World's Most Efficient Solar Power Generator

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Professor ezri tarazi at the bezalel academy of art and design and head of tarazi studio has just sent us the test results of israel-based energy company zenithsolar's 3rd generation 'solar z20', a combined heat and power system which utilizes semi-parabolic optical mirror collectors to convert solar energyfor both electrical and hot water use. the 3rd generation units were installed in kibbutz yavne in central israel and have broken the world record as the most efficient system in the field at 72%. previous to the latest product upgrade, the first 16 

demonstration units installed in kibbutz yavne provided sufficient hot water and electricity to the community. The 'solar z20' is now enabling the community to produce and sell electricity back to the national grid and provide hot water for 220 community residents. 

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The largest difference between the 'generation 2' and the new 'generation 3' model is that it is a combined heat and power, concentrated PV and solar thermal system. Not only does it convert solar energy into usable electricity, it converts the heat captured by the optical mirror collectors into both electrical and thermal power by use of the zenithsolar engineered 'micro channel heat exchanger'. DC electrical power from the PV cells is converted to AC power and fed to the utility grid. heated fluid, which can reach up to 100 degrees celsius, is pumped through a closed-loop system for industrial processes, facility heating, residential hot water, absorption air conditioning, water distillation and other hot water applications. 

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Z20 Benefits:

• lowest cost per watt and best potential for energy system cost reduction
• highest efficiency in the field +72%
• shortest possible return on investment
• only concentrated PV system to triple performance with captured thermal energy
• fully modular assembly can be easily scaled for specific applications and accommodate available field shape
• system design for easy upgrade
• best space utilization of land area
• highest possible prevention of CO2 emissions through clean energy generation 

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Nissan Townpod EV

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nissan recently revealed its townpod ev concept which aims to combine private and commercial features with an electrically powered drivetrain. the townpod EV was on display at the paris auto show, with only a few details revealed. the vehicle has a sizable frame that allows ample space for passengers and cargo.. the back seats are removable and adjustable giving a lot or a little more truck room. the trunk hatch itself splits into two horizontal swinging doors to make loading and unloading easy, while a small sunroof like opening in the roof allows larger objects to squeeze inside. 

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TIME KILLING CALENDER

Wall clock, calender and mortality reminder all wrapped up in one odd work of (post)modern art. The so-called ‘Chrono Shredder’ provides a palpable (or pulp-able?) physical reminder that all things are temporary, and we can never wind back time in this world.

Created by Susanna Hetrich, the simple red box shreds each day’s calender page as it passes, and leaves the tangled paper strands to curl, bunch and pile up on the floor in a messy heap. This fits right in the middle of her portfolio of creative work, which ranges from abstract installation artworks to apparel and photography.

She considers the calender a kind of performance art piece (albeit robotic rather than human in nature), and it is never stationary: each day slowly shreds in realtime so that minute changes are visible even on an hourly or second-to-second basis if one is watching closely. While not yet for sale, she does have plans to release a limited-edition version at some time in the future.

PAPERCLIP USB

Verbatim is merging the digital office with the paper office in their new ‘clip-it’ USB drive which combines digital storage with the functionality of a paper clip. The new device was designed by arman emami and allows users to easily clip the drive onto papers holding them together and storing digital information. The USB key is available in black, white, yellow, green, pink, blue and orange with capacities of 2 GB and 4 GB. For now the new drive will only be available in Europe.