Being the largest geothermal installation in North America, these Google campus buildings feature solar roofs boasting a unique, textured coating that collects the solar rays. This state-of-the-art campus also boasts plenty of other creative, energy-saving aspects. Named the Dragonscale, this building is already catching worldwide attention. This 1.1 million square […]
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Biggest Floating Solar Park in Europe Is Perfectly Integrated into this Portuguese Reservoir
The Portuguese reservoir Alqueva is the home to the biggest floating solar park in Europe and it will take shape this July. The two tugboats are moving the 12000 solar panels that are the size of four football fields to the mooring on the reservoir. This floating solar park is […]
Leicester Is Turning Its Bus Stops into Green Roof Pollinator Gardens for Bees
With the bee population declining at an alarming rate, a lot of countries are looking for potential solutions that will help protect them. Bees are vital for our ecosystem and the UK city of Leicester has a unique plan under the way. As part of the city’s initiative to go […]
World’s Largest Garbage Dump Site Transformed into a Green Oasis that Powers Homes
Some two decades ago, the last trash load arrived at the Fresh Kills Landfill. The packed barged turned slowly out of the Arthur Kill, a long, brown tidal strait that divides Staten Island from New Jersey, and docked at the Sanitation Department Pier. The once biggest landfill in the world, […]