June 28 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• Scotland’s carbon emission level in 2014 was around 46% lower than its emission levels in 1990, meaning that the country has managed to achieve its 2020 target of 42% lower emissions, and even beat it, a full 6 years early. Recent data show a year-on-year decrease of 12.5%. [CleanTechnica]

Scottish wind farm

• Four years ago, Professor Peter Wadhams, head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group at Cambridge University, said the Arctic Ocean could well be free of sea ice within only a few years. Some considered his statement controversial. Now, it appears that he may have been right. [CleanTechnica]
• This week, the US and Mexico will commit to joining Canada in boosting their use of wind, solar, and other carbon-free sources of electricity, helping the North American group meet an ambitious goal of generating at least 50% of its energy from “clean” sources by 2025. [BOE Report]
• The UK’s nuclear future could be left on the chopping block by the country’s shock referendum vote to quit the EU. One government energy adviser said the Hinkley Point C project, which is expected to cost upwards of £20 billion, is now “extremely unlikely” to be completed. [Ars Technica UK]
• Volkswagen has reportedly reached a $15 billion settlement with US car owners after admitting it cheated emission tests. The deal would offer to repair or buy back the affected diesel vehicles and pay owners compensation. The US settlement is still pending approval by a judge. [BBC]
  ($15 billion is about 23% of VW’s market capitalization.)

For more news, please visit geoharvey – Daily News about Energy and Climate Change.

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NOAA has a plan to protect the oceans from troubling noise pollution

As if the world's marine animals didn't have enough to worry about -- with climate change, ocean acidification, and overfishing threatening their existence -- emerging research over the past several decades has also suggested that devastating "noise pollution" could be invisibly destroying their habitats. Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a first of its kind roadmap for researching and managing the impact of ocean noise on marine life. Why...

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NOAA has a plan to protect the oceans from troubling noise pollution

As if the world's marine animals didn't have enough to worry about -- with climate change, ocean acidification, and overfishing threatening their existence -- emerging research over the past several decades has also suggested that devastating "noise pollution" could be invisibly destroying their habitats. Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a first of its kind roadmap for researching and managing the impact of ocean noise on marine life. Why...

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SunPower nabs record for world's most efficient rooftop solar panel

Solar panel efficiency is the holy grail of the solar power world, and SunPower just propelled the industry further with the "most efficient rooftop solar panel" in the world. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory confirmed their module has an efficiency of 24.1 percent, greater than the previous record of 22.8 percent also held by SunPower.

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SunPower nabs record for world's most efficient rooftop solar panel

Solar panel efficiency is the holy grail of the solar power world, and SunPower just propelled the industry further with the "most efficient rooftop solar panel" in the world. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory confirmed their module has an efficiency of 24.1 percent, greater than the previous record of 22.8 percent also held by SunPower.

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Algaevator transforms algae production into a beautiful work of art and architecture

Created as part of the Burglars of Transnatural Transparency (BoTT) Lab pavilion, the Algaevator is a gravity-based algae photobioreactor built to explore the architectural possibilities of biotechnology utilities. The resulting lightweight and transparent structure comprises three separated spirals intercoiled between a heat-fused, watertight, and layered membrane. “An algae photobioreactor is an artificial environment used to increase the production of algae through the introduction of slow movement,...

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Algaevator transforms algae production into a beautiful work of art and architecture

Created as part of the Burglars of Transnatural Transparency (BoTT) Lab pavilion, the Algaevator is a gravity-based algae photobioreactor built to explore the architectural possibilities of biotechnology utilities. The resulting lightweight and transparent structure comprises three separated spirals intercoiled between a heat-fused, watertight, and layered membrane. “An algae photobioreactor is an artificial environment used to increase the production of algae through the introduction of slow movement,...

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A group of wildlife biologists take their tiny research base with them on expedition

A group of Canadian wildlife biologists preparing for an expedition to study whale and dolphin species will take their research base with them on location. The BigWhaleTinyHouse, built using donated components by several companies, including Atlas Roofing, is an energy-efficient mobile house that will withstand different environmental conditions throughout the duration of the expedition and help the team raise awareness about sustainable living. The tiny living unit will function as research base...

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A group of wildlife biologists take their tiny research base with them on expedition

A group of Canadian wildlife biologists preparing for an expedition to study whale and dolphin species will take their research base with them on location. The BigWhaleTinyHouse, built using donated components by several companies, including Atlas Roofing, is an energy-efficient mobile house that will withstand different environmental conditions throughout the duration of the expedition and help the team raise awareness about sustainable living. The tiny living unit will function as research base...

