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Pondering about the question of how much emissions solar panels would be actually saving, I stumbled across a very interesting article in the Low-tech Magazine. I have reproduced the article here unchanged.

Via Low-tech Magazine, 03-03-2008 New research shows, albeit unintentional, that generating electricity with solar panels can also be a very bad idea. In some cases, producing electricity by solar panels releases more greenhouse gases than producing electricity by gas or even coal. Producing electricity from…

Via goodcleantech, 14-04-2011 Designers Kenneth Cobonpue and Albrecht Birkner have come up with a novel use for bamboo: building a car. The two have come up with a concept called the Phoenix Roadster, the world’s first biodegradable car. It was built in just 10 days,…

Via inhabitat, by Lori Zimmer, 27-04-2011 With the possibility of fossil fuels running out in our lifetime, Universal Lubricant is looking ahead. Through the re-refining of used motor oil, they’ve created Eco Ultra. With production increasing to 1.5 million gallons, the recycled oil is gaining…

Via inhabitat, by Andrew Michler, 29-04-2011 This unconventional façade has turned out to be a wise energy choice for the International Grammer School in Sydney Australia. Recently claiming an award for the best use of glass for energy efficiency, the building’s outstanding energy performance is…

Via inhabitat by Bridgette Meinhold, 29-04-2011 NL Architects recently unveiled their competition-winning plans for a new school in Belgium that is completely covered with a green roof. Organized around a central ‘heart’, four branching arms pinwheel off the center to provide space for different grade…

Via earthtimes, posted Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:26:00 GMT by Martin Leggett In a supreme example of the grasping of straws, in the face of a gathering global warming storm, a breathless new report from California’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) outlines an impressive-sounding…

Via OLED Display, 29-04-2011 Researchers at the University of Florida have developed new light emitting transistors that will allow OLED screens to grow in size. OLEDs, or organic light emitting diodes, are used in computer screens, light bulbs and telephone screens, but they generally emit…

Via goodcleantech, 04-04-2011 Farmers produce all sorts of goods in order to earn money, and soon they may be able to add renewable energy to that list.

Via Goodcleantech, 01-04-2011 For researchers at the University of Liverpool, wind turbines weren’t enough. They need to be solar powered wind turbines.