The Great Lakes contain 20% of the planet’s fresh water. About 35 million people depend on the Great Lakes, 30% pf the Canadian population and 10% of the US population. The economy of the Great […]
Late last year I acquired a Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 camera which I think is unique in the world in incorporating two lenses and two CCDs in one camera that allows you to […]
Duke Energy has signed an agreement to receive $204 million in ARRA stimulus funds from the Department of Energy for smart grid projects. $200 million of this will be for distribution smart grid projects, and […]
Last year the US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security (Waxman-Markey). The bill aimed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions 17% by 2020 and over 80% by 2050 compared to 2005 levels. The […]
The Autodesk Solar Radiation Technology Preview is available on Autodesk Labs. It allows you while you are designing a building to use the geometry of massing elements from your BIM model to calculate the amount […]
In May 2008, new regulations for wind turbines were introduced in Denmark that meant that all wind turbines are subject to what is called “type approval.” What this means is that new products must undergo […]
It looks like Congress may be willing to agree to redefine broadband as a telecommunications service if some of the rules that apply to phone companies such as pricing and billing oversight, are relaxed for […]
Nova Scotia introduced Renewable Energy Standards (RES), often called a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in other jurisdictions in February, 2007. The RES are mandatory standards that require that by 2013, Nova Scotia will generate at least 18.5% […]