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IEEE Spectrum August 2010 Ellen Kathrine Hansen |
Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home With Home for Life, VKR Holding aims to bring carbon-neutral houses to the masses |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
Students Build the Solar Homes of the Future The Solar Decathlon, in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy this fall, will pit 20 teams of college students against each other in an international showdown of innovative engineering. |
Inc. July 2009 |
A Business Guide to Energy Conservation How to use less energy and lower your business's utility bills. |
Popular Mechanics April 2010 Harry Sawyers |
14 Best New Technologies For Greener Homes The keys to lowering consumption lie in a house's systems. These 14 new technologies create more efficient buildings, and more educated inhabitants. |
Popular Mechanics January 2006 Jennifer Weeks |
Sun City When 18 teams of students built a solar neighborhood in the nation's capital, they created a showcase of the best new technology for conserving energy and harnessing the power of the sun. |
Popular Mechanics November 10, 2008 Elizabeth Svoboda |
5 Award-Winning Green Technologies from the Clean Tech Open 2008 Great ideas to improve energy efficiency in your home, your car, your countertops, your business, and an easier way to install solar panels on a roof. |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
Applied Materials Serves Itself A solar power installation project will be its largest corporate facility to date. Investors, the sun could not only be powering its corporate offices -- it could also be powering its future growth and driving its stock price higher. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Prachi Patel-Predd |
Juice From Solar Concentrate Taking a new approach to solar conversion, using advanced materials and solar-concentrator technology, researchers are developing a system that promises to be cheaper and smarter. |
PC Magazine April 4, 2008 Jim Louderback |
Next-Gen Solar Heats Up Thin-film solar panels are a real breakthrough, built via a futuristic mashup of ink jet printing technology, aluminum foil, and space-age chemical compounds. |
InternetNews April 21, 2006 David Needle |
Microsoft Buys into Sun Microsoft installs the largest solar panel system at its Silicon Valley Campus. |
Popular Mechanics April 2006 David Noland |
Hearst Tower - Re-inventing the Skyscraper The 46-story Hearst Tower is an energy-efficient, structurally strong, environmentally sound addition to New York City's skyline. And if we may say so ourselves, it looks pretty cool, too. |
Popular Mechanics March 2009 Amber Fields |
The Window to Energy Saving These color-coated glass or plastic plates with solar cells around the edges could increase the efficiency of existing solar panels by as much as 50 percent. |
Popular Mechanics October 13, 2008 Alex Hutchinson |
Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
This Old House Scott Gibson |
Living Down Under Most basements are little more than a place to cultivate cobwebs and store cans of paint. But they are an ideal place for the low-cost extra bedroom, family room or workout space you've always wanted. And as we show here, basements can be turned into any one of several living areas. |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Zero Net Energy: The Future of Real Estate A development in California shows us the future. Energy efficiency plays an important role in the UC Davis West Village development's goal of zero net energy. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Sandra Upson |
The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation. |
Mother Jones Mar/Apr 2000 Arthur Allen |
Prodigal Sun Solar energy was a rising star in the '70s -- until it was banished by the powers that be. Are we ready for its return? |
Wired July 2005 Spencer Reiss |
The Dotcom King & the Rooftop Solar Revolution Idealab impresario Bill Gross couldn't wait for the dawn of the sun age. So he built a high-energy, low-cost solar concentrator that will fit on your roof. And overthrow the powers that be. |
This Old House Max Alexander |
Building Blocks The Carlisle TV project gets a jump start on framing, thanks to floor, wall, and foundation panels. |
Popular Mechanics October 26, 2007 Ben Stewart |
Solar Power: Jay's Green Garage Harnessing enough solar energy to power a garage takes a little more than a few solar panels. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Henry Springs |
Savings Under the Sun Escalating energy costs are driving the development of new solar technologies, and the Vista Montana apartment complex in Watsonville, Calif., is testing just how far the sun will go. |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Otis Port |
Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry. |
Fast Company Max Chafkin |
Solar Panels Are About To Get Way, Way Better SolarCity founder and CEO Lyndon Rive will announce that his company's forthcoming rooftop panels will be the most efficient in the world, with a module efficiency of just over 22%. |
Wired May 2005 Daniel H. Pink |
The New Power Generation Soccer moms, taco shops, even real estate developers - mainstream America is starting to pull the plug and rely on homegrown solar energy. Call it the dawn of the hygrid age. |
This Old House May 2007 Max Alexander |
Solar Hot Water A brilliant way to cut as much as 80 percent off your water-heating bills is to use a solar hot-water system. It doesn't use any fossil fuels and it doesn't cause any pollution. You don't even need to live in a sunny climate. |
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Ira Boudway |
The Sun Doesn't Shine on Green Stadiums Solar panels are slow to pay for themselves, and stadium owners are putting their money in other energy-saving technologies that drive down costs. |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Mike Norman |
Shining a Light on Solar Power The use of solar energy for heating and for generating electricity is not new. However, the rise in oil prices and efforts to find clean, renewable energy sources are beginning to make this area an investor favorite. |
Food Engineering November 1, 2008 |
Sunny location aids distribution center's sustainability efforts Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market solves California's high electrical rates while being a good environmental steward. |