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Eco-Friendly Gadgets Of 2012

The struggle has begun. People all over the world are beginning to alter the structure of their daily lives to become more ecologically friendly and sustainable. Going Green is not simply a trend. It is important for all of us as we need to carry on living on the stunning, life-giving planet. Thinking about techniques associated with going green, nonetheless, is just not usually effortless. Simply because all of us buy organic food and recycle doesn't necessarily mean we are producing considerably of the useful impact. We need to have a whole plan with regard to being environmentally friendly. Here are some of the technologies and developments of 2012 that have taken the humanity to one step closer to a greener and healthy environment.

Ecopole: A greener alternative for street lights

We all know that halide lights consume a great deal of energy to light our streets at night. With this a good deal of carbon footprint is associated for keeping the streets safe and well lit. This has caused us to look over the solar lights to replace the wasteful halide lights. However, there are some problems with the all solar street light. We are not always blessed with bright, sunny day every year, which makes the solar street lights unreliable. So, this encouraged the good folks at SavWatt to develop a street light that works on combination of both wind and solar. This design provided a “fail save” mechanism to charge even in cloudy conditions.

The Role of Black-Silicon Solar Cells in Making Solar Energy More Affordable

In 2012 the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a part of United States Department of Energy, developed a Black-Silicon Solar Cell that does not require additional anti-reflection layers. As a result, they helped to bring down the price tag associated with solar power. A top layer specifically made from this black silicon cells can create power that still can be garnered from the product ever.

Cleaning up Electricity: California solar energy programs

It is the world's biggest solar project carried out at Mojave Solar Park, located in Mojave Desert in California. This mega plant can generate 553 MW and covers 2300 Hectares, the power and land covered being the world's largest. The solar thermal power facility is being constructed for Pacific Gas and Electric by Solel Inc. However, these two are not the only solar power plants in California, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is a 392 MW plant located southwest of Las Vegas and was developed by collaboration of BrightSource Energy and Bechtel. Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) also in the Mojave which was completed 1991

British firm CrossKase launches Solar 15 backpack

This CrossKase Solar 15 backpack is an eco-friendly solar backpack which can charge and power small gadgets like  phones, cameras and other handheld devices for those on the move. The CrossKase Solar 15 backpack special feature is its 3watt solar panel, which can charge gadgets using both sunlight and artificial lights while on-the-go. Its dimension is 45x 37x12 and weighs 1.7kgs including both battery and solar panels. The front solar panel is integrated with the high-capacity internal battery and stores the energy generated inside it. It even works in the rain. The battery can also be charged from a USB computer connection or mains power.

Present and Future

It is just a start; we need more bigger and better eco-friendly technologies to fulfill the man’s most energy requirements without harming the beautiful environment of the Earth. Our Scientists and Engineers should continuously research and innovate new technologies that can meet the need and aspiration of present generation and also pave path for the future. It is the Sole responsibility of every human being to contribute little bit of they can so that the human race can step by step reach to the ultimate goal of a healthier and eco-balanced tomorrow