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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

And I decided to go back to my ancestors' place to do it, which would be Ireland, so I could understand the ancients; I could understand what it is like to be humble in a place, and then what it would be like to build a solar-powered house in Ireland. I designed a daycare center that was solar-powered. Purified water.

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SEF Weekly: German interconnector, bp R&D and heat network retrofitting

Smart Energy International

The link will transmit electricity for 550kms underground, at up to 525 kilovolts, sending wind power from the north to the industrial south, or alternatively solar power from the south to the north when needed. The existing heat network serves phases 1 and 2 of the development and was originally built between 2000 and 2009.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

AGreenLiving

And I decided to go back to my ancestors’ place to do it, which would be Ireland, so I could understand the ancients; I could understand what it is like to be humble in a place, and then what it would be like to build a solar-powered house in Ireland. I designed a daycare center that was solar-powered. It grew food.