green roof Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:19:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Green Roofs for Buses Bring the Urban Environment Closer to Nature https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-for-buses-bring-the-urban-environment-closer-to-nature-20130731/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-for-buses-bring-the-urban-environment-closer-to-nature-20130731/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:44:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=40040 Landscape artist Marc Granen designed the ultimate solution to the lack of green areas in urban environments. The so-called “Phyto Kinetic” are green roofs for buses. If mounted on top of public transport vehicles, these roofs can contribute  to the amount of air-purifying green spaces, while at the same time serving their purpose to the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-for-buses-bring-the-urban-environment-closer-to-nature-20130731/feed/ 1 40040 America's First High School Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americas-first-high-school-powered-entirely-by-renewable-energy-20091117/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americas-first-high-school-powered-entirely-by-renewable-energy-20091117/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:20:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5388 The greenest high school ever built will conserve energy by using 36 wind turbines and solar panels in conjunction with a green roof and systems that maximize the use of ventilation and natural light.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americas-first-high-school-powered-entirely-by-renewable-energy-20091117/feed/ 0 5388 Atlantic City Convention Center Installed 2.4 MW Solar Powered Rooftop https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atlantic-city-convention-center-installed-24-mw-solar-powered-rooftop-20090328/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atlantic-city-convention-center-installed-24-mw-solar-powered-rooftop-20090328/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:07:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3205 13,400 modules, manufactured by the Chinese company Trina Solar, provide 2,4 MW at peak capacity, equivalent to the needs of 280 American houses. The energy generated will reduce the building's electricity bills with 25% and in it's lifetime of 20 years the solar panels will save about $4.4 million.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atlantic-city-convention-center-installed-24-mw-solar-powered-rooftop-20090328/feed/ 1 3205 Ferrari Goes Green By Installing a Solar Rooftop https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ferrari-solar-rooftop-20090123/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ferrari-solar-rooftop-20090123/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:54:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1829 Ferrari has unveiled in 20th of January 2009 a solar system which was installed over the roof of the Engine Mechanical Machining facility in Maranello, Italy. The system has 1,075 solar modules from Mitsubishi Electric which provides 213,895 kWh of power per year. The module used is a 185 Wp Mitsubishi Electric. The peak power of the photovoltaic system is 198.85 kWp.

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