Solar innovation has come to The National Mall from the north as part of the 2009 Solar Decathlon, with two Canadian teams out of the 20 energy efficient solar powered homes. Team Ontario/BC took their geography to heat, forming Team North to North House to Washington, DC. Considering where they come from, no surprise that […]
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The NORTHern Sun Hits The Mall
October 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on The NORTHern Sun Hits The Mall
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Showing some CURIOsity at The Mall
October 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Thronging The National Mall at this time are thousands of curious people, visiting the Solar Decathlon with the 20 energy efficient solar powered homes, being awed by their designs, their technologies, and their visions for the future. Team Boston has centered their entire project around that very sense of curiosity, with CURIO House having as […]
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Inefficient Governance? DOE misses Energy Efficiency Deadlines over and over again
March 8th, 2007 · Comments Off on Inefficient Governance? DOE misses Energy Efficiency Deadlines over and over again
As we struggle to Energize America, there are many challenges … from mistaken impressions as to the costs of options, people seeking silver bullet (single point) solutions (X will solve everything … fill in X), priority challenges, and so on. One of the key challenges, however, might be bureaucratic inertia. Energy efficiency — saving power […]
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