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Solar Impulse Aircraft Touches Down in Phoenix, Arizona!

Solar Impulse Aircraft Touches Down in Phoenix, Arizona!

The plane which is constructed to be powered only by the sun has completed the first leg of a journey that aims to cross the US, as of May 4th! This aircraft is known as the Solar Impulse. It took off from San Francisco on Friday at dawn, and landed in Phoenix, Arizona approximately 18 [...]

SolarReserve’s Flagship Project, The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, is on Track for Completion!

SolarReserve’s Flagship Project, The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, is on Track for Completion!

The 110 MW Crescent Dunes solar energy project, located in Tonopah, Nevada is currently under budget and on track for completion. This is a SolarReserve flagship project, and the company has released a video update, which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ttNkzhbbXE. This video includes a technology overview, a project update from Brian Painter, SolarReserve Project Site Manager, and [...]

The Grand Opening of Boulder’s First Community-Owned Solar Garden!

The Grand Opening of Boulder’s First Community-Owned Solar Garden!

The Clean Energy Collective (CEC) cut the ribbon this week on the first community-owned solar array resulting from the Community Solar Garden Act of 2010, which directed the Public Utilities Commission to include solar gardens in the Colorado’s renewable energy plans. On Friday, April 26 the Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array, built on 3.5 acres [...]

SOLAR 2013: Young Professionals Plenary!

SOLAR 2013: Young Professionals Plenary!

ASES and the Young Professionals in Renewable Energy Conference offers you the opportunity to explore sustainable energy solutions through the eyes of your peers in engineering, planning, architecture, design, and education.

The Mythic Modern: Mythology, Ecology, and Technology…The Spirit of Place

The Mythic Modern: Mythology, Ecology, and Technology…The Spirit of Place

The emerging architecture and passive building technology sessions ended with a bang at the forum- The Mythic Modern: Mythology, Ecology, and Technology…The Spirit of Place. We were given the great pleasure to hear Travis L. Price III, a fellow of AIA, speak about his inspiration and work. Travis Price has been an architect, author, educator, [...]