Inhabitat’s Top Green Stories of 2010

The Inhabitat (design will save the world) website has posted lists of the top green stories of 2010.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in the top green energy category are:

• 80% Cheaper Solar Cells Switch Gold For Nickel
  Quantum dot solar cell innovation developed by the University of Toronto
• Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Nuclear For The First Time
  Duke University study shows photovoltaic cost is 14 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16 cents for nuclear. Concentrating troughs and reflectors are even less expensive.
• Heat Your Home With Beautiful Clear Glass Roof Tiles
  SolTech Energy, a Swedish company, has developed clear glass roof tiles to heat homes.
• “Wind Lens” Turbines Could Boost Energy Generation 3x
  Kyushu University professor Yuji Ohya and his team unveiled the Wind Lens, a honeycomb-like structure that purportedly triples the amount of wind energy that can be produced by offshore turbines.
• Affordable, Efficient Honeywell Turbine Hits Shelves!
  For home use, the entire turbine becomes the generator which always faces the oncoming wind, and it only needs winds of 2 mph to get it spinning.
• Bob, America’s Biggest Sodium Sulfur Battery, Powers A Texas Town
  House-sized 4 megawatt batteries can store intermittent energy produced by wind and solar.

The site also features:

• Inhabitat Editors’ Favorite Stories of 2010
• The Best Eco Art Stories of 2010
• The 6 Best Green Architecture Stories of 2010
• The Top Green Product Stories of 2010
• The Top 6 Green Technology Stories of 2010
• The Top 6 Green Transportation Stories of 2010

Plus scores of other interesting articles about new green developments.