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Apple is producing so much clean solar energy, it formed a new company to sell the excess

Click to enlarge — Katie Fehrenbacher Apple’s solar farm next to its data center in Maiden, North Carolina ❝ Apple has created a subsidiary to sell the excess electricity generated by its hundreds of megawatts of solar projects. The company, called Apple Energy LLC, filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to sell power on wholesale markets across the US. ❝ The company has…

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Ecocapsule is a tiny, 86 square-foot living capsule that will enable owners to live virtually anywhere.

Each mobile pod comes with sleeping space for two, a mini kitchen, a fully functional toilet and shower, storage space, a desk and two windows.

The pods harvest rainwater and remove bacteria all on their own, while powering themselves with sun and wind.

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The capsule’s battery can also charge electric cars, making the location possibilities breathtakingly endless — from beaches to jungles to wide-open prairies.

Pricing for the Ecocapsules is not yet available, but Slovakia-based Nice Architects do know that shipping the pods will not be cheap — it’s estimated to cost about $2,400 to have a pod shipped to New York City.

Indian-origin scientist invents self-powered video camera

The self powered video camera converts incident light into electric power and can run forever.

Researchers have developed the world’s first self-powered video camera that runs without a battery. The camera can produce one image per second in a well lit space.

Computer scientist Shree K Nayar from the Columbia University designed a pixel that can measure incident light and can convert it into…

Engineers invent camera that harvests light to power itself

Engineers invent camera that harvests light to power itself

Researchers have put together the first ever video camera that powers itself. Columbia University’s Shree K. Nayar and T.C. Chang have invented what they refer to as “a fully self-powered video camera.”  They designed a pixel that’s capable of measuring incident light and convert light into elec...

Six Flags to Build The First Theme Park That Will Be Entirely #Solar Powered! #gofossilfree #banfossil

New Jersey theme park Six Flags Great Adventure announced that it is partnering with New Jersey-based KDC Solarto construct a solar farm that will provide virtually all its energy needs. It will be the largest solar farm in New Jersey and will make the sprawling, 2,200-acre Six Flags Great Adventure the first theme park in the country to be entirely self-powered. The park is located in Jackson…