Minneapolis is the latest city to join the 100% green energy movement. In June, the city council declared its intention to transition to 100% renewable energy for city operation by the year 2022. Despite not being the first to set forward this type of resolution, Minneapolis seems determined to outpace the competition. Reaching this goal by the deadline would make Minneapolis the first large American city to go 100%
California has always be known as the home of everything trendy and glamorous. Home to Hollywood -- where all the latest trends seem to spring from -- California is always in the limelight. But the Golden State is now making headlines for an altogether different reason. California's groundbreaking environmental efforts are at the forefront of the green energy movement in the United States. Mandatory Solar Panels This May, California became
Renewable energy experts have long been looking for unconventional solutions to conventional infrastructure problems. With California making bold moves towards their goal of making every Californian home solar, they are naturally on the leading edge of this movement. An Alternative to the Traditional Energy Grid According to a recent report by Quartz News, solar energy companies like Tesla and SunRun are pushing to have batteries installed in every solar powered
California already has one of the most brutal real estate markets in the country. However, the newest initiative will only serve to raise housing prices even further with mandatory solar regulations. According to Hot Air, the California state government is looking to pass a new law mandating that every new "house, condo or other building up to three stories high must have solar panels installed and comply with a
Fires are something every property and homeowner hopes they never have to deal with. However, it is always a good idea to have fail safes in place to protect your family, home and property in case of a fire emergency. A key component of fire is oxygen. If your attic would catch fire, you wouldn’t want your solar attic fan to feed the flames during the day and help the
The small town of Babcock Ranch in southern Florida, just north of Fort Myers, is the first town that is completely solar powered. According to the Orlando Weekly, the town's developers hope to see about 250 families move into the area. Homes range in price from $200,000 to $1 million. The land for the ranch was purchased in 2006. However, more than 90% of it is a wildlife preserve. Solar
North Eastern Railway's Green Initiative The North Eastern Railway in India is preparing to move forward with it's Green Initiative by setting up solar panels. According to the India Times, the panels will be placed on the roofs of the divisional railway manager's office, the railway workshop, and the Bareilly city station. According to official reports, as many as 960 solar panels are being installed at the divisional railway manager's office.
Internet giant, Google, says the price of renewable energy increasingly declines, making it the lowest cost option. It will also not rule out investing in nuclear power. Google’s data centers and the offices for its 60,000 staff will be powered entirely by renewable energy from next year, in what the company has called a “landmark moment”. The internet giant is already the world’s biggest corporate buyer of renewable electricity, last year buying
Lakes and ponds used by water utilities have long been viewed with a single purpose: holding water. Now a handful of pioneering water utilities are looking at their aquatic real estate with a new purpose in mind: installing floating solar panels for solar energy generation. Large-scale floating solar projects have been installed in Japan and China, as well as on ponds at California wineries. But solar energy has remained primarily
Now, a Chinese energy company said they were building the world's first solar panel farm that looked like a giant panda, the country's national treasure. The solar farm, located in Datong, northern China's Shanxi Province, connected to the grid on June 29. The 248-acre solar farm looks like a cute panda. The black sections are monocrystalline silicon, which makes up the light-absorbing part of most solar panels. On the other hand, the
