June 1st, 2015
Via the Institute of Local Self Reliance, an interesting report on the public rooftop solar opportunity present in cities around the United States which estimates that mid-sized cities could install as much as 5,000 megawatts of solar—as much as one-quarter of all solar installed in the U.S. to date—on municipal property, with little to no upfront […]
Read more »Seoul: Elevating Gardening
May 28th, 2015
Via Seed Daily, a report on a Korean initiative to put gardens on rooftops: From stylish, manicured creations to small vegetable plots, gardens are taking to the rooftops of the South Korean capital Seoul — bringing dashes of spontaneity and colour to the skyline of one of the world’s most densely populated cities. With help […]
Read more »May 23rd, 2015
Via Clean Technica, a report on the potential of under utilized space (rooftops and parking lots) for solar generation in California: Could California actually be powered by nothing other than rooftop solar + parking lot installations? Or is that just a piece of shiny rhetoric used by the proponents of solar energy in the state? According […]
Read more »The Hole In The Rooftop Solar-Panel Craze
May 18th, 2015
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, interesting commentary on residential / small-scale solar: Most people buy rooftop solar panels because they think it will save them money or make them green, or both. But the truth is that rooftop solar shouldn’t be saving them money (though it often does), and it almost certainly isn’t green. […]
Read more »April 7th, 2015
Via Green Prophet, an article on the potential / need for green roofs in the Middle East: Vive la France! The country recently passed legislation that requires rooftops of all new commercial buildings to be at least partly covered with solar panels or rooftop gardens. French environmental activists sought to mandate full coverage by green roofs for […]
Read more »New Rooftops In France Go Green
March 20th, 2015
Via Solar Daily, a report on a new ordinance in France related to rooftops: Rooftops on new buildings built in commercial zones in France must either be partially covered in plants or solar panels, under a law approved on Thursday. Green roofs have an isolating effect, helping reduce the amount of energy needed to heat […]
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