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Affordable, Efficient Honeywell Turbine Hits Shelves Next Month!

Read the rest of Affordable, Efficient Honeywell Turbine Hits Shelves Next Month!http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "wind power", alternative energy, bestbuy, generator, Honeywell, kwh, magnetic, power, renewable, renewable energy, residential, turbine, windtronics Read the rest of Affordable, Efficient Honeywell Turbine Hits...

Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Nuclear for the First Time

Here’s bright spot in the news of the day: energy from new solar installations has, for the first time, become cheaper than energy from new nuclear plants, according to a new Duke University study. Thanks to cost-saving technologies and economies of scale, price can no longer be an excuse to invest in nuclear power rather [...] Here’s bright spot in the news of the day: energy from new solar installations has, for the first time, become cheaper than energy from new nuclear plants, according t...

$1.2 Billion Secured for What Will Be the Largest US Wind Farm

Terra-Gen Power just secured a whopping 1.2 billion dollars in financing to up the ante on United States wind farms. With this latest round of cash they’ll be adding 570 megawatts of capacity to their Alta Wind Energy Center in Kern County, California to bring the total capacity up to a mega-impressive 3,000 megawatts making [...] Terra-Gen Power just secured a whopping 1.2 billion dollars in financing to up the ante on United States wind farms. With this latest round of cash they’ll be addin...

World’s First Molten Salt Solar Plant Produces Power at Night

Sicily has just announced the opening of the world’s first concentrated solar power (CSP) facility that uses molten salt as a heat collection medium. Since molten salt is able to reach very high temperatures (over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit) and can hold more heat than the synthetic oil used in other CSP plants, the plant [...] Sicily has just announced the opening of the world’s first concentrated solar power (CSP) facility that uses molten salt as a heat collection medium. Since molten salt ...

Eco-Friendly Wall Treatments Give an Edge to Any Room

Whether you are redecorating your home or office, or moving into a new place, what you choose to put on your walls is going to have a huge impact on the look and feel of your space. To keep the mood fresh check out Inhabit’s (that’s Inhabit not Inhabitat) low-relief wall flats. Best known [...] Whether you are redecorating your home or office, or moving into a new place, what you choose to put on your walls is going to have a huge impact on the look and feel of your space. To keep the mood f...

LAST CHANCE to Buy a Potus Pot Recycled Bulb Vase!

LAST CHANCE TO OWN YOUR OWN LIGHT BULB VASE! If you’re like us and fell in love with the adorable Potus plant pot made from an old recycled light bulb, why not take this opportunity to add it to your own home’s decor? That’s right, we’re auctioning the fetching vase, which was selected as a winner [...] LAST CHANCE TO OWN YOUR OWN LIGHT BULB VASE! If you’re like us and fell in love with the adorable Potus plant pot made from an old recycled light bulb, why not take this opportunity to add it ...

The L41 Prefab Home Packs a Whole Lot into a Tiny (and Affordable) Space

Read the rest of The L41 Prefab Home Packs a Whole Lot into a Tiny (and Affordable) Spacehttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: beetle-kill lumber, eco design, energy efficient, engineered wood, Green Building, green design, green roof, L41 Home, prefab construction, prefab home, Prefab Housing, Sustainable Building Read the rest...

Half of New Energy Produced in the US Last Year Was Green

A UN-backed study has reported that the building of new renewable energy plants has overtaken fossil fuel power plants in Europe and the US. The report charts construction from last year and states that renewables accounted for 60 percent of new electricity generation capacity in Europe. In the US, green power accounted for more [...] A UN-backed study has reported that the building of new renewable energy plants has overtaken fossil fuel power plants in Europe and the US. The report charts ...

France’s First Passivhaus is a Wonder of Green Design

With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is [...] With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawi...

Brilliant Potus Pot Recycled Bulb Vase For Sale on Ebay!

Out with the incandescent and in with the energy-efficient! With incandescent bulbs getting banned and generally kicked to the curb all around the globe, it raises the issue of what to do with all of those old glass bulbs. Here’s a beautiful design solution to that problem, courtesy of one of our awesome Spring [...] Out with the incandescent and in with the energy-efficient! With incandescent bulbs getting banned and generally kicked to the curb all around the globe, it raises the issue of...

New Rollable Solar Panels Make Roof Installations a Snap!

We cover a lot of solar panel technologies here at Inhabitat — some are pie in the sky, some are a few years down the road and some are exciting products that are actually available today. SoloPower’s new flexible rolling solar panels are in the latter group, and they stand to significantly reduce production and [...] We cover a lot of solar panel technologies here at Inhabitat — some are pie in the sky, some are a few years down the road and some are exciting products that are actually avail...

World’s First Hybrid Coal-Solar Power Plant Goes Online in Colorado

Here’s a case of strange bedfellows: the world’s first hybrid coal-solar power plant is now up and running outside Palisade, Colorado. A joint project between the utilities giant Xcel Energy and Abengoa Solar, the unit of Xcel’s Cameo plant is intended to show that solar power can reduce the environmental impact of coal-fired power plants. Read [...] Here’s a case of strange bedfellows: the world’s first hybrid coal-solar power plant is now up and running outside Palisade, Colorado. A joint p...

Obama Kick-Starts US Solar Industry WIth $2 Billion Investment

President Obama recently announced that two of America’s most established solar companies are set to receive up to $2 billion in loan guarantees in order to ‘kick-start’ the US solar industry. The plan will provide Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing with the massive investment in order to fund their expansive projects, both of which [...] President Obama recently announced that two of America’s most established solar companies are set to receive up to $2 billion in loan guarantees i...

New Wind Power Platform Able to Support World’s Largest Wind Turbine

We’ve seen some floating wind platforms in our day — like the Poseidon platform — but this new one just might overshadow them all. The WindFloat platform by Principle Power Inc. is so stable, it has the ability to hold the largest wind turbine on Earth (which is 70 meters tall and has blades the [...] We’ve seen some floating wind platforms in our day — like the Poseidon platform — but this new one just might overshadow them all. The WindFloat platform by Principle Power Inc. is so stable, it...

The EC* Cocoon is a Bubble Shaped Low Energy Geodesic Home

At Inhabitat, we’re big fans of architects that take cues from nature, so we were stoked when we spied these bubbly, cocoon inspired homes over at ArchDaily. Designed by Cyril-Emmanuel Issanchou, the EC* Cocoon is a prefabricated, low-energy residence that is installed on walls made from locally gathered stones. Aside from the lofty design of [...] At Inhabitat, we’re big fans of architects that take cues from nature, so we were stoked when we spied these bubbly, cocoon inspired homes over at...