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  • TechnologyAOL

    Green Heroes: From 'SunUp' to sundown this invention has your back

    British design student Bradley Brister has always been a keen camper and hiker. And the more time he spends outside, the more he's noticed something - people use a lot of batteries to keep their tech charged in the great outdoors. Now

  • NewsAOL

    Nissan's solar energy system could slash your electricity bills

    UK homeowners could reduce their energy bills by sharing electricity across their car and house, Nissan says. The firm says by linking an electric vehicle, home power grid, battery storage and solar panels, electricity could be generated and then

  • LifestyleAOL

    Solar-powered motorhome cruises with no need for fuel

    We here in the UK love a motorhome – the industry is worth £500m to the economy each year. But their gas-guzzling diesel engines aren't exactly 'of the moment' – and the only electric motorhome currently on sale

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Go off-grid with this eco hobbit house

    An extraordinary eco-home in Pembrokeshire that looks straight out of The Hobbit is up for sale. It has curved walls, a sedum roof and its own spring-fed water supply - but would-be Bilbo Bagginses will have to move fast, as it goes under the

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  • ScienceAOL

    Solar powered rocket to be launched into Earth's orbit today

    A spacecraft powered by solar energy will be launched into the Earth's orbit today (Wednesday) as part of a flagship project by the Planetary Society. Known as LightSail, the rocket will be propelled through space using so-called

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  • SportAOL

    Mercedes unveils its vision for golf carts of the future

    Forget the boxy old shapes found in golf courses up and down the country; Mercedes has unveiled its idea of what fairway transport should look like. Dubbed the Mercedes Vision Golf Car concept, the sleek four-wheeled machine is propelled by an

  • BusinessAOL

    Double your money with solar

    This has been a very happy morning indeed for shareholders in PV Crystalox Solar, which makes multi-crystalline silicon, the key component of solar panels. A sunny day for PVCS Four months ago, I picked out PVCS as one of 10 candidates for a