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Solar eclipse progression. Courtesy of Morefield

Solar Eclipse Aug 21 2017

August 21, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

It’s showtime! The sun and moon are putting on a spectacle today with an audience of hundreds of millions live viewers – and millions more online and watching the solar […]

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Anniversaries, Energy, Environment, News, Science, Solar energy, Weather
Horses drawn 36,000 years ago at the Chauvet Cave in Ardeche, Pont d'arc. © Patrick Aventurier Caverne du Pont d'Arc

Coming this summer: books, museums, cities

May 24, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  Looting the ancient world – cities, sites and tombs are being robbed to fund militants and deliberately destroyed to erase our history Solar projects – follow Impulse 2 (solar […]

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Art & Design, Books, Cities, Europe, International, Museums, Solar energy, Travel, Urban life
Front of the SURE House (Courtesy of Stevens Institute of Technology)

Students Build Solar Houses: Stevens Wins!

November 12, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ are crowing about their October 18 win at the 2015 US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon – they won first place […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Education, Energy, Higher education, Rising Waters, Solar energy, Sustainability
Solar Decathlon teams assemble for group photo (Photo by Thomas Kelsey, US Dept of Energy Solar Decathlon)

University Teams Build Solar Houses

October 8, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Now underway: The 7th U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is underway in Orange, California, with 16 university/technical school teams from the US, Central America, Singapore, Germany, and Rome that […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Education, Energy, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability, Urban life
Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg looking happy, proud and tired after 118 hours of continuous flight from Japan to Hawaii in their Solar Impulse 2 plane. Courtesy of si2.

Solar Flight: Around the World

July 4, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Hawaii on the 12th leg of its 35,000 km flight around the world — powered entirely by 70,000 onboard solar cells and manned by […]

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Energy, Science, Solar energy, Sustainability, Transportation, Travel
Installing solar panels at Dickinson College's farm. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Crowley.

Earth Heroes: Next Gen Coming Up

April 23, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Thousands of students in architecture, engineering, environmental science, health and other fields  in the US, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and Europe are going to make a big difference for the […]

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Architecture, Energy, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy
Solar Decathlon Teams Celebrate Courtesy Team RHOME

Solar Decathlon 2014: The Winners! (news update) Pt. 4

July 13, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The winners of the 2014 European Solar Decathlon have been announced. Teams from Italy, France and the Netherlands placed one, two, and three in the overall standings from 10 competitive contests. […]

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Architecture, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability
Installing Maison Reciprocite

Solar Decathlon 2014: Final Weekend, Watch & Vote

July 11, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  Solar Decathlon Europe 2014:  It’s head-to-head this weekend with the World Cup, and it’s a very hot contest for the collegiate teams in the top five slots at the […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Solar energy
Maquette of Techstyle Haus Courtesy of Brown University

Solar Decathlon 2014: Monitor, View, Vote (Pt 3)

July 3, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Competition is hot and heavy in Versailles, France,  at the 2014 European Solar Decathlon – the 10 juried contests for the student-designed and -built  solar-powered houses are underway.  News update: two […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability
Orchid House

Solar Decathlon 2014: Meet the Teams (Pt 2)

June 24, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Here’s a preview and updates on the 2014 European Solar Decathlon projects from educational institutions in 16 countries, including several joint projects. They are competing June 28-July 14 in 10 […]

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Architecture, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability

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