It’s a very enticing idea, making electricity from the predictable motions of the sea. But will we ever really utilize it? And will it generate much power?
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Book Review – The Greenest Home: Superinsulated and Passive House Design
A photo-rich book lays out the details of the Passive House approach to saving energy.
NREL Cools Cloud Computing Costs With Warm Water
The National Renewable Energy Lab is hoping to save $1 million in data-center energy costs by using a warm-water method to dissipate heat from petascale servers.
A Titanium Skin Destroys Air Pollution
When buildings wear a familiar sun-block ingredient, they can neutralize a gas that makes both smog and global warming.
D.C. Elephants Get New LEED Gold Home
All urban buildings should do what they can to reduce their carbon footprints — even those whose residents weigh up to 4 tons and tend to leave enormous actual footprints.
Solar Decathlon 2013: First Look
What happens when college students compete to design and actually build the best solar dwelling?
Solar Boat Sails For Science, Trash Cleanup
Having sailed around the world, the PlanetSolar catamaran, powered only by the sun, is on an Atlantic mission to do scientific research and collect floating plastic waste.
Island Near Seattle To Open Rare LEED Gold Museum
The nearly completed Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, near Seattle, will prove that it is possible to be a steward of both the arts and the environment at the same time.
Wood Framed Buildings Reach For The Blue Skies
A high-end condo building on the Melbourne waterfront currently leads the pack of new wood-framed buildings.
Former Mexico City Helipad Turned Into Green Roof
Rather than let its unused helipad sit idle, Coca-Cola’s Mexico City subsidiary converted it into a green roof and a reconditioned co-working office space.
Solar Smackdown: Utilities Take On Rooftops
Will rooftop solar spell doom for electrical utilities? Fears are running rampant, and San Antonio’s CPS Energy is acting to scale back net metering credits.
Geothermal Power: Electricity From Earth’s Untapped Potential
Geothermal power is an old renewable energy source, with a huge potential — especially if enhanced geothermal systems can be commercialized.
Traditional Bamboo Floating Homes Updated
Vietnamese architects publish a low-cost tradition-based modular house plan using the most sustainable material: bamboo.
Running Track Acts As Green Roof For China School
A proposed primary school in Tiantai County, China, includes a clever rooftop natural-grass track that can reduce its carbon footprint while improving the health of its young students.