The Question: What steps are needed to make solar energy a cost-effective, base-load energy source? (from North America) My Answer: Broad definitions of ‘solar’ and ‘baseload’ are necessary to best answer the question. Solar is not limited to photovoltaic panels and base-load (demand) is not necessarily a given, it can also be managed through increased [...]
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Base-load Solar Power?
Posted in Q&A, tagged community, energy, energy density, environment, forms of conversion, industrial scales, innovation, orders of magnitude, resilience, science, solar on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Carbon offset credits?
Posted in Q&A, tagged Australia, carbon trading, environment, green, Greenfleet on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Question (from Florida): Are purchasing carbon offset credits really helpful to the environment? Where are the statistics these are actually a positive endeavour? My Answer: Lies, damned lies and statistics, to borrow from Mark Twain, seldom convince anyone who doesn’t agree with them in the first place. Proof positive of an environmental benefit is a [...]
Making Green Decisions?
Posted in Q&A, tagged business, environment, green on April 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Making green decisions: Do it for the environment or for the business?
Sustainable Office: Build new or renovate?
Posted in Q&A, tagged Australia, BREEAM, building, CASBEE, design, development, ecologocally sustainable design, Ecospecifier, Green Stars, LEED on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is it more sustainable for a company to build a brand new but eco-friendly office building, or to purchase an existing but not so eco-friendly property?
Sick and tired of “green”?
Posted in Q&A, tagged Australia, environment, greenwash, sustainability, sustainable on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pretty much none of us want to intentionally waste or harm the environment, but are you sick and tired of “green” everything? The NFL having people use stationary bikes to reduce a so-called “carbon footprint” at a Superbowl; “global warming” commercials showing people in a hurricane implying the world will sink into the sea; and any number of crazy ideas just to say “green.” At what point does this all look like a shakedown instead of smart practices?
Sustainable workplace initiatives?
Posted in Q&A, tagged green, sustainable, workplace on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What are some of the biggest hurdles in achieving sustainable initiatives in the workplace?
Is low carbon construction a sustainable model?
Posted in Q&A, tagged carbon trading, construction, economy, low carbon, sustainable on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Saving the planet or maximising a growing opportunity? Is low carbon construction a sustainable model?
Investing in Solar Panels?
Posted in Q&A, tagged eco-friendly, ecologocally sustainable design, energy, ETS, solar, sustainability, sustainable on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What are the pros and cons of buying & installing your own solar panels, vs. leasing them through a company such as…?
The Next Big Thing?
Posted in Q&A, tagged innovation, sustainability, sustainable, wealth on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What products or services can be provided in the future that use minimal natural resources whilst generating wealth?
