Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW Of Renewable Energy

Photo via Shutterstock The kingdom of Saudi Arabia sits upon the world’s second-largest oil reserves, and as such, oil dominates the national economy. But in recent years, Saudi Arabia has begun taken advantage of the abundant sun and wind it enjoys by developing several major renewable energy projects. According to a new white paper published this week, Saudi Arabia will seek to develop 23.9 GW of renewable energy by 2020 and 54.1 GW by 2032 , making it one of the biggest renewable energy producers in the world. Read the rest of Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW Of Renewable Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , photovoltaic , renewable energy , saudi arabia , saudi oil , Saudi renewable energy , solar , solar array , solar farm , solar panels , Solar Power , wind energy , wind farm , wind turbines , windmills

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Google Unveils Plans for Enormous Green-Roofed Expansion of California Headquarters

Google has been cleaning up existing buildings in cities across the globe, from San Francisco to Berlin, turning them into colorful work and play environments that every cubicle worker probably envies. But now the company has unveiled plans to build a structure anew as an extension to their current headquarters in Mountain View, California. The corporate giant gave Vanity Fair the exclusive scoop on the planned expansion conceived in collaboration with Seattle-based design firm NBBJ . Read the rest of Google Unveils Plans for Enormous Green-Roofed Expansion of California Headquarters Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “energy efficiency” , Bay View , California , corporate , creative collaboration , Daylighting , eco design , Google , googleplex , green design , headquarters , mountain view , NBBJ , new build , radiant floor heating , sustainable design

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Global Coral Bleaching Could Occur by 2056, New Study Shows

JonMilnes / Shutterstock Coral bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and kill algae that is the source of both color and food for most corals around the globe, and a new study shows that by 2056, there could be mass bleaching if current greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. The results of NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies study published in the journal Nature Climate Change this week. Researchers used data from the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to demonstrate that unless significant measures are taken to reduce emissions, annual mass bleaching could occur in 74 percent of coral by 2045. Read the rest of Global Coral Bleaching Could Occur by 2056, New Study Shows Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: algae , carbon emissions , climate models , CO2 , coral bleaching , coral reef , Environment , environmental destruction , global warming , greenhouse gas emissions , IPCC , mass bleaching events , nature climate change , News , NOAA , science

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Michigan-Based IKEA Now Has The State’s Largest Solar Array

IKEA has developed some innovative green designs over the years, but now the home furnishings retailer has the distinction of having the largest photovoltaic array in the state of Michigan. The 122,200-square-foot PV array was officially plugged-in today, and consists of a 977.6-kW system built with 4,160 panels. Installed at the Detroit-area store in Canton , the array will produce approximately 1,114,943 kWh of clean electricity annually — that’s the equivalent of reducing 769 tons of carbon dioxide, or the annual emissions of 151 cars or 96 homes. Read the rest of Michigan-Based IKEA Now Has The State’s Largest Solar Array Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “solar energy” , ev charging station , ikea , material recycling , michigan IKEA , photovoltaic array , record breaking array , recycling materials , solar array , Solar Power , waste water

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Areva Announces Plans to Build Largest Solar Installation in Asia

The French nuclear engineering company Areva was awarded a contract this week by Indian power company Reliance Power Ltd. to build the largest concentrated solar power installation in Asia , which will be located in India’s Rajasthan region. Areva’s installation will consist of two power plants that will use compact linear fresnel reflector (CLFR) technology, and they are estimated to produce about 125 megawatts of power each. Read the rest of Areva Announces Plans to Build Largest Solar Installation in Asia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “clean energy” , “solar energy” , Areva , asia , CLFR technology , Compact linear Fresnel reflector , India , photovoltaic , Rajasthan , Reliance Power , renewable energy , solar array , Solar Power , solar power plant

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SOLAR DECATHLON: Ohio State University Makes a Cozy Home Out of a Tiny Space

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First Takes: Saving Energy with Peer Pressure, the Redskins Kickoff a Solar Array & More

How households can save energy and keep up with the Jones, the U.S.’s boom in commercial solar projects and a recycling plants in the U.K. that specializes in soiled nappies and other absorbent products are in the news today.

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13-Year-Old Makes Solar Power Breakthrough by Harnessing the Fibonacci Sequence

While most 13-year-olds spend their free time playing video games or cruising Facebook, one 7th grader was trekking through the woods uncovering a mystery of science. After studying how trees branch in a very specific way, Aidan Dwyer created a solar cell tree that produces 20-50% more power than a uniform array of photovoltaic panels . His impressive results show that using a specific formula for distributing solar cells can drastically improve energy generation. The study earned Aidan a provisional U.S patent – it’s a rare find in the field of technology and a fantastic example of how biomimicry can drastically improve design. Read the rest of 13-Year-Old Makes Solar Power Breakthrough by Harnessing the Fibonacci Sequence Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Aidan Dwyer , biomimicry solar , boy solar invention , new solar array , solar array , solar technology , solar tree , tree inspired solar

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Sea Chair Device Recycles Ocean Plastic Debris Into Brand New Furniture

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Combined Solar- & Wind-Power Plant Nurtures Bees Too

Image credit: Ecotricity When I wrote about Toyota’s 4.1MW ground mounted solar array in the UK, some commenters questioned whether the use of so much land was a sustainable way to generate power.

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