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Top 10 Green Buildings in 2013
For the 17th year, the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE) has chosen its Top 10 Green Buildings for 2013, which showcase excellence in green design. This year continues the theme of social consciousness, started in 2012, where participants are asked to design high performing buildings on a limited budget. While the hot trend for 2012 top buildings seemed to be creating [...]
Micro Inverters: What You Need to Know
Are you thinking about installing solar panels on your home or business? You may just want to update your current system and add value to your investment. There are two types of inverters that you can install on your solar panel array. These may be either an array inverter, which will convert the DC current [...]
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes 2012 – 2013 Company Rankings
Here are the 2012 ranking of companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) as announced by Sustainability Asset Management (SAM). SAM is an investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) manages about $6 billion in assets through a variety of financial products. As [...]
Coincidence? Nordic Countries Constantly Top Cleantech Rankings
What are the underlying factors and can others learn from the Vikings of the North? The Nordic countries seem to consistently rank highly in global innovation rankings, topping the list Cleantech Innovation Index[i]. Although the report covers a wide range of indicators to arrive at this conclusion and indeed provides some explanatory rationale as to why the [...]
Digging into the DOE’s Energy Consumption Predictions
Here we continue our look at the DOE EIA’s projections of U.S. energy consumption through 2035. In this post we look at what they foresee happening in the commercial sector (essentially composed of offices and stores). Almost immediately we encounter issues that can leave us scratching our collective heads, especially when we compare what is [...]
Intel: Corporate Renewable Energy Consumption Leader
Intel ranks first in the nation for using renewable energy, holding onto its position since 2008. In 2011, Intel consumed 2.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy - 88% of its electricity use – up from 1.4 billion kWh the previous year. The company gets renewables from biomass, geothermal, small-hydro, solar and wind by buying certificates and from on-site generation. Intel [...]
IMS Research’s Solar Module Rankings: Suntech Reaches the Top in Q2 $STP
WELLINBOROUGH, UK – 26th August 2010 - Crystalline PV module supplier Suntech, shipped more modules during the second quarter of 2010 than any other company according to the latest analysis from IMS Research. The Chinese supplier shipped more modules in the quarter than previous market leader and thin-film rival First Solar for the first time since Q3’08 to [...]
Top Ten Utility Solar Rankings Report
There’s good news and bad news with this list. The good news is that there is positive momentum. Not surprising,California has four solar heros – utilities which are really makingstrides to get solar into the generation mix. On another positive note,the Salt River Project, which was 25th on the list last year,sky-rocketed to #8 this [...]
In Focus: DIY Consumption
There is a revolution underway that is transforming consumption. If the twentieth century was marked by hyper-consumption the twenty-first century will be marked by collaborative consumption. This new form of consumption is being facilitated by a wide range of technological innovations. Social media is a great example of technologies that contribute to the new model [...]