This house plan is available in multiple elevations. All feature 10-foot ceilings with extra detailing, open great room floor plans, front and rear porches, luxurious master suites and a transition buffer from public to private spaces so you won’t see any bed walls or toilets from the great room or other public area. Paired with a homemade solar water heater and built in the right climate, this house plan could result in net $0 energy bills. Net-Zero Ready High-Performance... Continuar leyendo

Wind turbines are no longer a hypothetical debate in Fairfield and Norway. Now, they’re a reality. On Jan. 31, the Hardscrabble Wind Farm was put into service. After several years of discussion about having 37 wind turbines operate in the Herkimer County towns, residents have spent the past couple months learning what’s it’s actually like to live near the turbines, which are 475 feet tall to the top of a blade that is in the 12 o’clock position. The discussion about whether the turbines are... Continuar leyendo

The socio-economic changes facing the North Africa and Middle East region has provided a great opportunity for solar development. During a recent webinar hosted by MENASOL 2011, Dr Nazar Hassan, Deputy Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau of Science in Cairo advocated that socio-economic instability can be solved by developing clean energy projects. Part of this strategy involves working alongside the industry with large solar companies such as Abengoa Solar, ... Continuar leyendo

The energy production based in fossil fuels is the foundation of our civilisation. Unfortunately, the accumulation of the emissions derived from it is becoming one of the biggest challenges for the mankind. The abundancy of fossil fuels, and simply the reliability of its production difficults the adoption of alternative energy sources. However, the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) is becoming the main objection against the fossil generation. The more adequate step is to use technologies... Continuar leyendo

A proposal for what is thought to be the largest solar farm in the nation was disclosed Tuesday by developers who want to construct the complex in eastern Alameda County. The Mountain House Solar Farm, if built, would produce enough electricity for 250,000 homes and generate 400 megawatts of electricity, executives with Pegasus Energy Partners said. "We're doing conventional photovoltaic solar, which is tried and true technology," said Michael Clevenger, president of Pleasanton-based Pegasus... Continuar leyendo

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed legislation requiring California utilities to get one-third of their power from renewable sources, giving the state the most aggressive renewable energy mandate in the U.S. California utilities and other electricity providers have until the end of 2020 to draw 33 percent of their power from solar panels, windmills and other renewable sources. "There are people who think we can drill our way to happiness and prosperity," the Democratic governor told hundreds of ... Continuar leyendo