SOM designs first net-zero energy school in New York City on Staten Island
Architecture firm SOM has completed the first public school in New York City that generates as much energy on site as it consumes (+ slideshow). More
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Solar-powered family car designed to travel over 1,000 kilometres on a single charge
Students behind "the world's first solar-powered family car" have redesigned the vehicle to run for more than 1,000 kilometres on a single charge and produce enough excess energy to power a TV or washing machine (+ slideshow). More
Marjan van Aubel's "stained glass window" harvests solar energy to charge mobile phones
This window by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel is made up from coloured solar cells that harvest energy from the sun and convert it into electricity to charge small computer devices. More
Solar-powered housing by Louise Braverman accommodates medical staff in an African village
Solar panels provide all the energy needed to power this colourful brick dormitory designed by architect Louise Braverman to house medical staff at a rural village in Burundi, Africa (+ slideshow). More
The Current Table by Marjan van Aubel features a solar panel for charging mobile phones
News: this desk with a solar panel in the writing surface by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel generates electricity to recharge gadgets using a process similar to photosynthesis. More
Fashion collection features solar panels for charging a mobile phone
Wearable Futures: flaps in this range of clothing by Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen open up to reveal solar panels, enabling the wearer to become a walking mobile phone charger (+ movie). More
Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion that charges an electric car by Synthesis Design + Architecture
This tensile pavilion is covered in solar panels that can be used to charge an electric car and then folded up to fit in its boot (+ slideshow). More
Solar-powered family car wins race across Australia
News: a vehicle described as "the world's first solar-powered family car" has come first in a photovoltaic-powered race across Australia (+ slideshow). More
IKEA to sell flat-pack solar panels
News: furniture retail giant IKEA has announced plans to sell flat-packed solar panels. More
World's first solar-powered family car to race across Australia
News: students at the Eindhoven University of Technology have unveiled what they claim to be the world's first solar-powered family car. More
Brazil opens first solar-powered stadium ahead of 2014 World Cup
News: a 1960s football stadium in Brazil has become the first of several in the country to be equipped with a solar-powered roof in preparation for next year's FIFA World Cup. More
Isolée by Tjep
Dutch design studio Tjep. has developed a concept for a self-sufficient retreat with a facade that opens like a cupboard and a moving "solar tree" on the roof (+ slideshow). More
Black Tree by Miloš Milivojevic
Serbian designer Miloš Milivojevic has installed a tree-like mobile phone charger powered by the sun in a park in Belgrade. More
Movie: Ross Lovegrove on his Solar Tree at Clerkenwell Design Week
Movie: British designer Ross Lovegrove talks to Dezeen about the tree-like solar-powered street lights he brought to St John's Square for Clerkenwell Design Week. More
Shenzhen International Energy Mansion by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won an international competition to design a low-energy tower for the Shenzhen Energy Company in Shenzhen, China. More