Update: Pre-order ongoing for German solar car, launch in 2022
The German solar car Sono is on course for launch in 2022. As of now, the cart can be ordered at a competitive price of 25,000 euros.
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Quick insight for private and city planners into the energy yield of solar panels
The Dutch Delft University of Technology can help with smart computational methods to calculate the energy yield of a lot of buildings in urban environments.
Second pilot site for solar energy on Dutch dikes
The Dutch pilot project focuses on water safety, integration into the landscape and public support in the surrounding areas where solar panels are installed on dikes.
Flexible solar panels in crash barriers: it’s feasible, but still too expensive and inefficient to be profitable
There is still a lot of work to be done to make flexible solar cells on Dutch crash barriers profitable. Costs must be reduced and […]
Start-up of the week: Icing on the cake for those who want healthy treats when dieting
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Roebyem Anders: ‘Why are all these roofs still not full of solar panels yet?
She would prefer to have all roofs decked out with solar panels. In any case, the aim is to have at least 1 in 4 […]
Trucks become solar parks on wheels thanks to IM Efficiency
According to various statistics, an average truck emits around 130 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilometer. However, this value could be substantially reduced by […]
Start-up of the week: Discarded solar cells? Let’s call our winner of the week!
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Start-up of the Day: Phone charging made easy with recycled solar cells
What do you do when all of a sudden lots of people want to charge their mobile phone & accessories, but there is no infrastructure […]
Start-up of the Day: Solmate: a power plant for the home that also looks great
In ten to twenty years’ time, each household will be producing its own sustainable energy in one way or another. That’s the conviction of Christoph […]
Electric Auke #2: Solar panels don’t pass eco-label certification
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what […]
Start-up of the day: Solar panels for DIY-ers – plug it in and you’re good to go!
The Supersola plug-in solar panel may be a nightmare for the installation industry. But this new gadget on the market is not that at all […]
Solliance is testing 72 meters of flexible solar cells in crash barrier
For the first time in the world, flexible solar cells have been installed on a crash barrier. It is a stretch of 72 meters on […]