This fall a new skyscraper claiming to be the world’s greenest building will open in Guangzhou, China. The 71-story, 2.3-million square-foot Pearl River Tower will be the most energy-efficient super-tall building ever built.
Continue reading ‘The World’s Greenest Skyscraper Coming Soon to China’
After debuting an electric vehicle (EV) concept car at the Detroit Auto Show, BMW made an even more concrete commitment to developing electric cars, when it decided to use its Leipzig production facility to develop EVs.
Continue reading ‘BMW to Manufacture Electric Vehicles in Germany by 2013′
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is constructing an outrageously sustainable building, which, when completed, will be “greenest” building in North America. This news is just the latest in a dearth of renewable energy and green announcements and accolades to come from Vancouver.
Those in the clean energy industry continue to play the waiting game in the policy arena. The question remains as what type of, if any, energy and climate change legislation will be put into action in the US in 2010. I put my own spin on things this week, heavily relying on EnergyBoom’s archives. So, if you are trying to get caught up with what has been happening in the renewables game - join me as I venture through the dusty vaults of our past work.
Continue reading ‘Need For Clean Energy Policy Still Strong’
University of Central Florida Research Team Produces Cellulosic Ethanol from Orange Peels. University of Central Florida professor Henry Daniell has developed a novel method of producing cellulosic ethanol from orange peels and other organic waste.
When the trend is supported by the technology – a real talented technology, it becomes almost impossible to stop it. That is precisely what has happened with the new technology for wind power generation developed by FloDesign. Their design is based on a Jet Engine Technology. It captures the wind through a small hole creating jet – which then energizes the turbine. This technology is extremely efficient – as much as 400% compared with the traditional wind mill technology.
Continue reading ‘Jet Engines the Inspiration for New Wind Power Technology’
As the attention of entire world is focused on sustainable renewable energy sources, a major hindrance to the same is cost of installation. Most perfect example of this may be the solar energy – where the installation cost is overwhelming. But a recent discovery by University of California – Berkley – is destined to change this.
Continue reading ‘Coming Soon: Solar Cells from Tobacco Plants’
New work from researchers at Denmark’s National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Risø DTU, is expected to bring smarter wind turbines to commercial wind farms in the near future. The research should allow for greater energy production from wind turbines using the new technology. The team has successfully integrated a laser-based anemometer into the spinner of a wind turbine system.
The world’s largest and most modern biomass pellet production facility is coming to the state of Georgia. RWE Innogy (ETR:RWE) will invest nearly $170 million USD into the project. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 750,000 tonnes. Although manufactured in Georgia, the biomass pellets will initially be shipped to two coal power plants in the Netherlands. At these plants, pellets have replace 30% of the fuel supply; there are plans to increase this number to 50%.
Recently, building products company CertainTeed unveiled a new photovoltaic roofing panel, EnerGen, for residential applications. The EnerGen system features integrated Uni-Solar thin-film photovoltaic laminates that seamlessly integrate with traditional asphalt roofing shingles and provide utility savings for homeowners. The lightweight and flexible design requires no rooftop penetrations, making the system easier for conventional roofing contractors to install while maintaining roof deck integrity.
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