Sentences with phrase «good solar design»

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It is an «off - the - grid,» modularly designed kiosk that becomes a hub of community activity by providing a place of commerce as well as safe drinking water, solar power and wireless communication.

When Tesla and SolarCity embarked to design and engineer the solar roof together, the goal was to create the most beautiful and efficient roof ever — one that would make homes look better while reducing the cost of electricity.

With activities designed for all ages, families are invited to spend the day experimenting together as they explore the celestial mechanics of a solar eclipse, relate size and distance in space, and test different materials to determine how well they protect from the sun's UV rays.

The bioshelter greenhouse applies passive solar design and models biomass energy as well aquaponics growing systems.

«If we understand that better, we can take these design principles and apply them to a new generation of solar cells,» Hauer said.

There have been many challenging design issues on Solar - B, as well as the usual problems involved in designing for the hostile space environment, not to mention communication difficulties!

The unusual way ladybird wings fold and unfold could help us design solar array paddles that unfold in space and even pave the way to better umbrellas

Some of his best work resulted from the use of a meridian — a large sundial - like device for recording solar movements — that he designed and had installed on the top of a church steeple.

He adds, «Exciton diffusion and transport are important processes in solar - cell devices, so understanding what limits these may well help the design of better materials, or the development of better ways to process materials so that energy losses during exciton migration are limited.»

«It is important for us to understand this, so that we can design new materials, for example, to build better or more efficient solar cells, or make better and more economical use of fossil fuels,» Elmlund said.

Ho and the research team developed and tested multiple prototype fractal - like receiver designs scaled in size to work at small - and medium - scale concentrating solar facilities and found the designs that work best for each application.

«This is some of the first evidence that electrons and holes could still interact like this across such a long distance,» commented Professor Adachi, «so this structure may also be a useful tool for studying and understanding the physics of excitons to design better OLEDs and organic solar cells in the future.»

Of course, if you have solar telescope, that is well maintained and is designed for looking at the sun, then you can look at the sun.

One of the most important solar missions to date has been the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which was designed to study the solar wind, as well as the sun's outer layers and interior strucsolar missions to date has been the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which was designed to study the solar wind, as well as the sun's outer layers and interior strucSolar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which was designed to study the solar wind, as well as the sun's outer layers and interior strucsolar wind, as well as the sun's outer layers and interior structure.

With all the hallmarks of an addictive pinball machine — simple, flashy, well designed and impossible to step away from once started — you'd be remiss for passing up the chance to pummel some extraterrestrial scum back through whatever solar system they crawled from.

There's only one extra here, but it's a good one: The Second Genesis: The Search for Life Beyond Earth bonus documentary (HD — 18:26), which features planetary scientist Carolyn Porco's fascination with the idea of finding life elsewhere in our Solar System and designing a NASA mission to find it.

Menacing good looks in Carpathian Grey with a hugely desirable SVR Bodystyling upgrade, 22» Black Alloys with Red Brembo brake calipers, Quilted Diamond - stitch design Ebony / Ivory Leather, Privacy Glass with Solar Attenuating Windscreen, Adaptive Xenon Headlamps With LED Signature, Wade SensingTM plus Blind Spot Monitoring with Closing Vehicle Sensing and Reverse Traffic Detection, Painted Side Sills and Bumpers, Leather Heated Steering Wheel, Automatic Headlamps with High Beam Assist, Sliding Panoramic Roof with integral power blind, HDD Premium navigation including voice control, TMC with touch screen and media storage, Rear Camera, InControl secure, InControl protect, Bluetooth audio streaming, DAB Digital radio, Power tailgate, Tracker and more.

Designed with lightweight and recycled materials, as well as hexagonal roof - top solar cells embedded in the glass roof panel that power extra lighting or climate control systems, the Kia Ray is the fifth vehicle from the Irvine Calif. - based Kia Design Center America (KDCA) to be revealed in the last year.

Smaller than Viking Longships, with customized hulls and engines specially designed to navigate this unique river, these ships will tout many of the same popular features — including an Aquavit Terrace, a wide variety of stateroom choices, hotel - style beds, energy - efficient hybrid engines, onboard solar panels and an organic herb garden, as well as Viking's signature Scandinavian design aesthetic.

The hotel was designed with a low density and minimal environmental impact and continues to be environmentally - friendly by using wind and solar energy as well as not using air conditioning but instead designing natural cross-ventilation into each room.

Located at the gateway to Grampians National Park, this eco hostel has incorporated solar panels into its state of the art design, as well as many water conservation processes.

Captivating cuisine: regionally sourced menus and partnership in the Gulf of Maine's Research Institute's Culinary program; Green by Design; features that range from recycled flooring and sheet rock to solar panels; Habitat Restoration: collaboration with the Department of Conservation around restoring habitat for endangered wildlife; and Indigenous Landscape: which supports local wildlife as well as fun and educational classes for guests.

With all the hallmarks of an addictive pinball machine — simple, flashy, well designed and impossible to step away from once started — you'd be remiss for passing up the chance to pummel some extraterrestrial scum back through whatever solar system they crawled from.

