February 01 2012

Seeking Spring 2012 Internship Applications

February 1st, 2012Posted by Renée van Staveren

Do you have a unique specialty in the field of environmental design? Do you currently live in a town or city that has not/or is currently not being covered by another blogger? Have you successfully managed social media platforms? Do you have a passion for writing and want to learn how to successfully blog? If [...]

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January 20 2012

Barriers to Green Building in New York City, New York

January 20th, 2012Posted by Nina Coveney

Considering New York City, New York (NYC) contains 5.2 billion ft2 of built space parceled out among a million buildings, and that the building sector emits 79% of the city’s greenhouse gases, the importance of sustainability in its built environment is paramount. The Bloomberg administration’s 2007 PlaNYC effort, a comprehensive plan for the City’s largest issues [...]

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January 18 2012

Wastewater Treatment with Algal Production

January 18th, 2012Posted by Ubaid Khan

While research and development of algal biofuels are currently receiving much interest and funding, they are still not commercially viable at today’s fossil fuel prices. However, a niche opportunity may exist where algae are grown as a by-product of high rate algal ponds (HRAPs) operated for wastewater treatment. In addition to significantly better economics, algal [...]

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January 17 2012

Wind Turbines: Could Design Make Them More Appealing?

January 17th, 2012Posted by Ashley Roberts

With the United Kingdom committed to producing 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2020, there seems to be an acceptance within the general public that sustainability has become a key issue in everyday life. But with around 50% of planning applications for new wind farms rejected in 2010, is the country [...]

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December 21 2011

Solar Industry In United Kingdom Put In Shade By Government’s U-Turn

December 21st, 2011Posted by Ubaid Khan

The government’s 50% cut to feed-in tariffs (FITs) for domestic solar installations, announced this 31st of October 2011, has incurred the wrath of the solar industry in United Kingdom. The action focuses on the recent announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to cut the rate paid to householders with solar panels [...]

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December 07 2011

Landfill Gas to Energy Production in the United Kingdom

December 7th, 2011Posted by Ubaid Khan

Solid waste disposal sites are not often seen as opportunities for energy solutions. Landfill gas (LFG), a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and trace constituents, is typically viewed as a liability because of explosions, odours, and increasingly, climate change concerns. However, LFG can be turned into an asset. Process of land-filling, LFG collection, electricity generation [...]

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November 23 2011

United Kingdom Government Incentive Schemes: Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI)

November 23rd, 2011Posted by Ubaid Khan

Renewable Heat Incentives are the most recently launched incentive scheme, so far announced by the United Kingdom Government in March 2011. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is designed to provide financial support, and encourage investments from individuals and communities. This is all in order to switch from fossil fuel heating to renewable energy. The Energy [...]

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November 09 2011

3 Drivers for Energy and Environmental Reforms in the United Kingdom

November 9th, 2011Posted by Ubaid Khan

Sustainablewaste management, climate change, and renewable energy are three significant issues becoming increasingly important worldwide, especially in Europe. Incidents of spills, land & water contamination, biodiversity losses, and health concerns have triggered thresholds for policy makers of European Union (E.U.) to ensure implementation of feasible waste management systems throughout the Europe. Various landfill, waste minimization, [...]

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May 23 2011

Lightning: The Limitless Power Source

May 23rd, 2011Posted by Jeff P Jilek

…if the world could capture even a quarter of annual lightning at 250 kW-hours, it would produce 87.5 billion kW-hours, which according to Department of Energy Statistics, would be a significant portion of global energy demand…

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May 17 2011

Sustainable Landscape Design: Pamela Abee-Taulli

May 17th, 2011Posted by Renée van Staveren

A warm Global Site Plans welcome to Pamela Abee-Taulli, the newest blogger to The Grid. Every other Tuesday, starting in May, you can find Pamela Abee-Taulli blogging about her passions for sustainble landscape design, energy, climate change, and urban design. Pamela Abee-Taulli has an M.S. in Community & Regional Planning from the University of Texas at [...]

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