New York City’s garbage never looked so good. Solar firms are already lining up for a piece of the city’s landfills, after Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that some 250 acres would be opened for sun-powered installations. The move gives New York a chance to shine in the emerging solar space, and to compete [...]

Google’s product portfolio has now expanded from search engine power to solar power. The company has invested $168 million in a Mojave Desert facility that will become the world’s largest solar power tower plant. The site is located on 3,600 acres of land in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California. According to gizmag, “the Ivanpah [...]

It is official: China is now the world’s largest consumer of energy, surpassing the US in 2009, according to the International Energy Agency. According to internal statistics, Chinese energy consumption was up another 5.9% in 2010 and while the PRC has made strides in energy efficiency, China consumed 5.3% more coal, 12.9% more crude oil [...]

The world is in desperate need of a clean source of energy and a shift towards Solar seems to be the best solution, says Hari Kiran Chereddi, Managing Director, Sujana Energy Solar is the colour and mood of the moment. Solar has today become an important part of Going Green movements and has moved towards [...]

There are farms in the Venice Lagoon producing local food, and like the city, they are sinking as the water from the aquifer below is pumped out. This farm used to irrigate with well and municipal water, but artists Marjetica Potr? and Marguerite Kahrl have developed a solar powered rainwater harvesting system to gather the [...]

The Property magazine has rounded up the top 10 choices for today’s eco-conscious businessman, from a solar briefcase to life-like video conferencing. 1 Pocket solar power Your phone does suck energy. Fortunately, there’s a range of chargers out there that use solar energy to power your gadgets. The Solio, can power all the standard gadgets [...]

For those of you who have toiled with the idea of “off the grid” living or are in search for a simpler life or there is a special tree house community functioning in the rainforest of Costa Rica which might be right up your alley. Finca Bellavista: A Sustainable Rainforest Community is what it’s called [...]