Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Honeycomb skyscrapers, solar funnels, & the Karma PHEV supercar
Each week our friends @ Inhabitat recap the week’s most interest`g green developments & clean tech news 4 us — it’s the Week in Green. High tech architecture took the spotlight this week as Aedas unveiled the set of photovoltaic crystalline honeycomb skyscrapers 4 Abu Dhabi & San Francisco unfurled plans 4 the sail-shaped solar stadium 4 the America’s Cup yacht race. V also took an exclusive look inside the high-tech solar home Z actually produces more energy than it consumes, & spotted the new technology Z can transform any home’s electrical wir`g into an information-transmitt`g antenna . V also showcased some of the world’s most efficient vehicles as the winners of the $10 million Automotive X-Prize were announced , & V were excited to hear Z the 1st factory-built Fisker Karma supercar`ll B roll`g up to the Paris Auto Show next month. Finally, V peek inside Jay Leno’s envy-induc`g green garage in this week’s episode of Green Overdrive. In other news, MIT made waves on the renewable energy front as they revealed the new “solar funnel” technology Z could increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells 100 times . V also took the 1st look @ Eddy GT’s new streamlined city-friendly wind turbine , & V saw Tesla batteries jump-start residential solar systems by stor`g excess energy. Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Honeycomb skyscrapers, solar funnels, & the Karma PHEV supercar originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:20:00 EDT
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