Green Roof Meets
Solar Array
Did you know, when you combine a green roof and solar panels, your energy efficiency can increase almost 4%? This is like winning the lottery! While large research companies are investing time and money to achieve a 1% increase in energy efficiency, combining two existing sustainable solutions is a no brainer!
Some benefits green roofs provide include reduction of storm water runoff, reduction of heat island effect, increased biodiversity, while sequestering CO2 and creating fresh oxygen! Not to mention, they look beautiful and are a form of biophilia!
Now, when you bring the two together, a solar panel efficiency will increase due to the green roof lowering the surrounding air temperature through moisture evaporation. Solar panels do not work well… Continue reading
Italy’s First Ever
Mediterranean Sea Offshore Wind Project
It is great to hear, Italy has started the implementation of offshore wind power! The Taranto/Beleolico project will create about 56,000 MWH of electricity each year. Enough to power nearly 19,000 homes! Italy’s first offshore wind farm using 10 monopiles is expected to be operational by 2022!
Way to go Italy!
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1 Billion Cows
On this Planet
Did you know there are more than 1-billion cows on this planet, and they have 4-stomachs? They also emit 2x the greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the worlds aviation industry! Mind blowing, right! Knowledge is power…
There are many blog articles I could write about these statistics. Today’s blog solution will focus on a Swedish start-up company building the world’s largest seaweed factory. The seaweed is mixed into their existing feedstock reducing the methane released from cows’ flatulence. Yes, their farts! About 3 years ago now, I learned about this for the first time. Scientists continue to study and scale up this solution, helping to reverse climate change.
If you would like to learn more about it, have… Continue reading
Think Greener – Ribe, Netherlands – April 26, 2021As our dependency for fossil fuels decreases and EV’s become the mainstream, the need for infrastructure increases. It is very important to get the infrastructure correct the first time! Building new EV stations can take longer than expected as a lot of planning and expense goes into implementation.
What if you could remove the utilities from the equation and install something very similar like a vending machine that directly plugs into the existing power grid to charge EV’s? This is exactly what E.ON and Volkswagen have done!
This solution avoids the need of pulling power directly from the grid, by storing it from a normal utility connection into its own integrated battery! For example, EV charging… Continue reading