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November 22, 2009

Carbon Capture Report™




carbon capture daily mapThe University of Illinois has developed the Carbon Capture Report™ that brings together all web information Carbon related.  If you are looking for something carbon related this would be a good place to search!

 ... monitors news services from around the world to offer the latest news on carbon capture, carbon sequestration, and climate change, updated every 24 hours, 7 days a week. ... compiling a list of all articles mentioning these topics, and preparing a series of analytical reports to make it easy to continually keep track of what the world's media is saying about carbon capture."

" ... Daily Map service overlays each day's coverage onto Google Maps and Google Earth, showing what different countries and different parts of those countries are saying about carbon capture. See how coverage has changed over time using the interactive timeline of the Google Earth display."U of I logo

" ... Daily Summary Newsletter service sends you the latest headlines ... delivered to your inbox at 2AM CST each morning."


" ... is an ongoing, highly experimental research project. All results are generated entirely by machine, so reports may occasionally contain errors and no guarantees of any kind are provided ..."


Via: Carbon Capture Report LINK

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October 15, 2009

Solar Decathlon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gable Home Leads into the Competition HomeStretch






University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students have achieved a leading green building in their Gable Home design. The Illinois group was made up of a multi-disciplinary team of students that participated in the Solar Decathlon competition.



The solar photovoltaic power system is sized to be a net generator of power to the grid.



The Gable House's exterior architecture delivers a distinctive Midwest feeling with gable roof and barn siding.



However, the interior translates the visitor into a modern atmosphere.



The walls are quite thick, delivering excellent insulation meeting passive design standards. And, renewable wood is used in the structure.



Recycled wood was used for the exterior siding.



Will Team Illinois continue their lead and win the net metering criteria? We will see on Friday morning. ... More Gable Home pictures after the jump.

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