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Back in 2019, we reported on the incredible US$5.5 million Arkup floating home, which features a hydraulic system that raises it above the waves. The firm has now revealed the Arkup 50, which is similar, but comes with some notable changes and starts a… Continue reading Futuristic floating home uses its sea legs to rise above the waves
Though ebike battery fires are relatively rare, they can cause serious damage to property and riders alike. Beam Global is looking to take charging outdoors with a 12-ebike, grid-independent charging hub that’s powered by solar and batteries.Continue R… Continue reading Solar-powered ebike charging station takes top-ups outdoors and off-grid
If you want to get high-speed internet to people in remote communities, why not simply beam it to them from a high-flying blimp-like aircraft? That’s just one of the proposed purposes of the Sceye HAPS, which uses solar power to hover in the stratosphe… Continue reading Solar silver flyer takes to the sky to boost internet access on the ground
If you love all things concrete then you’ll find a lot to like with the Shire, by Atelier Matias Mosquera. The extraordinary home blends into its lush surrounding landscape and offers self-sufficiency in power, water and food.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Self-sufficient concrete home disappears into lush landscape
Urb is on a mission to remake Dubai’s landscape into a lush paradise. Following its proposals for the Dubai Mangroves and Dubai Reefs projects, the firm’s new Green Spine envisions transforming a highway in the region with trams, park areas, farms, and… Continue reading A million trees give central Dubai a 40-mile Green Spine
A futuristic-looking electric vehicle that was launched by a Californian startup way back in 2007 is finally on the road to production. Following a year-long crowdfunding effort, the first 2,000 Aptera Launch Edition solar EV production slots have now … Continue reading First 2,000 Aptera solar EV Launch Edition production slots claimed
Dutch micromobility startup Squad Mobility is gearing up for the 2025 production launch of its Solar City microEV with a visit to Las Vegas next month for CES 2024, where the company will also show off a special edition Buggy version.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Solar Buggy on its way to Nevada ahead of 2025 city microEV production
For the second consecutive time, a team from Belgium has landed in first place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), a competition that sees dozens of innovative solar vehicles race across the often punishing continent of Australia.Continue … Continue reading Fin-topped solar car soars through winds and wildfires to victory
Researchers have developed a new solar-powered desalination system that produces high amounts of drinkable water and uses a technique inspired by the ocean to avoid the problem of salt clogging. Scaled up, the system could provide enough drinking water… Continue reading Solar desal system produces drinkable water quickly without clogging
As electric vehicle designers continue to figure out ways of making battery-powered cars more practical for everyday urban and suburban commuters, the Eindhoven University of Technology Solar Team has taken a few leaps forward into the future, showing … Continue reading Solar RV team chases boundless nomadism with 1st-ever solar off-roader