Comments on: New Solar-Powered Airport Hangar Opens In California

By: OffGrid

OffGrid — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:27:50 +0000

I think small electricity generation is the wave of the future. If each household or business generated between 50 and 80% of their own electricity, we could get away from huge power plants that have to transfer their electricity hundreds of miles to the consumer. The savings from energy loss alone should be valuable.

By: Sk

Sk — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:47:21 +0000

hi,
If I am not wrong then they can also use Air for producing electricity. Are they using it? Because in a bigger landscape air flow is good. Are they using that resource too??
But nice article. Thanks for the information. and Is there any other Airport who is using this type resource?? I think government or some organization should take step for this type of program.

By: donald cervantes

donald cervantes — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:11:31 +0000

how can i get design help for a similar
hanger in Charlotte (CLT)

By: Marilyn Terrell

Marilyn Terrell — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:21:46 +0000

Oh, I was thinking of John Wayne Airport in Irvine. Bob Hope Airport is in Burbank– my bad! But it doesn’t get much rain there either.

By: Marilyn Terrell

Marilyn Terrell — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:08:07 +0000

I’m sure it’s for water conservation because it rarely rains in Orange County, California where this airport is located. Thanks for this encouraging news!

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:30:28 +0000

I think the “green” idea behind synthetic grass is that the consumer doesn’t spend valuable water resources attempting to keep the grass alive–especially in climates like Arizona or Nevada. It would be interesting to compare the carbon foot-prints/global impact of synthetic gas production vs. maintaining real grass.

By: E. Wong

E. Wong — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:03:16 +0000

Maybe I’m missing something, but how is using synthetic grass a green feature?