solar powered home Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:19:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tiny Solar-Powered Modular Home Can Travel Anywhere https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-pod-idladla/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-pod-idladla/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:19:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56133 This home may be tiny, but it can go anywhere – it’s basically a luxury tent. The POD-Idladla, as it is called, is entirely solar-powered and can be customized to meet personal preferences. The homes are also designed to stand alone or can be connected to other modular pods. While the POD-Idladla is built to house two […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-pod-idladla/feed/ 1 56133 Waternest 100 – Wonderful Floating Solar Powered Home Design https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waternest-100/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waternest-100/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:15:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53788 Italian architect Gianncarlo Zema has designed a floating, solar-powered home he called “Waternest 100.” The Waternest 100 is made of recycled timber and a recycled aluminum hull, and includes skylights, balconies and large windows. On top of the floating house, there’s a huge amorphous-cell solar panel, for the inhabitants to be grid independent with the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waternest-100/feed/ 1 53788 Aesthetically Pleasing Solar Powered Slates Offered by UK Company https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heritage-solar-slate-panels-20100908/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heritage-solar-slate-panels-20100908/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:33:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10126 Today's practical solar panels are also aesthetically unpleasant, because they are usually bulky and usually ruin a home's looks (unless you really want it to look geeky). Heritage Solar Slate, a UK-based company, proposes solar cells that are identical to classic roofing slates, fully weather proof and aesthetically pleasing.

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