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- Leo DiCaprio donates massive solar reserve art installation to LACMA Fri, 12 Jun 15, 3:00amOur favorite eco-advocate and art collector, Leonardo DiCaprio is earning even more points with us, by donating his recent acquisition, Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada), to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art...
- Scientists smash solar cell efficiency record by converting 40.4% of sunlight to energy Tue, 9 Dec 14, 5:00amA team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency by successfully converting 40.4% of available sunlight into electricity. And what's even more remarkable is...
- Rafael Viñoly Admits to Making “A Lot of Mistakes” with London’s “Walkie Scorchie” Skyscraper Tue, 10 Sep 13, 5:30am"We made a lot of mistakes with this building," admits Rafael Viñoly. It is not everyday that you will hear an architect admit to making a mistake with their work, but Vinoly hardly had a choice with this one. In a recent...
- World’s Largest Solar Tower Power Plant to Be Built in California Tue, 19 Mar 13, 2:50amConcentrating solar power companies Abengoa and BrightSource Energy will soon team up to build the world’s largest solar tower facility in Southern California...
- World’s Largest Solar Tower Facility to Be Built in California Tue, 19 Mar 13, 12:41amConcentrating solar power companies Abengoa and BrightSource Energy will soon be teaming up to build the world’s largest solar tower facility in Southern California...
- DOI Approves First Solar ‘Power Tower’ in the US Fri, 15 Oct 10, 9:30amThe Department of the Interior (DOI) has just approved the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the first large-scale solar energy project in the United States to utilise ‘power tower’ technology...
- Almeisan Tower is a Solar Concentrating Skyscraper Mon, 13 Jul 09, 3:00pmArchitect Robert Ferry recently unveiled a stunning design for a sustainable spire in Dubai that requires zero energy and produces zero waste and zero emissions...
- Almeisen Tower is a Solar Concentrating Skyscraper Mon, 13 Jul 09, 3:00pmArchitect Robert Ferry recently unveiled a stunning design for a sustainable spire in Dubai that requires zero energy and produces zero waste and zero emissions...