Monday, October 19, 2009

solar decathlon winner

















The surPLUShome finished first in an incredible upset victory! The German team took top honors in the Net Metering and Engineering categories this morning, steamrolling the competition to secure their second Decathlon win. This year’s home features a sleek, dark facade that is almost completely covered in photovoltaic panels (reminds me of 2001:Space Odyssey's monolith). It and can provide more than twice the amount of energy it needs, powering neighbours' homes.


for the full story goto: Inhabitat

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