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One team will be named the “winner” at the Solar Decathlon.  The first two times, the University of Colorado team has claimed the honors.  At the moment, this favorite is far behind and the odds aren’t looking so hot that they will get a hat trip.  Yet … yet … this helps highlight how every […]

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Well, the Decathlon is underway, with 20 innovative teams fighting for victory as the best solar home to grace the Mall in Washington, DC.  Today, the first event was judged.  The Germans (Darmstadt) are leading the pack, with 209.206 points.  Far, far behind them, in second place, the University of Maryland with 208.872 points.  (e.g., […]

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The Solar Sailor is a ferry in Sydney harbor that cuts fossil fuel use by about 50% due to its solar paneled wings.  The wings track the sun, to produce power, and, if there is enough wind, act like sails.  If the weather is bad for their use (storms, nighttime), the winds flatten against the ferry […]

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Being an EcoGeek is becoming ever more fashionable. And, increasingly, there are events where EcoGeek’s can gather in style.  The Solar Decathlon is a bi-annual ever cool event, pitting colleges and universities across the nation in ten contests that “center on the ways we use energy in our daily lives.” The Solar Decathlon joins 20 […]

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While it looks ever so simple, the Watercone® is a result not just of good design but serious development efforts with high-quality products.  :”…every day 5000 children die as a result of diarrhea coused by drinking unsafe water…”  UNICEF

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Want to take a virtual tour in the world of distributed power?    Thanks to Equity Green, I learned the news that San Francisco Launches Solar Energy Mapping Website. A solar mapping web tool was recently launched for the city of San Francisco.  Its actually pretty cool and addicting.  I liked scrolling over all the houses […]

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The vast majority of PV installed on rooftops is just that … installed on rooftops.  Developing in recent years have been Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV) The objective being, the transition of solar PV, from being just a merely bolted on afterthought, into being an integral part of the building, dare we say part of every […]

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Well, while Walmart announced a major solar purchase, this is overshadowed by the even-larger plans that Kohl’s has for its stores.   Kohl’s has announced plans to provide solar power for 75% of its California stores.  The initial purchase will be for 24 of Kohl’s 80 stores. This one step will be 15% of California’s current solar […]

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Wal-Mart announced today a huge solar system purchase, a “pilot project … toward its goal of being supplied by 100 percent renewable energy”. For many, Wal-Mart has been an odd poster child for Green business management. While it is hard to say that its business model is ‘sustainbilility focused’ (importing things from far away, disposible (non-durable) […]

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Interested in solar electricity?  Have I ever got the deal for you … That, in part, is CitizenRE‘s claim that has been viral through the web — advertisements at website/blog after website/blog. The promise: Citizenr? will put solar electricity on your rooftop and sell the electricity to you at a fixed price (based on your […]

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