Inhabitat’s Week in Green: A modular airplane, and more!

Is the age of the solar-powered car upon us? Hanergy thinks so. The Chinese company just debuted four new vehicles that source all of their energy from the sun. Meanwhile, Clip-Air announced plans to test a crazy modular airplane that carries passeng...

Flower Power is here to stay!

Plant some greenery in your yard. Save the earth. Plant a Smartflower in your yard. Save the earth and save a few bucks! The smartflower is a rather literal take on biomimicry, creating a flower shaped solar panel array that blossoms in daytime, follows the sun to gather as much light, and then folds inwards post sunset. And a nifty little feature allows the smartflower to clean itself every time it opens and closes. So you literally have to do nothing but sit back and reap the benefits of solar power.

Go green, in more ways than one!

Designer: Smartflower

Author: Sarang Sheth

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