Tag Archives: white
U.S Army Announces $7B in Renewable Energy Projects
The U.S. Army has just launched the first in a series of renewable energy contracts that will eventually total $7 billion by the end of this year, using power purchase agreements along with a standard procurement tool that is expected to crush any obstacles that are put in its path. That includes the notorious budget [...]
STUDY: Roofs with White Surfaces 43 Degrees Cooler than Asphalt
A New York City roof covered in a white synthetic membrane was on average 43 degrees F cooler than surrounding black tar and asphalt roofsduring times of peak heat last summer, according to a study by scientists from Columbia University and NASA. On the hottest day of the summer — July 22, 2011, when the [...]
BioSolar Releases Bright-White BioBacksheet
BioSolar Inc., developer of a technology to produce bio-based PVmaterials from renewable plant sources, has introduced a bright-whiteBioBacksheet in response to demand from its prospective customers. "While meeting with PV module manufacturers in recent months, we encounteredan overwhelming preference for a bright-white colored BioBacksheet inlieu of the existing translucent design," says David Lee, CEO ofBioSolar. [...]
COPYCAT ALERT: Maldives President Installs Solar Panels on Nation’s ‘White House’
While solar enthusiasts were still celebrating President Obama’sdecision to install solar panels on the White House roof, 9,000 milesaway, Mohamed Nasheed was on the roof of his residence in Male, thecapital of the Maldive islands, installing the last panels in his new11.5 kW solar array. Of course, people throughout the world install solar PV every [...]
VIDEO: Steven Chu Announcing Solar on the White House
Chu: "It’s been a long time since we had them up there." Courtesy of the good people at Planet Forward, here’s a video clip of Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Council ofEnvironmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley announcing the good newsearlier today that the Obama administration will be installing solarpanels (both PV and solar thermal) [...]
It’s Official: The White House Goes Solar!
So after quite a bit of prodding, it looks like President Obama is finally going to slap up some solar on the White House. Announced today, solar panels are going to be installed on the roofof the White House’s living quarters. When completed, the installationwill heat water and supply some electricity. To be honest, I [...]
SunPower, White Oak Building 10 MW PV Plant In Delaware
SunPower Corp. has been selected to design, build, operate and maintainthe 10 MW Dover SUN Park in Dover, Del., for White Oak Solar Energy LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of LS Power Group. The solar park, which is expected to be operational next summer, will deliver power to theregional utility grid operated by the City [...]
Obama Administration Declines Solar Panels on the White House
To the disappointment of environmental activists, the Obamaadministration has declined to put solar panels on the White House roof. The organization 350.org, founded by Bill McKibben, has led a campaign to have Barack Obamare-install a set of solar panels which were originally installed on theWhite House by Jimmy Carter in 1979. The panels are obviously [...]
Bill McKibben Goes to the White House
On September 10, exactly one month before the 10/10/10 event, 350.org’s Bill McKibben and his team went to the White House. Theyentered the meeting with over 40,000 letters asking President Obama toreturn solar panels to the White House. At McKibbens request, hundreds of people registered new work parties to encourage President Obama to reinstall solar [...]
Solar on the White House? How About 10/10/10?
Sometimes our symbolic actions that we take can translate into tangible shifts in collective behavior. These symbolic actions can be simplethings, but in order for them to be effective, they must be relevant tothe issues that are circulating, pulsing within the general public. Reinstalling the solar panels back on the roof of the White House hasthe [...]
White House Solar Panels Recovered
The Solar Science and Technology Museum in Dezhou, China, last weekreceived one of 32 solar panels once installed on the roof of the WhiteHouse and later forgotten to collect dust in a government storagefacility. Unity College in Maine rescued half of the panels from the darkstorage area about five years after the Ronald Reagan administrationremoved [...]
Why Cant We Get Solar On The White House?
What better example can a President set to guide the country to a more sustainable path than to put solar panels on his own home? Many environmental organizations and companies have banded together to encourage President Obama to install a new set of solar panels on theWhite House. In 1979, Jimmy Carter became the first President [...]