April 20, 2024
Energy & Utilities
Desal Plant Takes Next Step
Now that the plant is working, it’s attracting flocks of curious visitors, including water agency managers from around the world.
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Published on 6/1/2008
Creating a Carbon Trading Hub
The global carbon-trade market is growing fast, with a 2007 cash value of $60 billion, up about 80% from $33 billion in 2006, according to Point Carbon consulting group.
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Published on 6/1/2008
Solar Energy Generated from Billboards?
Lamar Advertising Co. and Gulf Power Co. have teamed up for solar lighting research that could funnel solar energy from hundreds of billboards into Florida power grids.
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Published on 2/1/2008
Energy 2008
The state is taking a clean and green approach to energy policy.
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Published on 1/1/2008
Opening the Gate for Ethanol
Gate Petroleum Co. of Jacksonville's $90-million terminal is a first in Florida designated primarily for biofuels.
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Published on 12/1/2007
Historical Find: 18th Century Water Works
Carl Halbirt, St. Augustine’s archaeologist, has discovered a 1700s water system believed to be the first public works project in the state since European settlement.
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Published on 11/1/2007
Rain on the Roof
Florida Trend has written a lot about water in Florida for the past several years, and some of that professional focus spilled over into a personal trip I made this summer to Bermuda.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Taking Liberties
Liberty Power capitalizes on competitive electricity markets in other states.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Mega-state, Mega-opportunities
Meeting today’s energy challenges while preserving the environment for tomorrow.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Green Forecast
Gov. Charlie Crist is calling for utilities to implement emission reductions and bring levels down to 2000 levels by 2017.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Power to the People
As two new PSC members change the tone, will Bush holdovers start changing too?
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Published on 7/1/2007
Off the Grid?
A team of developers and scientists aims to create an energy-efficient, environmentally progressive community called “Sky” ...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Salty Solution?
Five years and $40 million over budget, the largest desalination plant in North America is finally producing fresh water for the Tampa Bay Region. Its problems have a lot to say about the technology's promise to solve the state's - and the nation's - wate
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Published on 5/1/2007
UWF's Innovative Home
The University of West Florida will begin building a demonstration home showcasing energy-saving technology and hurricane-mitigation techniques.
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Published on 5/1/2007
Save Energy - Save Money
10 tips that you and your business can use to energy & money.
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Published on 4/1/2007
Adapting
Can Florida become a model for how U.S. states adapt to climate change?
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Published on 4/1/2007
Leading by Example: Sustainable Sarasota
Sarasota County Commissioner Shannon Staub does not, at first glance, look like she'd be Florida's most aggressive elected leader on sustainability issues.
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Published on 2/1/2007
New Stormwater Rules on Tap
Florida regulators are behind the times in allowing for water-saving, less-polluting techniques such as pervious concrete, narrower streets, green roofs and swales.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Going Green
Water-supply woes, energy costs and environmental concerns are pushing green building practices into the mainstream in Florida.
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Published on 2/1/2007
No Birkenstocks?
The Happy Feet Plus store on U.S. Highway 19 North in Pinellas County is a green oasis tucked into one of the most congested strips of sprawl in Florida.
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Published on 2/1/2007
Energy
The corn ethanol craze will continue in 2007. But some scientists say the state may someday be able to produce all the ethanol it needs using homegrown biomass -- from sugar cane to wood waste.
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Published on 1/1/2007
Dirty Work
St. Lucie could become the nation's first county to use technology that vaporizes landfill waste. County officials gave the nod to Atlanta-based Geoplasma to fund and build a $425- million facility that uses plasma arcs to turn waste into electricity.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Off the Grid
This fall, the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) will select a Florida home builder to help create a community of 20 or more zero-energy homes.
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Published on 11/1/2006
