Opaque To Transparent Solar Photovoltaics — Have Koreans Identified The Ideal Tech To Transform Windows Into Solar Power Producers?

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 04:50:28 +0000

Solar And Light, Cynthia Shahan | CleanTechnicaCleanTechnica has previously covered transparent, two-layer solar film, but time flies — that was mostly back in 2012 and 

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Plans for Tesla Gigafactory 4, According to Sound Emission Prognosis

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 02:56:16 +0000

Plans for Tesla’s Gigafactory 4 (GF4) in Berlin/Brandenburg include 24/7 production, 3 shifts of 2,828 personnel, 326 material trucks + 4 full trains per day, and 137 outgoing car transporters + 2 full trains per day, according to a document in German shared by a Twitter user, Aeon De

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10 Puerto Rican Schools Receive Resilient Microgrids

Credit to Author: Rocky Mountain Institute| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:10:47 +0000

A year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and left millions without power, schools have equipped themselves to withstand future weather events and grid outages to continue providing education to their students

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The Largest Passive House In North America: 154 Low-Income Housing Units (46 For Formerly Homeless)

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:27:10 +0000

This is such a nice story to ring in 2020 with — a thank you to Park Avenue Green

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In Mississippi, The Costs Of Coastal Flooding Are Adding Up (VIDEO)

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:43:30 +0000

“A lot of people are just selling out and getting out.” Ankle-deep in the overflow of the river that drew her here two decades ago, Calinda Crowe looked across her land, envisioning the future. She didn’t like what she saw

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A Guide To Disaster Preparedness — Part Two

Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:19:56 +0000

Due to climate change, 100-year, 500-year, and even 1000-year weather events are happening with alarming regularity. Unfortunately, we are still not at a mitigation level to avoid 1.5ºC or even 2ºC (2.7° F to 3.6° F) temperature rise

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A Peak Inside the Unisphere, One of the World’s Largest Net-Zero Buildings

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:10:59 +0000

By Marlene Cimons It is hard to build a net-zero building — one that produces more energy than it consumes — in the middle of a city. For one thing, nearby skyscrapers might block sunlight from reaching rooftop solar panels. For another, urban office buildings are cramped for space, and it generally isn’t possible to set up wind turbines on site. But Martine Rothblatt, head of United Therapeutics, would not yield when it came to the company’s new headquarters. When designers warned that erecting a net-zero building in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland would be a formid”It is hard to build a net-zero building — one that produces more energy than it consumes — in the middle of a city. For one thing, nearby skyscrapers might block sunlight from reaching rooftop solar panels. For another, urban office buildings are cramped for space, and it generally isn’t possible to set up wind turbines on site

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Boring Bricks Could Help People In More Ways Than One

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:38:21 +0000

When Elon Musk said he wanted to use bricks from The Boring Company to help build affordable housing, I thought it was genius. (For the record, our own Kurt Lowder recommended this, and a bit more, way back in April 2018.) Millions of families in America experience homelessness or have been homeless (raises hand), and those of us who have experienced it know that housing in a good area is considered a luxury for those working low-wage jobs. In fact, it’s not just a luxury, it’s an impossibility

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