http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/light-tree-a-solar-powered-hydroponic-street-lamp.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/light-tree-a-solar-powered-hydroponic-street-lamp.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:07:28 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=57922 Created as an artificial, glowing tree, Omar Huerta's Light Tree concept design combines a sculptural street lamp with a hydroponic plant growing system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/light-tree-a-solar-powered-hydroponic-street-lamp.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/solar-powered-boat-to-sail-around-the-world.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/solar-powered-boat-to-sail-around-the-world.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:14:44 +0000 Aziz Ali http://www.psfk.com/?p=57841 Planet Solar has made a huge push for solar energy by developing the world's largest solar powered boat.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/solar-powered-boat-to-sail-around-the-world.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/self-sustaining-canopy-powers-museum.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/self-sustaining-canopy-powers-museum.html#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:00:02 +0000 Kyle Studstill http://www.psfk.com/?p=55525 The Energy Roof is a design project for the University of Perugia, featuring a canopy in the center of the Italian city covered in transparent photovoltaic cells. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/self-sustaining-canopy-powers-museum.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/massive-carport-helps-generate-solar-power.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/massive-carport-helps-generate-solar-power.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:10:15 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=55346 In Bordentown, New Jersey an immense solar power system has gone live.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/massive-carport-helps-generate-solar-power.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/solaterns.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/solaterns.html#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:47:24 +0000 Drew Cogbill http://www.psfk.com/?p=55101 Solanterns are an attempt to replace potentially dangerous kerosene lamps with more environmentally friendly solar powered lamps in Kenya.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/solaterns.html/feed 4 http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/electric-vehicle-charging-station-in-brooklyn.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/electric-vehicle-charging-station-in-brooklyn.html#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:37:36 +0000 Dan Gould http://72.47.211.46/?p=54466 Beautiful Earth Group has opened an electric car charging station in Red Hook, Brooklyn.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/electric-vehicle-charging-station-in-brooklyn.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/5-from-the-good-100.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/5-from-the-good-100.html#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:22:47 +0000 Kyle Studstill http://www.psfk.com/?p=50263 GOOD magazine has spent this month posting selections from their first ever GOOD 100 (or so) issue, publishing a new entry every day from their collection of the most inspirational ideas, projects, people, and movements making the world better.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/5-from-the-good-100.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/build-yourself-a-solar-powered-toy-kit.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/build-yourself-a-solar-powered-toy-kit.html#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:30:30 +0000 Piers Fawkes http://www.psfk.com/?p=48193 The 6-in-1 Solar Craft Kit is an environmentally-friendly multiple toy set. With this kit, you can make a windmill, a boat, a plane, an airplane dock, mini-car, and even a puppy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/build-yourself-a-solar-powered-toy-kit.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/cheap-solar-panels-use-hair-as-a-conductor.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/cheap-solar-panels-use-hair-as-a-conductor.html#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:53:20 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=46390 The Daily Mail reports that an 18 year old Nepalese student has developed a new kind of solar panel which uses human hair instead of silicon as a conductor.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/cheap-solar-panels-use-hair-as-a-conductor.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/infographic-a-solar-powered-world.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/infographic-a-solar-powered-world.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:33:39 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=45347 How many solar panels would it take to power the entire planet? 496,805 square kilometers of surface area could do the trick.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/infographic-a-solar-powered-world.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/the-electric-sunflower-garden.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/the-electric-sunflower-garden.html#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:06:19 +0000 Jim Moscater http://www.psfk.com/?p=42827 Located between Highway I-35 and Mueller, an LEED certified, mixed-use urban village, “Sunflowers: An Electric Garden” is the largest public art project in Austin, … [visit site to read more] © Jim Moscater for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: austin, Energy, LEED, light installations, mueller, solar power Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/the-electric-sunflower-garden.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/leaf-phone-runs-on-solar-power-doubles-as-wristwatch.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/leaf-phone-runs-on-solar-power-doubles-as-wristwatch.html#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:05:31 +0000 Jim Moscater http://www.psfk.com/?p=41839 As cellphones continue to evolve, we’ve almost become desensitized to the growing list of perks that come with each new model, … [visit site to read more] © Jim Moscater for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: cellphones, Environmental, solar power Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/leaf-phone-runs-on-solar-power-doubles-as-wristwatch.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/solar-power-from-solar-flowers.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/solar-power-from-solar-flowers.html#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:10:18 +0000 Jim Moscater http://www.psfk.com/?p=38787 ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/solar-power-from-solar-flowers.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/sunseeker-ii-a-manned-solar-powered-aircraft.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/sunseeker-ii-a-manned-solar-powered-aircraft.html#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:43:47 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=29393 ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/sunseeker-ii-a-manned-solar-powered-aircraft.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/new-ikea-designed-solar-powered-lights.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/new-ikea-designed-solar-powered-lights.html#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:08:36 +0000 Nicko Margolies http://www.psfk.com/?p=28074 Ikea, the home furnishing design powerhouse, has unleashed a new line of solar-powered lights … [visit site to read more] © Nicko Margolies for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: environmental design, Green Design, ikea, solar power Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/new-ikea-designed-solar-powered-lights.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/suncat-solar-powered-batteries.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/suncat-solar-powered-batteries.html#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:40:45 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=26637 SunCat solar powered batteries make so much sense. The NiMH rechargeable batteries are wrapped in photo voltaic cells that re-charge the battery whenever it gets low on juice. It’s a home-brewed project by ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/suncat-solar-powered-batteries.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/samsung-releasing-a-solar-powered-cell-phone.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/samsung-releasing-a-solar-powered-cell-phone.html#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:52:31 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=26425 Samsung is releasing what’s been called the “holy green grail” of gadgets. Their new Blue Earth touchscreen phone can be powered by the sun, is partially made out of recycled water bottles and lacks the toxic … [visit site to read more] © Dan Gould for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: cell phone, Gadget, solar power Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/samsung-releasing-a-solar-powered-cell-phone.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/solar-cycle-rickshaw.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/solar-cycle-rickshaw.html#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:26:17 +0000 Contributing Writer http://www.psfk.com/?p=25463 Soleckshaw is a solar Cycle-rickshaw which has recently been introduced on a test basis in Delhi, India. The vehicle can be powered both by pedal power and solar energy. The Soleckshaw’s solar rooftop has been designed to power a 36-volt solar battery, which … [visit site to read more] © Contributing Writer for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Asia, Environmental, solar, solar power, Sustainability, transport Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/solar-cycle-rickshaw.html/feed 2