Tag Archives: Solar Energy

Cornell Getting Super Clean Energy NYC Campus

  By Zach | December 31, 2011 - 7:00 am | ,
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It looks like Cornell University is going to get a tremendous clean energy project in NYC — it will use solar energy, geothermal energy, fuel cells, and innovative design on a pretty large scale. It seems it’s just missing wind energy. Here’s more: null (via Clean Technica)

UK Solar Schools Program Hits 1st Milestone 3 Months Early

  By Zach | December 30, 2011 - 4:40 pm |
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I cover solar energy news (and wind energy news) obsessively over on CleanTechnica. I think one of the coolest programs I’ve run across in the past couple years is a UK program to get solar power on more schools. It involves the communities around the schools and helps them to … Continue reading →

Chicago — Solar-Powered EV Car-Sharing & Solar-Powered Airport

  By Zach | December 10, 2011 - 6:02 pm | ,
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  Chicago may not be the first city many people think of when they think of solar leaders — it shouldn’t be — but it has been on the leading edge of green for awhile, and a couple new announcements out of the windy city keep that trend going. 1. … Continue reading →

I-GO Car Sharing Launches Largest Solar-Powered EV Project

  By Zach | December 2, 2011 - 2:22 pm |
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I know sustainablog founder and editor Jeff McIntire-Strasburg is an I-GO fan — I actually learned about this Chicago car sharing non-profit from Jeff when he wrote about it earlier this year on sustainablog. Well, now, this humble little car sharing non-profit is leading the country.. in powering electric cars with solar power. Continue reading →