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: 2018 Open SpacesKansas City, MO 2018 Color of the Year Presented by Pantone and X-RiteUrban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI 2017 Solar Flair: Celestial Bodies in MotionAlbrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO 2017Light and ShadowMildred M. Cox Gallery Kemper Center for the Arts William Woods University, Fulton, MO 2017The 19th Annual National Juried Competition,: «Works of Paper» 2017Long Beach Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, NJ 2017 - 2018 Teardrops That Wound: the Absurdity of War, George Tsutakawa Art Gallery, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian and Pacific American Experience, Commission Work «Break Into Blossom», In collaboration with Phong Nguyen and Justin Shaw 2016 Vision: An Artist's Perspective, Gutfeund Cornett Art Kaleid Gallery San Jose, CA 2016 Novus Conceptum, Hannah Bacol Busch Gallery Bellaire, TX 2015 Generations: Forty Hues Between Black and White, OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Art), Santa Ana, CA 2015 Somewhere Between Black and White, Fiber Art Network, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 2015 Old Enough To Know Better, Cranes Art Gallery 105, Philadelphia, PA 2014 The 2nd Annual Juried Artist's Book Exhibition, WoCA Projects, Fort Worth, Texas 2014 The Living Mark Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland OR 2014 Subconscious, Flow Art Gallery, St Louis MO 2014 A Dream and a Memory, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis MO 2013 Missouri 50, Fine Art Building Sedalia, MO 2013 Art / Identity, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA 2013 26th Annual Women's Work, Old Court House, Woodstock, IL 2012 Contemporary Women Artists XVI, Saint Louis University Art Museum, St. Louis MO 2012 UCM Faculty Show, UCM Gallery of Art and Design, Warrensburg, MO 2012 Color!

Throughout the work, recurring circular patterns invoke sacred design as well as forms and cycles of organic growth; from solar systems to the smallest particle.

However, I and some colleagues recently looked closely at how well the CMIP5 simulation design has held up (Schmidt et al., 2014) and found that there have been two significant issues — the first is that volcanoes (and the cooling associated with their emissions) was underestimated post-2000 in these runs, and secondly, that solar forcing in recent years has been lower than was anticipated.

The other advantage of the solar blocks is that they are designed to have better thermal insulation than traditional glass blocks or transparent solar panels so they would help with the climate control of the building.

We have designed our current project in response to comprehensive solar studies, blocking out the bad sun that overheats and bringing in the good sun that will bring the building to a comfortable temperature.

Improve Solar Technology - Design a Biomimic of Photosynthesis Carbon Nanotubes Could Make Artificial Photosynthesis Possible Key Green Algal Genome Provides Insights into Carbon Capture, Better Biofuels Production

Grid - tied solar power is really designed for the American dream: It works best at low suburban densities on top of nice big bungalows, preferably with no trees around to block the sun.

A steel inventor / fabricator friend and I have doodled better parabolic disc designs, as well as rectangular solar ovens.

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It is designed to face north to maximize sun exposure during the day to reduce heating and cooling costs (remember, in the southern hemisphere, the best solar orientation would be north, not south as it is here in the northern hemisphere), using a generous sunroom as a buffer between the outdoors and indoors.

The visionary Paul MacCready, who designed both human - and solar - powered aircraft, as well as the prototype that became the General Motors electric car, is sanguine about plug - in hybrids «with enough electricity built in to provide all your transportation for maybe a 60 - to 100 - mile range.

Perhaps a change in instrument during the 1916 - 1984 time - period occurred that would affect this urbanization effect; I can't imagine the same instrument has been operating since 1916 and I would suspect the instruments have been better designed to deal with heating up from solar exposure so they would probably record cooler temperatures than the older instruments.

CCSA's new guide provides a roadmap of good policy design so that solar can shine for everyone in all 50 states,» said Marta Tomic, community solar program director for Vote Ssolar can shine for everyone in all 50 states,» said Marta Tomic, community solar program director for Vote Ssolar program director for Vote SolarSolar.

The design features 1,706 roof - mounted solar panels, enough to produce nearly 500 kilowatts of electricity; a geothermal well field; extensive daylighting plus 100 percent LED lighting; and insulating concrete form construction for high thermal mass.

These top ten passive solar design tips will give you a good starting point in designing your own tiny house by using the sun to your advantage for both heating and cooling your home.

The Concentrating Solar section has build and design information on various types of concentrating solar collectors including some that make good DIY projSolar section has build and design information on various types of concentrating solar collectors including some that make good DIY projsolar collectors including some that make good DIY projects.

Well - designed SREC markets can serve solar homeowners well and are effective at encouraging solar developmWell - designed SREC markets can serve solar homeowners well and are effective at encouraging solar developmwell and are effective at encouraging solar development.

Along with the energy efficiency features built into the Library, this well - designed solar system with both non-penetrating ballasted and low - profile rooftop mounting, is expected to generate nearly 100 % of the energy used by the Library, virtually eliminating the Library's cost of electricity from PG&E.»

Passive solar is how we've usually designed buildings — facing north with good overhangs, cross ventilation and thermal mass.

If installing your solar system is more complicated, it is especially helpful to find an installer that customizes your solar system design by selecting the best equipment and installation approach.

Here's a good, short guide to questions you should ask before jumping in; here's a more in - depth guide on program design, from the Solar Electric Power Association.

These impressive energy savings come from a super-insulated shell and high - performance windows, as well as optimum passive solar design and natural ventilation.

Best of all, this e-handbook shows how you can design, build and install solar - powered heating systems yourself!

Best of all, this e-handbook shows how you can design, build and install solar heating systems yourself!

WaterShed hosted both a table on McKeldin Mall that featured information on solar and water technologies as well as a room in the Architecture Building to show the public design drawings, sketches, and models.

Aurora's «AutoDesigner» feature evaluates thousands of potential solar designs to recommend the best solution.

As the solar industry becomes increasingly competitive, contractors need to take advantage of every tool at their disposal to produce the best designs as quickly and easily as possible.