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Analysis of Job Creation and Energy Cost Savings: From Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Policy
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012US Solar Market Insight: 2011 In Review Executive Summary
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
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For the U.S. solar energy industry, 2011 was a historic year. On the positive side, the market for solar installations continued to boom, as the U.S. installed 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems, representing 109% growth over 2010. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw 776 MW of PV installed, by far the most of any quarter in U.S. market history (473 MW was the previous record, set in the third quarter of 2011).
Chesapeake Energy: Hydraulic Fracturing Method
Friday, March 2nd, 2012Thinking Cities, Networked Society
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012The documentary ‘Thinking Cities’ deals with one of the most dramatic societal trends happening today: urbanization. The world population is expected to soar to more than 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70 percent living in cities. At the same time, Information Communications Technology (ICT) is extending its reach.
View this complete post...Why Coal Plants Retire: Power Market Fundamentals as of 2012
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
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The sharp decline in natural gas prices, the rising cost of coal, and reduced demand for electricity are all contributing factors in the decisions to retire some of the country’s oldest coal‐fired generating units. These trends started well before EPA issued its new air pollution rules.
Oregon DOT: Readying the EV (Electric Vehicle) Trail
Monday, February 20th, 2012Oregon DOT installing EV charging stations along Interstate 5 and into Central Oregon – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Many Shades of Green 2012
Friday, February 10th, 2012
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The California Core Green economy reflected greater resilience than the california economy as a whole during the recent recession. reflecting the brunt of the economic downturn, the total economy slumped by seven percent while the core Green economy contracted by three percent from January 2009 to 2010. over the long term, January 1995 to 2010, the total economy grew by 12 percent while jobs in the core Green economy increased by 53 percent. in other words, while the downturn reset core Green employment back to 2008 levels, total state employment was set back to 2001 levels.
Amarillo, TX: Large Wind Energy Power Turbine Farm
Friday, February 10th, 2012Large Scale Wind Turbine Power Farm West of Amarillo, Texas. These are three-bladed cantilevered construction by Siemens and the power output is controlled by blade pitch regulation. – justinarm on YouTube
View this complete post...The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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Until now, little has been known about the climate change reductions that might be offered by reusing and retrofitting existing buildings rather than demolish- ing and replacing them with new construction. This groundbreaking study concludes that building reuse almost always offers environmental savings over demolition and new construction. Moreover, it can take between 10 and 80 years for a new, energy-efficient building to overcome, through more efficient operations, the negative climate change impacts that were created during the construction process.
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