It is a
Whole Earth Catalogue of green
systems, with a rainwater collection
system; hydroponic garden to grown food for the community; biological wastewater treatment
system to convert black water to greywater and potable water; earth tubes to funnel
clean, natural air into the building through underground ducts; vertical axis wind turbines and solar panels for on - site green
energy; and hydrogen fuel cells powered by methane, a byproduct of the wastewater treatment
system.
«In order to ensure that our
energy system remains
clean even with large increases in population and economic activity in the long run, we consider only those technologies that have essentially zero emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants per unit of output over the
whole «lifecycle» of the
system.
clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of
energy deeper penetration of renewable
energy resources wider deployment of «distributed»
energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced
energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy
clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust
clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the
whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven
system governed by the market emphasizes distributed
energy a distributed
system platform market exchange microgrids solar
energy efficiency distributed
energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed
energy demand response
energy efficiency