Marjan van Aubel creates indoor solar light to usher in "solar democracy"
Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has developed a solar lamp that is designed to be hung in front of windows so it can generate its own energy. More
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"Only a train would think that's a cool city layout" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing plans to build a linear city in Saudi Arabia and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Saudi Arabia announces plans for a 100-mile, car-free linear city called The Line
Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has unveiled plans for a 100-mile belt of zero-energy walkable communities for a million people. More
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Solar panels made from food waste win inaugural James Dyson Sustainability Award
Engineering student Carvey Ehren Maigue has been named the James Dyson Awards first-ever global sustainability winner for his AuReus system, in which waste crops are turned into cladding that can generate clean energy from ultraviolet light. More
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Scientists develop synthetic leaf that turns sunlight into liquid fuel
Scientists at the UK's University of Cambridge have developed a renewable energy device that mimics photosynthesis by making fuel from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects shares proposal for Shanghai's "greenest building"
Zaha Hadid Architects has shared its design for the CECEP Shanghai Campus in China, which will utilise renewable energy technologies and recycled materials. More
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BIG reveals visuals of pagoda-like hotel for Copenhagen's Tivoli amusement park
BIG has revealed visuals of the "whimsical" plant-covered H C Andersen Hotel it has designed for the Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen. More
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Hungary plans €1 billion greenhouse city powered by renewable energy
Hungary has revealed plans to build a new carbon-neutral greenhouse-filled farming city that will be powered by renewable energy sources. More
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Energy-storing concrete bricks could be key to proliferation of renewables
Renewable energy could reliably power the grid at peak times using an eco-friendly and cost-effective storage solution designed by Swiss start-up Energy Vault. More
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Brooks + Scarpa's inflatable pavilion concept captures energy from lightning storms
Brooks + Scarpa principals Angela Brooks and Larry Scarpa explain their concept for a public pavilion that could harness energy from lightning in our penultimate P.O.D.System Architecture movie. More
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Apple now operating on 100 per cent renewable energy
Renewable energy is now used to power all of Apple's retail stores, offices and data centres in 43 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. More
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Haptic and Nordic to build "sustainable city of the future" at Oslo airport
Haptic and Nordic Office of Architecture have released plans for a city next to Oslo Airport that is to be completely powered by self-produced energy and served by driverless electric vehicles. More
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Wind farms and man-made island in the North Sea could help Europe meet renewable energy targets
A man-made island surrounded by wind farms in the middle of the North Sea could help bring large-scale renewable energy to Europe by 2050. More
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Vision unveiled for London school powered by Thames tide
Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture has drawn up plans for "London's greenest public building", a school that would be entirely powered using the tidal movements of the River Thames. More
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Jouke Post uses Cradle to Cradle principles to build family house in the Netherlands
Architect Jouke Post has used recyclable materials to create a sustainable house for his family near Rotterdam, which he claims is the first Cradle to Cradle house in the Netherlands. More
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Abandoned concrete bunker converted into a green power plant by IBA Hamburg
This concrete Second World War bunker in Hamburg has been converted into a renewable energy plant and visitor centre by urban development company IBA Hamburg (+ slideshow). More
