Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
This week Inhabitat celebrated New Year's Eve and the start of 2012 with a look at the biggest breaking green design stories from the past year. We showcased the most
exciting green cars to hit the streets in 2011, and we took a look at the
next-gen renewable energy technologies that are set to supercharge our grid. We also brought you the year's most popular
green science stories, and we shared
7 futuristic wearable technology concepts. Last but not least, we said farewell to the holiday season with a look at an overachieving gingerbread house that
transforms into a candy robot!
It was also an epic week for eco transportation news as China unveiled a brand new blazing fast
310 MPH bullet train and Russia announced the construction of the
world's largest lithium-ion battery plant. We also watched M55 unveil a line of ludicrous
e-bikes blinged out with diamonds and gold, and we were wowed by the
Energy Return Wheel - an airless tire that utilizes springs to smooth out bumps in the road and improve gas mileage. Finally, Evantran announced pre-ordering for its
Plugless Power EV charging system and
Düsseldorf International Airport flipped the switch on one of the largest solar arrays in Germany.
In other news, this week we brought you several bright lighting stories to chase away dreary winter days - we took a peek inside a Christmas light recycling plant the town of Shijiao, China that processes
20 million pounds of lights each year, and we and we shared our own DIY guide to transforming
burned-out bulbs into sparkling earrings. Meanwhile LG announced plans to debut the
world's largest OLED TV at CES 2012 and we spotted a stunning series of
solar origami lamps made from folded photovoltaic panels. To top things off, we showcased a
glowing red garnet pavilion set high in the Italian alps and a beautiful
dandelion lighting fixture that joins nature with technology.
Inhabitat's Week in Green: exciting green cars, plugless power and a candy robot originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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