| 12/10/2014 | Wind Turbines Not a Risk to Human Health, according to MIT Study
Global Data Point
The review took into consideration health effects such as stress, annoyance and sleep disturbance that have, among others, been raised in association with living close to wind turbines. In relation to noise associated effects, the study found that, whilst infrasound is emitted by wind turbines, typically this is well below audibility levels and does not cause disturbance to homes. Commenting ... |
| 12/03/2014 | UK Analysis Claims Solar 'Will Cost Less Than Gas in Three Years'
Western Daily Press (UK)
Analysis of the UK's solar industry shows that Britain's solar power will be cheaper than gas by 2018, as long as "policy support" is held firm. The Solar Trade Association says that falling technology costs and a growing supply chain will see prices fall faster that previously thought. The survey of STA's member companies and their cost forecasts between now and 2030 shows that the cost of ... |
| 11/18/2014 | Google Buys up Dutch Wind Energy for Data Center
Associated Press
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Google says it will buy the entire output of an 18-turbine, 62-megawatt Dutch wind energy project in the Netherlands to supply power to a major data center it is building. Company officials said Tuesday that Google wants both price certainty and to ensure that the 600 million euro ($750 million) data center in Eemshaven, Netherlands — due to be completed in 2017 — will be ... |
| 11/18/2014 | SunEdison Buys First Wind in $2.4-Billion Deal
Buffalo News (NY)
Nov. 18--Another solar energy company is coming to the Buffalo Niagara region -- but its local connection will be at the windmills along the Lake Erie shore in Lackawanna. SunEdison Inc., looking to broaden its business beyond solar energy into a more broad-based renewable energy company, acquired First Wind, which operates the Steel Winds wind farm in Lackawanna, in a $2.4 billion deal. The ... |
| 11/12/2014 | Urban Farming Takes Root in Downtown Los Angeles
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Nov. 12--Amid the rooftops of downtown's Financial District, basil, parsley and vegetables line a raised-bed garden. The 6th floor plot, part of a trend of urban farming in downtown Los Angeles, serves a restaurant at the members-only Jonathan Club. "This was a dream of mine since I was a kid," said Matthew Allnatt, Jonathan Club's chief operating officer, who on Tuesday showed off the garden ... |
| 11/09/2014 | At World Sustainable Building Conference in Barcelona, a Global Call for Energy-Efficiency
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
Nov. 09--BARCELONA, Spain -- In this Mediterranean port city where Antoni Gaudi's surreal architectural masterpieces have forever altered the skyline and raised expectations, an international gathering of sustainable building experts has plotted changes to the world's built landscape that could be as revolutionary and even more transformational. Meeting in the architectural shadow of Gaudi's ... |
| 10/27/2014 | Chinese Architect Ma Yansong's New Book Shows Philosophy Behind His Design
China Daily: Hong Kong Edition
Chinese architect Ma Yansong's new book, Shanshui City, shows the philosophy behind his designs. Sun Yuanqing reports. Acclaimed Chinese architect Ma Yansong launched his book Shanshui City at Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art last month, in an attempt to explain to the world his designs inspired by shan shui, a Chinese art style that is used to paint mountains and water. In his ... |
| 10/28/2014 | Electric-car Drivers Trading Gas for Solar Power
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Owners of electric vehicles have already gone gas-free. Now, a growing number are powering their cars with sunlight. Solar panels installed on the roof of a home or garage can easily generate enough electricity to power an electric or plug-in gas-electric hybrid vehicle. The panels aren't cheap, and neither are the cars. A Ford Fusion Energi plug-in sedan, for example, is $7,200 ... |
| 10/29/2014 | British War on Windfarms Blows up a Storm
Guardian (UK)
What Polly Toynbee didn't say (This war on windfarms is the Tories' latest sop to Ukip, 28 October) was that two weeks ago wind generated 25% of Britain's power. What we should be doing is growing our own indigenous wind turbine industry, as at the moment we import them from mainly Germany and Denmark. A British wind turbine industry would generate much-needed skilled jobs in manufacturing, ... |
| 10/29/2014 | Judge Rules Minnesota City Can't Ban Wind Turbines
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Oct. 29--Another Hennepin County judge has weighed in on a lengthy, litigious quarrel over a wind turbine on Lake Minnetonka, deciding that the city of Orono can't completely ban them. Jay and Kendall Nygard, along with their wind energy company, sued the city in May, arguing that it's their right to have a 29-foot-tall turbine in their back yard on the lake's West Arm and that the city's ... |
| 10/01/2014 | USGBC Launches Online International LEED Database
Snips
The ability to find out the state of sustainable building around the world is easier, thanks to a new online USGBC database. The U.S. Green Building Council now has briefs on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects in more than 150 countries. "LEED is driving innovation and sustainable development across the globe," said Mahesh Ramanujam, chief operating officer at the council. ... |
| 10/20/2014 | Renewable Energy Growth Drives Development of Large-Scale Batteries
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA)
Oct. 20--At Turkey Hill Dairy in Lancaster County, the secret ingredient in its ice cream is wind. Along with conventionally derived power used to make its sweet treats, the dairy is the sole customer of a nearby wind farm, built in 2010, that provides 25 percent of its electricity. "That's honestly all we need," said company spokeswoman Andrea Nikolaus. Relying on wind for bigger operations, ... |
| 10/08/2014 | SolarCity Loan Deal Could Propel Rooftop Market
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — SolarCity will begin offering loans to homeowners for solar systems, a move that industry analysts say could reshape the market for rooftop solar and propel its rapid adoption. Most current rooftop solar deals involve a lease or an agreement to buy power over a period of time, but the company owns the panels. SolarCity's loan will allow customers to own their systems and still ... |
| 10/08/2014 | Skidmore College Solar Projects Show How Cost Is Dropping
Times Union (Albany, NY)
Oct. 08--GREENFIELD -- Skidmore College held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday to mark completion of its eight-acre solar farm in Greenfield, the "crown jewel" of the college's sustainability efforts, school president Philip Glotzbach said. But even before Glotzbach pulled out the oversize scissors, the economics of the massive project, which includes 6,950 ground-mounted solar panels capable of ... |
| 10/01/2014 | Mayor de Blasio Announces Major Solar Investment at City Schools, Key Component of New Green Buildings Plan
Global Data Point
The 24 new installations will be funded by the City, as well as by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) under Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's NY-Sun Initiative. The $28 million investment includes $23 million in City funds and an estimated $5 million in grants from NYSERDA. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and the New York Power Authority ... |
| 10/02/2014 | Executive Actions to Advance Solar Deployment and Energy Efficiency
Breaking Energy
New executive actions and initiatives to advance solar and energy efficiency projects include military-veterans solar job training, $68M USDA-funded rural projects, and stronger building codes. Among the major actions, DOE's Solar Instructor Training Network will launch a veteran's job training pilot project at up to three military bases this fall to create at least 50,000 highly-qualified ... |
