February 7th, 2016
Via Motherboard, a report on an interesting tool developed by MIT: The world, it seems, is falling in love with solar energy. Recent years have seen the increasing adoption of solar power around the world as an alternative energy source for everything from individual homes to the entire energy grid, with the United States’ solar […]
Read more »Cool Roofs In China
December 23rd, 2015
Via Energy Daily, a report on the impact of cool roofs in China: It is well established that white roofs can help mitigate the urban heat island effect, reflecting the sun’s energy back into space and reducing a city’s temperature under normal weather conditions. In a new study of Guangzhou, China, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory […]
Read more »December 19th, 2015
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting article on the ongoing evolution of wind power: Three years ago, Ed Doody and his brothers, Kevin and Rich, installed a wind turbine at the dairy farm they operate here, looking to cut electric bills. They were so happy with the results that each got a turbine […]
Read more »Rooftop Solar Power To Be Mandatory In Dubai By 2030
December 10th, 2015
Via Clean Technica, a report on Dubai’s recent decision to make rooftop solar power mandatory by 2030: The political leader of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, recently announced the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which includes a number of renewable energy targets. Perhaps most notable is that all rooftops in the city will have solar panels by […]
Read more »November 26th, 2015
Via EcoWatch, an article on the world’s largest organic rooftop farm: Brooklyn-based urban farming company Gotham Greens opened the world’s largest rooftop farm in Chicago, the company announced Thursday. Located in the historic Pullman area on Chicago’s South Side, the farm is the company’s fourth greenhouse facility and its first outside of New York. The 75,000-square-foot farm is located on top of […]
Read more »Solar Suburbs: Future Is Now
October 8th, 2015
Via Yale’s e360, an interesting look at how advances in technology, combined with smart policy, could drive a clean-energy revolution in the suburbs: Imagine a truly green suburb, one in which energy-efficient homes are powered by rooftop solar panels and electric cars glide quietly down the streets. Businesses, energy experts and scholars say low-carbon suburban […]
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