How to turn blueprints green
February 26th, 2010How to turn blueprints green
Open-source program developed at MIT allows architects and engineers to optimize a building’s energy systems early in the design process
Bloom Energy Promises Cheap, Emissions-Free Power From a Small Box | Popular Science
February 26th, 2010Bloom Energy Promises Cheap, Emissions-Free Power From a Small Box
Google, eBay, FedEx have already started using Bloom Boxes
By Jeremy HsuPosted
02.22.2010 at 11:58 am24
Bloom Box Can these boxes do away with traditional power plants and the power grid? CBSA boxy power plant that could one day produce efficient, inexpensive, clean energy in every home might sound like a pipe dream, but its the very real product of a Silicon Valley startup called Bloom Energy. Twenty large corporations that include Google, FedEx, Walmart and eBay have already purchased and begun testing the Bloom Boxes. 60 Minutes recently got a sneak peek at this possibly game-changing energy device.
See the rest of the article here: Bloom Energy Promises Cheap, Emissions-Free Power From a Small Box | Popular Science.
Bill Gates: Innovating to Zero
February 18th, 2010 Finally, rational talk about energy and climate.
What are the options. What are the pros and cons…
Do yourself a favor and clear up any confusion that
you may have as a result of media PR campaigns and
sound bites.
Here is it: Innovating to Zero
GreenBeat 2009: Meet the Super Grid bankers | VentureBeat
February 13th, 2010
Rethinking NIMBY: Why Wind Power Could Lead To New Ways of Defining (and Dealing With) Public Naysaying
December 1st, 2009Note from IR2: Worth a look….
Rethinking NIMBY: Why Wind Power Could Lead To New Ways of Defining (and Dealing With) Public Naysaying
True story: A small college in the Midwest wanted to put up a wind turbine on their campus. The school, being on top of a hill in the middle of the prairie, had enough wind to produce upwards of 3/4 of their needed electricity, so the project made good sense. But when it came time to talk to the people living nearby, the school ran into some opposition. In particular, from a farmer who thought the noise and appearance of the wind turbine would lower property values.
The punchline: He was a pig farmer.*
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