Via The Conversation, a look at why New Zealand’s move towards greater urban density should see a rooftop revolution: New Zealand has historically been a suburban land. Famously characterised as a “quarter-acre pavlova paradise”, the domestic ideal has long been a single dwelling on a full section. But that is changing fast. With soaring house prices and homes in […]
Read more »Via Solar Daily, an article on the rapid rise of decarbonization potential of rooftop PV plus EVs in residential houses: Rooftop photovoltaics (PVs) integrated with electric vehicles (EVs) has the potential to deeply decarbonize urban energy systems in a cost-effective way. The SolarEV City Concept suggested that the rooftop PV plus EV systems can supply […]
Read more »Via Cool Hunting, a report on a new rooftop farm in New York City: Since 2014, the Jacob K Javits Convention Center has been home to the largest green roof in NYC, totaling 6.75 acres of greenery. Now, the venue has added a one-acre farm in order to supply ingredients to its kitchen, cutting the […]
Read more »Via WIRED, an article on a rooftop idea that could help generate food and energy while reducing a building’s cooling costs: LONG THE TERRITORY of cats, weather vanes, and the occasional fiddler, roofs are growing thick with solar panels. A home or business rooftop is an ideal place to site them because sunlight there is less obstructed by shadows […]
Read more »Via Renewable Energy World, a report on an innovative Australian program testing residential solar+storage as a virtual power plant: Project Symphony will investigate the use of distributed energy resources in Western Australia’s energy market. The Au$35.5 million (US$25 million) project being led by the Western Australia state power supplier Western Power aims to recruit around 500 […]
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