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inhabitat.com - 5/20/2009

Taiwan’s Solar Stadium is 100% Powered by the Sun

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Taiwan recently finished construction on an incredible solar-powered stadium that will generate 100% of its electricity from photovoltaic technology! Designed by Toyo Ito, the dragon-shaped 50,000 seat arena is clad in 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field with 3,300 lux. The ...

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deputy-dog.com - 5/20/2009

taiwan's cutting edge solar powered stadium

— deputy-dog.com — i remember reading about the stadium featured in the video above a couple of years back, just... after construction had begun. fast forward what seems like a week and whaddya know, it's finished. and stunning. practically every square inch of its ... (more) taiwan's cutting edge solar powered stadium

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inhabitat.com - 5/20/2009

iUnika Unveils Ultralight Cheap Solar-Powered Netbook

— inhabitat.com — What if keeping your laptop charged was as simple as setting it out in the sun? That’s... the promise behind a brand new netbook that may just break the biggest barrier to ultra-portable computing: battery life. It won’t run graphics-heavy ... (more) iUnika Unveils Ultralight Cheap Solar-Powered Netbook

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irresistiblegadgets.com - 5/18/2009

Solar Powered MP4 Player

— irresistiblegadgets.com — If you are person who is traveling a lot and using your electronics gadgets many hours per... day, then eventually you run into a problem of drained batteries. And it usually happens in the most inconvenient time, while you are enjoying your favorite song or game. Sometimes electric outlet is not ... (more) Solar Powered MP4 Player

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Taiwan’s World Games Stadium Is 100% Solar Powered
OhGizmo! — ... it’s not in use. It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, cost around $150 million to build and can hold 55,000 spectators. And in case you were wondering, the World Games is kind of like the Olympics, except that the 30 different competitions include diverse sports like sky diving, billiards, frisbee, sumo and tug of war. In other words, events I’d actually like to see. [ Deputy Dog - taiwan's cutting edge solar powered stadium ] VIA [ Inhabitat ] ...

Taiwanese stadium is 100% solar-powered
DVICE Atom Feed — Taiwan's new solar stadium is absolutely incredible. Not only does it look downright-beautiful, but it's a marvel of eco-engineering: it's 100% solar powered. The 50,000 seat arena is covered in 8,844 solar panels that'll provide lighting for the track and field with 3,300 lux. That's a lot of juice that won't need to be generated from environmentally-damaging ways. Hopefully we'll see more and more stadiums and other structures built this way in the near future. Deputy Dog via Inhabitat

Taiwan's Fully Solar-Powered Stadium Almost Complete
Tech Blog — Located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, this fully solar-powered stadium is set to be completed later this year, in time for the 2009 World Games. It's "clad in 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field with 3,300 lux." Click here for first picture in gallery. The stadium also integrates additional green features such as permeable paving and the ...

Taiwan's National Stadium gets solar panel roof, hug from Ma Earth
Engadget — Oh sure, we've seen photovoltaic panels strewn across rooftops before, but this takes things to a whole 'nother level. Taiwan's $152 million National Stadium, which will proudly host the 2009 World Games, is home to no fewer than 8,844 solar panels. With under a month to go before the events kick off, construction on the Toyo Ito-designed ...