Last week I wrote about “the greenest parking lot in the country”. While this seems like an odd concept, before I pulled into the lot the six large photovoltaic arrays and roughly dozen spinning vertical turbines convinced me that this LEED certified compound was different. Part product review, part site visit, I pulled into the [...]
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Parking at the Greenest Lot in America
January 3rd, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Site Visits 
Tags: Denver, LEED, Photovoltaic, Product Review, Solar Energy, Wind Power 
No Comments »January Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
January 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson 2011 begins with a handful of events spread throughout the world. Much like last month, there are fewer events than the summer months. Of note there is a series of events in the rising power of Brazil (featured recently in this set of Five Friday Facts). At the end of January there are three conferences [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson Tags: Brazil, Calendar, California, Green Investments, Grid, Los Angeles, Photovoltaic No Comments »Canopy Airport Parking: Denver’s Greenest
December 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson On the surface I was extremely skeptical about Canopy Airport Parking (a subsidiary of ProPark America) – the new “green parking lot” – that was built on the Denver International Airport’s grounds. In November the lot opened to the public. For open air parking, the cost is currently $9/day, 50% more than the economy lot, [...]
Five Friday Facts – Renewable Energy
November 5th, 2010 Eric Wilson As part of the Eco-Libris’ Green Book Campaign (mentioned in last week’s Five Friday Facts) 2nd Green Revolution is reviewing Thriving Beyond Sustainability by Andres Edwards. It’s chock full of potential Five Friday Facts. This set relating to the energy transition that has occurred over the past decade demonstrates the growth of the renewable energy [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Biomass, Grid, Hydroelectricity, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Californians Keep Emissions Curbs on Track with “No” on Proposition 23
November 5th, 2010 Justin Manger Californians voted to keep the Global Warming Solutions Act in place on Tuesday, one of many little talked about state ballots measures that were up for a vote in different areas of the country. The act (Assembly Bill 32 or AB32) was passed in 2006 and aims to cut the state’s industrial CO2 emissions to [...]
Energy Codes and Efficient Homes
October 21st, 2010 Eric Wilson Part of the housing crisis that created much of the economic turmoil we still face could have been alleviated in part by fiscal prudence, but also by lower utilities bills. This latter suggestion was put forth by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI). EESI recently “held a briefing on how energy efficiency legislation can [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Congress, Department of Energy, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy No Comments »First GE Ecomagination Challenge Award Goes to Solar Roadways
October 14th, 2010 Justin Manger “There’s 25,000 square miles of road surfaces, parking lots, and driveways in the lower 48 states. If we covered that with solar panels with just a 15% efficiency, we’d produce 3 times more energy than this country produces on an annual basis.” – Solar Roadways founder Scott Brusaw We first mentioned Solar Roadways back in [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Green Products, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Recylcing, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Alternative Energy, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Electricity Generation, Energy Conservation, Green Product, Green Technology, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Solar Roadways No Comments »White House to Go Solar
October 6th, 2010 Justin Manger For a president that continuously touts clean jobs and solar power, it’s odd that President Obama hasn’t used one of the most famous houses in the world – his 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue address – to lead by example. Yesterday, however, word arrived that the White House will be installing solar panels by spring of 2011 [...]
1 Year Ago Today: President Established Sustainability Goals
October 5th, 2010 Eric Wilson One year ago today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that set “sustainability goals for Federal agencies” and focused “on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance.” As set forth, “The Executive Order requires Federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target within 90 days; increase energy efficiency; reduce fleet [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, President Obama, Sustainability Tags: Clean Energy, Colorado, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Water Conservation, Wind Power No Comments »Self-Cleaning Solar Panels Boost Efficiency
October 2nd, 2010 Justin Manger One factor not often mentioned when discussing the limitations of solar panels is dirt and dust. Even the thinnest of layer of dust particles can have drastic effects on a solar panel’s performance. This can add up to a serious loss of efficiency in the United States where much of the country’s solar power generation [...]
