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Archive for April 2006

April 23rd, 2006

SoLait 100 - Solar Milk Frother

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday; a solar-powered milk frother. Yes, indeed. Though to be fair, one of these puppies is good for any type of liquid, not just those of the dairy variety.
The SoLait 100 is billed the kitchen utensil of the new generation. Once charged up with sunny goodness, […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 4 comments

April 23rd, 2006

Pennsylvania’s Solar Scholars Program

University and college students at a handful of schools in the state of Pennsylvania will now be able to take part in an innovative new solar-energy education program that’s been put together by the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF). The program - the first and only of its kind in the US - is dubbed […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 1 comment

April 17th, 2006

500lb Potato Battery

Here’s something you don’t see everyday, and while it’s far from being any sort of efficient energy project, it’s still very cool. A dude and his buddies built a battery from 500lb of potatoes and used it to power a small sound system. They assembled it in the back of a U-Haul truck […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 3 comments

April 17th, 2006

3r Living is Having a Birthday

I want to give a quick shout out to Mark and the gang at 3r Living - the cool eco-living store in Brooklyn, NY - who are celebrating their 2nd birthday this week. To commemorate the auspicious occasion, they’ll be hosting an edition of Brooklyn Green Drinks at the store.
This Wednesday, April 19th, if […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

April 14th, 2006

New Jersey to Use Swamps for Solar Power

The famed Meadowlands - also affectionately known as the swamps of New Jersey - are a wetland area located across the river from Manhattan. The region is in the midst of recovering from decades of abuse at the hands of heavy industry and earlier this week it was announced that it will also become […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

April 14th, 2006

Help Groovy Green Create a Green Car

Look out! Steve from Groovy Green is on a mission; but it’s a cool mission and he’s looking for our help. It all started when Steve caught a quote from Honda VP Dick Colliver at the New York Car Show who said that low demand might force the company to cut production of […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 2 comments

April 11th, 2006

FPL Announces Florida’s Largest Solar Facility

The Florida Power & Light Company has announced the site of its first solar array as part of their Sunshine Energy program. The 250-kilowatt (kW) PV solar project will be built at Rothenbach Park in Sarasota.
Rothenbach Park is county land and part of the now-closed Bee Ridge Landfill. The solar array will be built […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

April 11th, 2006

Ambience Mood Cordless LED Lamps

While these are a little pricey by my standards, I still kind of like them. The Ambience Mood L is a cordless and rechargable LED lamp that puts out a funky ambient light.
They feature mouth-blown parnaterraglas with a frosted semi-transparent finish and are water resistant. According to the product specs, they have two […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

April 6th, 2006

Pizza Made with Sunny Goodness

Back in February, I profiled the Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California (see here) and the 125 kWh solar PV system that they’re using to make beer with sunny goodness. Well, I just found the perfect thing to go with that solar beer - solar pizza.
Stephano’s Pizza in Mill Valley, California has […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

April 6th, 2006

Berkeley Green Home Expo & Energy Symposium

For those of you in or close to the Bay area in California, here’s a cool looking event set to happen towards the end of this month. Saturday April 29th, from 12 noon until 5 pm, the 3rd Annual Green Home Expo and Energy Symposium will take place at Civic Center Park in Berkeley.
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By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments

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