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Norwegian firm unveils vertical solar panels boosting green rooftops
The Norwegian company Over Easy Solar proposes a new approach to installing photovoltaic panels on roofs.
Solar & Green Roof Integration Virtual Symposium Recordings Now Available
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to launch the recordings of the virtual symposium on the Integration of Solar Panels with Green Roofs
A Green Roof or Rooftop Solar?
You Can Combine Them in a Biosolar Roof, Boosting Both Biodiversity and Power Output
Urban Oases Combine Roof Gardens and Solar Panels
I'm on a rooftop in Vienna. It's a warm day but around me students work and chat in comfort, shaded by solar panels amid lots of plants.
Well-Irrigated Roofs with Vegetation Have Cooling Effect on PV systems
Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling effect.
Solar Power and Green Roofs: A Symbiosis for Sustainability
In the quest for a greener future, two technologies have emerged as key players in the fight against environmental degradation: solar power and green roofs.
Green Roofs are a Chance to Study the Virtuous Circle Between Plants and Solar Panels
Solar panels tend to get too hot on conventional rooftops, which can reach 150 degrees or higher, and that heat reduces their efficiency. Plants help cool them off.
Introducing Sustainable Futures Podcast 2: Cutting Edge Research on Rooftop Agrivoltaics
The episode features Dr. Jennifer Bousselot, assistant professor at Colorado State University in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
Vertical Green Wall Divides Angular Tower’s Solar-Harvesting Facade
UNStudio has revealed plans for a new office tower in Germany that will reduce energy use with an ambitious approach to sustainable design, including a solar facade.
Inside Rotterdam’s Quest to Green 10 Million Square Feet of Rooftops
The Rooftop Days festival is part of a campaign to use more of Rotterdam’s flat roofs to add greenery, harvest solar power, and collect rainwater.
New Law In France: Green Roofs On All New Commercial Buildings
The French Parliament recently approved a new law requiring all new commercial buildings to partially have their roofs covered with plants or solar panels.
The Ecological Promise of Living Roofs and Walls
As cities work to slash emissions and fight climate change, nature-based solutions provide myriad benefits
How Basel Started a Green-Roof Revolution in Europe
A new scientific field proposes an idea that could help generate food and energy while reducing a building's cooling costs.
New Report Details and Summarizes Energy and Climate Benefits of Green Roofs
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation have released a new report, Green Roofs, Energy, and Climate
Green Roofs May Improve PV System Performance By 8%
German solar company Polarstern sees many performance-enhancing effects when photovoltaic systems are combined with green roofs.
Study Finds Green Roofs Make Solar Panels More Efficient
Two identical office buildings side by side in Sydney's Barangaroo provided a perfect opportunity for solar energy researchers to test a long-held hunch.
The First Net Zero Energy Restaurant in the Quick-Service Industry
When it comes to dining out in an energy-efficient manner, you can now have your fries and eat them, too.