based on flexible perovskite solar cells. The development offers…
- Modular Sustainable House in Japan Generates More Energy Than It ConsumesFlorian Busch Architects have designed a modular house in Hokkaido, Japan, with the objective of generating more energy than it consumes. The project aims…
- Energy charging flooring made from wood pulpImagine, you have solar panels on your roof, a wind turbine in your back yard, solar charging windows, and solar and wind charging curtains.…
- Discarded Cigarette Butts Turned Into High-Performance Energy Storage MaterialCigarette butts are one of the most common forms of litter worldwide. Every year, billions of filters end up in streets, rivers and soil.…
- Concrete That Stores Energy: MIT’s New Conductive MaterialResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new form of concrete that can both support structures and store electrical energy.…
- CryoflorE: A Living Energy Model for Sustainable Urban DesignAs part of the second Solar Biennale at the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC) in Lausanne, London-based biodesign practice ecoLogicStudio has…
- SolarGaps: generating energy while providing shade in your homeSolar power is the most popular form of renewable energy, and for home owners a great way to reduce their electrical bill. However, if…
- Tilting with windmills: innovations in wind energy on Windmill DayToday is Windmill Day, and what better moment to discuss the latest developments in generating wind energy? Using windmills to generate energy has a…
- Solar panels made with waste crops generate energy even without sunlightCarvey Ehren Maigue, student electrical engineering at Mapua University in the Philippines, designed a new type of translucent solar panel that combines organic luminescent…
- Generating energy from waves with flexible concreteUsing a special type of concrete, researches Branko Šavija and Yading Xu from TU Delft in the Netherlands aim to generate energy using waves…
- Sustainable Urban Renewal in Saint-Denis: A Showcase of Prefabricated, Low-Carbon HousingParis-based architecture agency DREAM has completed an ambitious social housing development in Saint-Denis, France, exemplifying the potential of architectural design to foster both social…
- Zero House has a zero carbon footprint, zero toxins and zero net energyCreating a building that has a zero carbon footprint, uses zero toxins or uses zero net energy can be a challenge each on their…
