Posts filed under 'Renewable energy'
Solmetric’s SunEye can output data to Google Earth
Based in Bolinas, Solmetric builds the SunEye which “allows users to assess total potential solar energy given the shading of a particular site” and which can now output geo-tagged data to Google Earth. From the site:
The SunEye also outputs various data files for use in simulation and design programs. When data is taken using the GPS option, all Skylines are geo-tagged, and the locations and data can be output to Google Earth TM. Click here to see a sample file in Google Earth.
Add comment September 22, 2008
‘Cell Towers Go Green with Renewables’
Dailywireless.org has a write-up on cell towers going green. Meraki, an SF based and Google funded company, gets an honorable mention for their low power solutions.
Add comment September 18, 2008
BioFuel Oasis needs your help!
BioFuel Oasis needs your help! They are in the process of moving to Ashby & Sacramento in Berkeley and need some materials for their new location. Please drop them a line if you can help out.
From their site:
We are currently looking for:
- Farm tables
- A counter and cabinetry
- A PC Laptop
- Wood – 2×4s, 4×4s, 6×2s and shelves.
- Wine barrels
- Plywood-to cover open trenches during construction. We will return to you after construction is complete.
Please let us know if you have design or construction oriented skills you can offer at a discounted rate.
Your donated building materials and time will help build your new station; the Most Sustainable Station in the Nation! Thank you!
We can be reached by email at: biodevas@biofueloasis.com
Add comment September 4, 2008
After the coal runs out
In 1993 I traveled to Yubari, a small mining town in the mountains of Hokkaido, Japan. At the time it seemed like a nice quiet place. I was staying with the world Judo champion for medical professionals who I had met through friends in Kushiro. Monocole has a wonderful image show with narration titled Yubari: Ghost town which covers the demise of Yubari after the coal ran out. There are some beautiful yet stark images from a Japanese photographer that must have been taken early spring or late fall. The city is gorgeous in the dead of winter when blanketed with snow and the people are wonderful.
Add comment September 3, 2008
