Chicago’s ‘Greenest Street’ Uses Smog-Eating Cement

A solar- and wind-powered energy station and a bioswale are seen on West Cermak Street in Chicago. Image via Phys.org.

Maybe it's not literally the "greenest street," but the smog-eating cement, renewable energy systems and bioswales could make an impact if scaled up citywide. Read more →

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UGE’s Sun & Wind-Powered Streetlights Prove Their Worth

UGE wind solar streetlights

The combination of two renewable energy technologies ensures that the lights always have enough power for illumination, whether it's day or night. Read more →

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Solar-Powered Street Light Redefines The Rest Stop

Pensa Street Charge

If you've ever been stuck in the city, desperately seeking an outlet, Pensa's "Street Charge" design is meant for you. Read more →

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Solar-Powered Moonrise: A Streetlight Concept

solar eclipse street light

This design by a young Korean industrial designer is the only one we've seen that can recreate a solar eclipse every day. Read more →

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Solar Streetlights Generate Grid Juice

Philips SolarGen2

Philips believes its new solar streetlight system is not only the most affordable on the market, but a viable means for developing countries to generate juice. Read more →

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Wind-Solar Combo Light Challenges All-Solar

SavWatt Eco-Pole

SavWatt says its Eco-Pole, a street light that uses both solar and wind power, is needed at Fort Knox because a competing all-solar light is falling short. Read more →

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Solar Streetlights Follow the Sun

Flower Solar Streetlight

The Flower Solar Street Lamp concept follows the sun over the course of the day to maximize solar power generation, then reflects LED illumination downward. Read more →

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Solar Powered Streetlights Test Piloted

Inovus Solar Street Lamps

A WinCo grocery in Boise, Idaho, has installed six grid-tied, solar powered streetlights in its parking lot as part of a pilot program monitoring performance. Read more →

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Hydroleaf Concept Purifies Solar Water

Hydroleaf2

A new urban concept design by Mostafa Bonakdar uses a solar panel-equipped urban shelter to capture and purify rainwater for drinking, while providing light. Read more →

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Solar Streetlight Rocks Black Rock City

Solarflora solar streetlight sculpture

The Solarflora, an elegant metal sculpture that doubles as a streetlight via up to four attached solar panels, recently made an appearance at Burning Man. Read more →

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