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Teenager Develops $5 Device to Harness Wind and Solar Power

Mila Luleva — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:06:21 +0000

Thirteen years old Maanasa Mendu developed a $5-wind and solar hybrid system to generate renewable energy. Teenagers often manage to amaze us with their forward thinking and incredible creativity. The inventions that they come up with can easily overtake those designed by the greatest of engineers. This is especially the case when we look at […]

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Obama’s Solar Plan: 7 Things You Need to Know

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 04:37:53 +0000

Solar energy created jobs 10 times faster than any other industry last year, so it is no wonder the Obama administration puts solar at the forefront of their alternative energy plans. Their new initiative will help low-and-median-income families afford solar systems in their houses, and also will provide new jobs in the solar sector. To help solar become an […]

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Twin Creeks’ Ultra-Thin Solar Cells Aim to Reduce Costs

Mike Sandru — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:06:52 +0000

As you will have noticed, the problem with all these renewable technologies is that they cost a lot… and I mean a lot! So efforts are being made in this direction to reduce the price of solar modules as far as they can go. This is also what Twin Creeks Technologies has been doing lately […]

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