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Jam Furniture transforms reclaimed timber into sleek minimalist designs

Jam Furniture: Making reclaimed timber contemporary. They are inspired by reclaimed materials and minimalist design. The team at Jam have a passion for working with timber that tells a story, timber that has had a life long before it was carried through

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Jam Furniture transforms reclaimed timber into sleek minimalist designs

Jam Furniture: Making reclaimed timber contemporary. They are inspired by reclaimed materials and minimalist design. The team at Jam have a passion for working with timber that tells a story, timber that has had a life long before it was carried through

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INFOGRAPHIC: 8 ways to lower your utility bill this summer

My teammates and I just whipped up an illustration that tackles eight ways folks can lower their utility bills (and be kinder to mother Earth) this summer. Given your love for the occasional infographic, I wanted to submit it for your review. bills are

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INFOGRAPHIC: 8 ways to lower your utility bill this summer

My teammates and I just whipped up an illustration that tackles eight ways folks can lower their utility bills (and be kinder to mother Earth) this summer. Given your love for the occasional infographic, I wanted to submit it for your review. bills are

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Student invents turntable-speaker that spins off of upcycled and biodegradable materials

This curious little creature, Innova, is Holly Jensen’s take on a turntable-speaker system made from entirely upcycled and biodegradable materials. A student of Victoria University of Wellington she is particularly interested in both unusual and environmental product design, pushing the public’s perception of household objects and beautifying items once considered to be obsolete. Due to the time and cost limits of the project, certain aspects of the design were not able to be made environmentally...

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Student invents turntable-speaker that spins off of upcycled and biodegradable materials

This curious little creature, Innova, is Holly Jensen’s take on a turntable-speaker system made from entirely upcycled and biodegradable materials. A student of Victoria University of Wellington she is particularly interested in both unusual and environmental product design, pushing the public’s perception of household objects and beautifying items once considered to be obsolete. Due to the time and cost limits of the project, certain aspects of the design were not able to be made environmentally...

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Net-zero passive home in North Carolina can power an electric car with solar

Project: Murphy-Dunn Net Zero House Location: Chapel Hill, NC Completed: 2015 Architect: Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, Architect, Chapel Hill, NC www.acsarchitect.com Builder: Kevin Murphy, NewPhire Building, Chapel Hill, NC Photographer: Duffy Healy The modern, net zero passive house that architect Arielle Condoret Schecher, AIA , designed for her favorite builder, Kevin Murphy of NewPhire Building and his family of four, is, according to Murphy, “a warm and functional family...

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Net-zero passive home in North Carolina can power an electric car with solar

Project: Murphy-Dunn Net Zero House Location: Chapel Hill, NC Completed: 2015 Architect: Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, Architect, Chapel Hill, NC www.acsarchitect.com Builder: Kevin Murphy, NewPhire Building, Chapel Hill, NC Photographer: Duffy Healy The modern, net zero passive house that architect Arielle Condoret Schecher, AIA , designed for her favorite builder, Kevin Murphy of NewPhire Building and his family of four, is, according to Murphy, “a warm and functional family...

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Amazing landscape carpets transform your living room into a lush, grassy meadow

These aren't your grandmother's shag carpets - Alexandra Kehayoglou creates incredible rugs that look like miniature pastures and meadows. Each hand-tufted piece is a tribute to the landscape of the artist's native Argentina. As a granddaughter of Greek immigrants,

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Pianist's haunting performance on melting glaciers eulogizes the Arctic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLnhdnSUVs&feature=youtu.be Chances are, you will never see a piano concert like this one again. In a symbolic performance organized by Greenpeace, acclaimed Italian composer and pianist plays an original composition entitled “Elegy for the Arctic,” while he and his piano float in the Arctic Ocean. The Wahlenbergbreen glacier outside of Svalbard, Norway provides the backdrop, calving icebergs into the water to punctuate Einaudi’s chilling melody. The musical...

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Amazing landscape carpets transform your living room into a lush, grassy meadow

These aren't your grandmother's shag carpets - Alexandra Kehayoglou creates incredible rugs that look like miniature pastures and meadows. Each hand-tufted piece is a tribute to the landscape of the artist's native Argentina. As a granddaughter of Greek immigrants,

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green BuildingInhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/alexandra-kehayoglou-crafts-lush-grassy-carpets-inspired-by-the-pasturelands-of-argentina
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