When complete, the Pittsburgh-based Phipps Conservatory will generate all of its own energy and treat all of its own wastewater on site. (RT @dinet: Will this be the world's greenest building?
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New dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell developed by scientists at the UW-Madison doubles as solar energy storage system. (#PowerStorage New Photovoltaic Cell Doubles as Solar Energy Storage System | The Daily Fusion - Dai... Via Jocelyn Stoller
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"The final design allows for a standard-size solar cell that can simultaneously power a device and store energy for later use, creating a closed-loop system for small-scale applications of solar energy. “We can have some energy set aside locally, right in the panel, so that when you need it, you can get it,” says Jiang." Delete the scoop?
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Micro-greens have become the tiny big thing in many independent sit-down restaurants, but they are a pricey addition to dishes. They can cost upwards of $100 a pound. Enter a home-grown idea: in-house hydroponics. Via Alan Yoshioka, Jocelyn Stoller Delete the scoop?
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Hey! My name is Risto and I do a little of everything here at Supermechanical. Most of my time is spent programming, assembling, and shipping your Twines around the world, but occasionally I get the...
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Programming with Twine, lessons from a lovely hound. Delete the scoop?
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Mark Jacobson says he can run the planet solely on wind, water and solar energy. First stop: New York State Delete the scoop?
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Small farms see massive increase in crop yields using a new, fertilizer-free growing method.
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No chemicals, no pesticides. Dramatically better yields! Delete the scoop?
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A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water.
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In Germany, installers added $1.20 to the cost of the solar panel to complete an installation. But in the U.S., they tacked on $4.36 per watt. Here's why. (RT @DSchvejda: Why #Solar Costs More in the U.S. Delete the scoop?
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Windowfarms was commissioned to build two large arrays of Windowfarms at the museum in conjunction with the globe-traveling special exhibition on Food, “Our Global Kitchen: Food, Culture, Nature“. The LED grow light powered hydroponic research garden is on view for 10 months at the Columbus and 79th street entrance November 2012- August 2013. 
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January 8, 11:58 PM
Check out the use of led grow lights this is another idea we could use our solar panels to power. It is also an aquaponics idea that we could package for urban impoverished areas. Delete the scoop?
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A new study reveals the surprising benefits of shopping from the bins. Delete the scoop?
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On-demand architecture machine can be set up anywhere, can help respond to disasters. But lets stop calling it green. Delete the scoop?
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Students at ETH Zurich created a smart portable generator as their Master's Thesis project that can provide power and clean water to over 20 homes. Delete the scoop?
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The Start.Home is the Stanford University entry in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.
Integrating technology into a home that can grow as needs change, the Start.Home design allows for customization and additions that are based on a pre-engineered, pre-fabricated start.core that can meet net-zero energy efficiency standards. The Stanford design team aims to provide “efficiency without sacrificing creativity” such that each house can be an expression of its owner. The 12’x15’x10’ start.core features natural lighting, open spaces, a high roof that permits passive ventilation, and an emphasis on connecting the interior to the outdoors. The basic unit provides for a bathroom, kitchen, mechanical component access, and living areas. The start.core can be shipped on a standard truck trailer and installed on a lot for construction and customization. Learn more and view images at the original article... Via Lauren Moss, Jocelyn Stoller 
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June 11, 8:19 AM
This idea provides much more flexibility and customization for the buyer, yet is still provides an easily transportable base for a net zero home. The Start.Home allows the owners to customize their home in accordance to their preference, and enables them to change it as their needs change. This has the potential to lead to a widespread increase in net zero homes. 
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Following the ideas of Cradle to Cradle, deconstruction of these home would be simple, and renovation without demolition would go along way in reducing waste.
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Brilliant work, congrats!
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V3Solar's Spin Cell Cones Could Produce Electricity for the Insanely Low Cost of Eight Cents per kWh
When V3Solar released information about their Spin Cell photovoltaic cones last year, the details already looked remarkably impressive; they have a smaller physical footprint than flat photovoltaic cells and the capacity to generate up to 20 times more energy for the same surface area Delete the scoop?
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Approaching sustainability from a holistic angle, the architectural firm Melbourne Design Studio designed PassivHaus based on economic, eco-friendly and social parameters. Delete the scoop?
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The environmentally friendly process, which involves a sugar found in most plants, has the potential to turn hydrogen into one of the most important biofuels in the world. Delete the scoop?
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New York Daily News Staten Island Ferry to go green with federal cash New York Daily News “We always look for opportunities to innovate and test new technologies and resources to further green its operations,” a Department of Transportation... Delete the scoop?
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Ursula Sladek is the founder of a cooperatively-owned power company in Schönau, Germany that provides energy from renewable sources such as hydroelectric and... Delete the scoop?
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New research suggests that vermicompost, a worm-created soil additive, helps plants grow with more vigor, and makes them more resistant to disease and insects, than those grown with other types of composts and fertilizers. Delete the scoop?
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Join us on Tuesday, Oct 23 at 11 a.m. MT for an exciting conversation about eLab and how this diverse group of decision-makers across the U.S. electricity sector are working together to accelerate the transformation to efficiency, renewables, and distributed resources. Delete the scoop?
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With over $70,000 of backing from a successful Kickstarter campaign, inventors Alex Hornstein and Shawn Frayne are working on a machine that prints micro solar panels. Delete the scoop?
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This sleek design ditches the bike chain altogether, allowing it to fold up to tiny proportions. Delete the scoop?
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Teague Labs has created a set of headphones that can be printed and used right off of the 3D printer. The files are free to use and modify. Delete the scoop?
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