Japanese construction giant Obayashi announces plans to have a space elevator up and running by 2050

Space Elevator Once the realm of science fiction, a Japanese company has announced they will have a space elevator up and running by the year 2050.If successful it would revolutionize space travel and potentially transform the global economy. The Japanese construction giant Obayashi says they will...

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Google Invests in Californian Solar Power Plant

US tech giant Google Inc. has agreed to provide US$145 million in equity financing for the "Regulas Power Plant Project". The 737-acre 82 MW DC solar photovoltaic power plant is in construction on an abandoned gas and oil field in Kern count, California, and will be comprised of over 248,000 SunEdison...

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Samsung unveils robot sentry that can kill from two miles away

South Korean forces have installed a team of robots along the border with North Korea. The machine-gun wielding robots, built by a subsidiary of Samsung, have heat and motion detectors to identify potential targets more than 2 miles away. The SGR-1 has a 5.5mm machine gun and a 40mm grenade launcher...

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World's first 3D printed car

Strati: World's first 3D printed car Making car as per your requirement is now not just a dream. Local Motors a Phoenix, Arizona based manufacturing firm reveled the world’s first 3D printed car electric car “Strati” at International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 in Chicago. What’s more it...

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India is launchpad for Android One

Android One When it comes to launching big products India has been sidelined by almost all the big companies. This is going to change this afternoon i.e. on 15th September 2014 Google will be launching Android One in India. In a few hours from now Google will be launching first set of Android One...

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Can Tesla Power Its Gigafactory with Renewables Alone?

Tesla recently announced that its Gigafactory, which will produce electric car batteries, will be located near Reno Nevada. More interesting to me, being an engineer and renewable energy advocate, is Tesla’s commitment to renewable energy. In his press conference, Elon Musk stated that the factory...

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India Offshore Wind Policy to Target 1 Gigawatt by 2020

India is set to introduce an offshore wind policy targeting 1 gigawatt by 2020, seeking to mimic Europe’s success in generating power at sea. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will seek cabinet approval for the policy shortly, according to Joint Secretary Alok Srivastava. “Development of...

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Abandoned California Oil And Gas Field Will Soon Be A Solar Farm

CREDIT: SHUTTER-STOCK An abandoned oil and gas field in California will soon be home to a large solar plant, thanks to a partnership between Google and SunEdison. The Regulus solar power plant will be the largest solar project completed by SunEdison in North America. Construction started on the...

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Shanghai Electric to invest $2 billion in solar energy in Morocco

State-controlled Chinese company Shanghai Electric is reportedly planning to invest more than $2 billion over a period of 5 years to develop about 3,500 MW of solar energy projects in Morocco.   Reference: http://solarenergy.einnews.com/ The Chinese company had announced last June it...

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