Solar Cities Proposition - "Buildings like trees, cities like forests." When Michael McDonough, author and sustainability architect, suggested this be the new paradigm for the future, he was referring to the creation of buildings and communities that are self-sufficient.

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Superconductor Electricity Pipelines: An Optimal Long-Haul Transmission Solution - While the United States is rich in renewable resources for the production of green electricity, expansion and modernization of the North American power grid will be required to transmit that power to where it is needed.

Dissecting the Integrated Systems that make up Traditional Green Buildings - Christy Cunningham-Saylor is an environmental specialist with St. Louis-based Vertegy, a firm which specializes in consulting services for clients seeking to develop green and sustainable facilities.

Fuel Cells Give New Meaning to “Green Grocer”
Some major chains have turned to fuel cell technology to help reduce their carbon footprint and their dependence on the electrical grid.

Off-Grid Know How Connects Countryside to The Net
Off-grid - or "Island" - systems, as they are also called, can be found in many new infrastructure projects.

• Sol Unveils New, Off-Grid Oasys™ Shelter LED Lighting Solution
  Solar Powered Oasys™ Sets New Standard in Shelter LIghting
• eIQ Energy Launches Parallel Solar Technology To Reduce System Costs, Boost Energy Output
  eIQ Energy’s Parallux system eliminates design constraints of traditional series architecture while providing distributed MPPT control and real-time monitoring
• Introducing WS Line of Ultrasonic Compact Weather Stations by Lufft
  From the WS product family of professional intelligent measurement transducers with digital interface for environmental applications.
• Government Renewable Energy Strategy and Feed-in Tariffs Boosts Small Wind Market
  UK orders for Evance’s Iskra R9000 small wind turbine have increased by 300 percent since the Government announced its support for small wind with its new feed in tariffs, part of its Renewable Energy strategy.
  
• Oxford-based Conduit Partners and Isis Innovation join the Carbon Trust to boost start-up support to fuel clean tech boom
  £1.75m business support for next generation of UK clean tech pioneers
• Carmanah Partners with frog design to Introduce the Next Generation of Solar-LED Area Lights

Xcel Energy, which sells electricity and gas in eight western and mid-western states, says its SmartGridCity Project in Boulder, Colo. is now live. At least the smart distribution piece is up and running. That includes the network infrastructure and software for routing power to automated substations and around impacted power lines, and Xcel says the deployed technology is already enabling the company to anticipate network failures and fix broken gear before a major outage occurs. The milestone is important because it shows how quickly utilities are now moving to get smart grid projects deployed. The utility started construction on the project last year, and SmartGridCity is now one of the projects that is the farthest along in the U.S. and one of the first that can claim to have a distribution piece up and running.>>> more hot stories

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