Archive for the ‘Urban Planning and Solar’ Category
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Urban environments can be a challenge to solar development. When evaluating a building's solar power potential, solar installers and consultants often turn to Google Earth or Bing Maps to get an early impression of the building; it's the analog of real estate 'drive-by'. Even knowing the pitfalls, it's hard to ...
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Much has been written about upstream development in US renewable energy. Tech advances are impressive, and there is a reason why renewable technology continues to attract venture funding.
However, the US is failing on the downstream - the installation side of the renewable equation. SEIA reports that all US grid-connected solar ...
Posted in 2008 Commercial Solar Report, Commercial Solar, Commercial Solar Analysis, Commercial Solar Ventures, Energy Policy, Urban Planning and Solar, Utility-scale Solar Power | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Ten skyscrapers, planned and under construction, are described as the "Greenest Skyscrapers in the World". As exquisite as they are ambitious, these buildings represent a milestone in environmental design. From rotating towers layered with horizontal wind turbines, to a giant wing designed to funnel wind into turbine tubes, to wind ...
Posted in Green Building Policy, Green Buildings, LEED, Urban Planning and Solar | 1 Comment »
