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    The West 57th residential tower in New York boasts a sloping façade with green space

    Posted on February 8, 2011 by gavril

    The City of New York might just have yet another beautiful building added on to its already towering skyline, though this one sure doesn’t stick to the block-like structural design. Instead, the West 57th residential tower uses a completely different … Continue reading3 →

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    The CitySpeed Turbine can generate energy from wind in New York’s transit tunnels

    Posted on February 2, 2011 by gavril

    The GE Power Your Home Ecoimagination Challenge sure is seeing some pretty neck-to-neck competition, with entries required to design a green future home. Out of all these, one entry sure sparked our interest, transit tunnels that generate energy! An idea … Continue reading3 →

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    President Obama’s dream: One million electrics in USA by 2015 could be a reality!

    Posted on February 2, 2011 by gavril

    While President Obama is busy dreaming of the United States being the first country in the world to play home to a good one million electric cars by the year 2015, we’ve been scratching our chins and chewing our pencil … Continue reading3 →

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    New York University unveils new CoGeneration power plant, 90% more efficient than before

    Posted on January 25, 2011 by gavril

    Yesterday, we came across plans for an Urban Technology Innovation Center in New York City’s university. The NYU has one more green addition, this time a new power plant worth $125 million! The new CoGeneration power plant will power-up the … Continue reading3 →

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    New York City to get Urban Technology Innovation Center for greener building tech

    Posted on January 24, 2011 by gavril

    The Big Apple is turning greener by the day! Just a short while ago, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the Urban Technology Innovation Center that will work on ways to improve building efficiency and is a partnership among … Continue reading3 →

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    Hugh batteries to store energy and help stabilize New York electricity grids

    Posted on January 12, 2011 by gavril

    Lithium ion batteries are no longer destined to live in your mobile phones and laptops. They’re up for a bigger future. Big enough to steady the New York electricity grid! Truck-sized batteries working in a group will help deliver quick … Continue reading3 →

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    Tidal energy in New York City, big plans by Verdant Power

    Posted on January 10, 2011 by gavril

    The Big Apple might just play home to some more green energy, as plans and blueprint for generating tidal power at the East River are being drawn up. New York based firm, Verdant Power recently pushed in the country’s first … Continue reading3 →

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    World’s first solar powered sound stage opens in Brooklyn, New York

    Posted on December 8, 2010 by gavril

    Film and television goes green too, with a sparkling new solar powered sound stage facility kicking its doors open to the world in Brooklyn, New York. Artists like Jay-Z, Beyonce and Kings of Leon have worked with Broadway Stages before, … Continue reading3 →

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    Bus Roots dresses up New York City public busses with a green roof

    Posted on October 13, 2010 by kamakshi

    I find gardening very relaxing and the colours of a well trimmed garden can have soothing effects and while there seems to be very little place to make for forests, designer Marco Castro Cosio is making sure that the garden … Continue reading3 →

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    Plans to increase New York’s wind power production six times over by 2018

    Posted on October 1, 2010 by gavril

    The Big Apple needs some intervention form the winds, if it ever has to reduce its carbon emissions in the years to come. If all goes as planned and the projects come true, the City of New York can increase … Continue reading3 →

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