Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister for Human Resource Development on Thursday unveiled a prototype tablet computer that would sell for 1,500 rupees or $35 in India. The minister showed off the super-cheap touchscreen device in New Delhi, which is the part of India’s new, high-quality education programme. “The solutions for tomorrow will emerge from India,” said [...]
A battery powered house that has solar panels on top of it, and a smog-eating roof is not a fantasy anymore. KB Home and BYD, a China-based company created this amazing home in West Lancaster, California. As R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster told KB Home and BYD “I want the most energy-efficient house [...]
Given the public outrage over the largest oil spill in U.S. history, public awareness of solar energy has increased through recent speeches by President Obama about solar energy. This year’s annual day of recognition for the growth of clean, solar energy in the U.S. is SolarDay 2010 – Saturday, June 19. The premise of SolarDay [...]
We like to write about interesting forms of advertisements that are eco-friendly, and Ricoh’s billboard is definitely green. Ricoh, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced the completion of its 100 percent solar powered electronic billboard, the Ricoh Eco Board, located at 3 Times Square at [...]
The Walmart Foundation today announced a $1.2 million dollar donation to the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) to install solar panels on 20 schools in five cities across the country. The five cities taking part in the program are Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Seattle. “The Walmart Solar School program will help [...]
