Solar Stadium in Taiwan Close to Completion
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffConstruction on the main stadium for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan will be complete by the end of this year. The new sports arena is also Taiwan's largest photovoltaic installation to date - fitted with solar modules manufactured ...
2008 Wrap-up: RenewableEnergyWorld.com Keeps Growing and Growing
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffTo use an old cliche, it's been a banner year here at RenewableEnergyWorld.com. Despite the worldwide downturn of financial markets and the global credit crisis, many Renewable Energy companies continue to thrive and our publication is no exception.
On the trail of Dell’s carbon footprint
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Mapping: Infrastructure and Flow
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments OffI love airline route maps. I’ve fallen asleep staring at the tangle of possible journeys so often that I sometimes confuse the capillaries I see with my eyes closed with the red paths of Northwest flights ...
Year in Review 2008: Best in Business
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments OffAs we look forward to the new year, we've also reflected on the old, and rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and debates that 2008 had to offer. For the next week, we will ...
2008 Wrap-up: What Will A Financially Disastrous Year Mean for Renewables?
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThis year was dominated by bad financial news – very bad financial news. Renewables have certainly had their fair share of troubles associated with the financial crisis; yet somehow they've seemed to fare better than most industries. It's still uncertain ...
Solar Works & SolarWrights Complete Integration: Now Called Alteris
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSolar Works Inc. and SolarWrights Inc. announced the new name of their united enterprise: Alteris Renewables Inc. The name change is intended to better convey the company's expanded offering of renewable energy solutions that include solar electric, solar thermal ...
SunRun & OCR Introduce New Rooftop Solar System
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSunRun and OCR Solar & Roofing announced a new partnership that will expand solar service and bring roof-integrated solar electric systems to more homeowners throughout Northern California. OCR is SunRun's first partner to specialize in roof-integrated solar applications. Through this ...
University of Michigan & Fraunhofer Researching Energy Innovations for Transportation
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffA new program undertaken by the University of Michigan (U-M) and Franuhofer will award seed money grants of up to US $200,000 annually for two years to projects that explore alternative energy innovations for transportation.
Lazy Dystopias
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Imagining the Future | Comments OffRecently, I've been buried in a bumper crop of lazy dystopias. Now, I'm not against dystopian fiction as a means of social critique. Not at all. I think showing how present intentions may come to grief is ...
The Street as Platform
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Leapfrogging | Comments OffI realize now that I've been delinquent in recommending Dan Hill's truly excellent speculative essay The Street as Platform, which explores a cross-section of all the ways that urban environments have become suffused with data. It's ...
What if Climate Change is Not an Energy Problem?
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Columns, Green News | Comments OffHere's a thought I've been kicking around, and I'd like your ideas. What if, contrary to conventional wisdom, climate change is not actually primarily an energy problem, and by thinking of it as an energy problem, ...
Headlines from Worldchanging Seattle (12/29/08)
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in About Worldchanging, Green News | Comments OffThe recent snowfall here in Seattle, and its impact on all of the city's neighborhoods, has helped us see many of the things we take for granted in new ways. It's easier, for example, to imagine ...
Year in Review 2008: Best in Cities
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments OffAs we look forward to the new year, we've also reflected on the old, and rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and debates that 2008 had to offer. For the next week, we will ...
‘CBS Early Show’: Don’t take out the trash, live with it
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Got solar in a box? We do.
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWhat if buying a solar electric system would be as easy as buying a new light bulb? The process of purchasing and installing a solar electric system does not have to be like putting together a complicated jigsaw puzzle anymore. ...
Milpitas Schools, Chevron & BOA Complete 3.4-MW Solar Project
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMilpitas Unified School District, Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America announced the completion of a 14-site, district-wide solar and energy efficiency project designed to supply 75 percent of the district's total annual electricity needs through solar energy.
DOE To Fund Pilot & Demonstration-Scale Biorefineries
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOn December 22, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intention to provide up to US $200 million (subject to appropriations) from FY09-FY14 to support the development of biorefineries producing advanced biofuels such as butanol, green gasoline, and synthetic ...
China Sunergy Signs 12-MW Deal With Ajit Solar
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffChina Sunergy Co. Ltd. announced that it has entered into a one-year agreement with Ajit Solar Pvt Ltd., a privately-owned module manufacturer based in Jaipur, India.