http://www.grosolar.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.grosolar.com/blog/2011/03/22/weird-wacky-solar/ http://www.grosolar.com/blog/2011/03/22/weird-wacky-solar/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:22:14 +0000 Amanda Gillen http://www.grosolar.com/blog/?p=1162 Treehugger has compiled a list of “Wacky and Unexpected Things Using Solar Power“. It’s a fun look at some things that are already using the sun’s energy. However, it also makes you wonder about the potential for more everyday items to utilize the power of the sun.


From movie theaters to planes, beehives and dog sweater,  solar can turn up in unexpected places.


And tell us… what is the weirdest use of solar energy you have seen?

]]> http://www.grosolar.com/blog/2011/03/22/weird-wacky-solar/feed/ 0 http://www.grosolar.com/blog/2010/07/01/20-solar-cell-prototypes-that-could-change-the-future/ http://www.grosolar.com/blog/2010/07/01/20-solar-cell-prototypes-that-could-change-the-future/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:14:29 +0000 Amanda Gillen http://www.grosolar.com/blog/?p=808 It’s amazing what innovative uses people can come up with for using solar cells. Students were tasked to experiment with dye-sensitized solar cells as part of the workshop “Sunny Memories”. See the full slideshow of ideas on the Treehugger site here.

]]> http://www.grosolar.com/blog/2010/07/01/20-solar-cell-prototypes-that-could-change-the-future/feed/ 0