News tagged with solar house

Major electric utility buys US Solar Decathlon winner

WaterShed, the international-prize-winning solar house built by University of Maryland students, faculty and professional partners, has found a buyer and a permanent site: Electric service provider Pepco is ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Red, white and solar: 160,000 military homes to get rooftop arrays

The last time I checked in with SolarCity was back in June when underwater hockey enthusiast Lyndon Rive's San Mateo, Calif.-based photovoltaic powerhouse had just received a whopping $280 million investment from that ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

India's Tata group to sell $700 flat-pack house

The Indian company that launched the world's cheapest car has unveiled its latest product for the fast-growing nation: a flat-pack house that costs just $700 and can be built in a week.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 17, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 8

Obama White House to install solar panels

President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday it will install solar panels on the White House in a bid to encourage Americans in lesser known residences to embrace renewable energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Race to build best solar house opens in Madrid

Students representing 17 universities from around world began a 10-day competition in Madrid Friday to design and build the best house run only by solar energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Houses of 2020 will be all about energy

The American house of 2020 will likely be smaller, smarter, more urban and efficient.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Obama's budget slashes moon mission, new rockets

NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there -- that is, if President Barack Obama gets his way.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 28

It Takes a Solar Village

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Solar Home Built by Students

(PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (13) | comments 7 weblog

It's time to green this old (White) House - again

(AP) -- President Barack Obama will find out two things as he studies how to make the White House more environmentally friendly:

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (21) | comments 2

No furnace required: Energy-efficient 'passive houses' gaining steam

Judd Blunk's house is like a womb. Although the temperature outside is in the 20s, his triple-pane windows overlooking the Fox River feel warm from inside.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 2