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Be ENERGY, Build the FUTURE
Transform the physical activity into electricity! Our idea is to use the force invested by the human body in moving heavy weights, walking, swinging and other activities, into energy. With the combination of discounts and gamification incentive


AVAVA Systems: Renewable Energy + Modular Housing = Smart Communities!
AVAVA Systems mission is to design the most compelling and sustainable solutions for affordable housing in the world. We believe renewable energy should be fully integrated into to our living and working spaces as a standard option. This combined w


(Updated on Feb 10)/ EnergyLend: Empower Social Lending for Renewable Energy
Our Idea is to leverage existent (international) relationships in P2P lending for renewable energy. On the EnergyLend platform, we connect RE Social Enterprises/NGOs, RE Providers, and Individuals who want to have RE, to lenders around the world.


[UPDATED FEB 10] From Retail Customer to Movement Builder: 5 Houses Up, 5 Houses Down
A new pilot program will be tested in select suburban cities with current solar customers that allows them to come together as catalysts of change in the movement towards clean renewable energy. Current solar owners will be invited to an appreciation


A Revolving Fund for Solar Energy [Updated Feb 9]
We believe that everyone should have the ability to support clean energy. So we created a new way for people to take action. It's a pretty simple idea actually. We raise money through crowdfunding to put solar panels on community-serving nonpro


The Giving Tree [UPDATED 9 Feb 2015]
A beautiful tree that generates wind energy used for public needs: street lighting, charge phones, provide wifi and music. A self-sustaining energy source for community building.


High-tech milk pasteurization powered by low-tech cow poop! [UPDATED 7 Feb - video]
Our idea is a milk pasteurization product that tackles the problem of climate change by producing needed product (safe milk) alongside renewable energy production. Our team of Stanford electrical engineering PhDs have invented a new, low-cost, supe


Distributed rural manufacturing of the SunSaluter: a low-cost, passive solar panel rotator that creates clean drinking water (UPDATED FEB. 8TH)
The SunSaluter (www.sunsaluter.com) is a solar panel rotator designed for the developing world. Using only gravity and water, the SunSaluter enables a solar panel to rotate and follow the sun throughout the day, boosting efficiency by 30%. It also p