Warren Easton High – New Orleans Solar

New Orleans Schools Go Solar With Entergy, Nike, Winrock International, U.S. Green Building Council Partnership, City of New Orleans

New Orleans Schools Go Solar With Entergy, Nike, Winrock International, U.S.  Green Building Council Partnership, City of New Orleans    NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Work on an advanced,  hurricane-resistant solar roof wrapped up this week at Warren Easton Senior  High School, the first project of a partnership between Entergy Corporation,  Nike Corporation, Winrock International, the Louisiana Chapter of the U.S.  Green Building Council and the city of New Orleans.      The New Orleans public school is now equipped with a 28-kilowatt solar array  that will produce approximately 37,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually  - enough to power three typical residential homes.       The partners committed almost $1.7 million to the project with $1.5 million  coming from Entergy Corp. The installation at Warren Easton, which becomes the  largest solar array in the city, cost approximately $500,000, including  equipment, materials and installation.   

Eco Factor: Concept car for the Frankfurt Motor Show designed with a solar roof.

If you love a scooter because it’s easier to drive on a congested street, but hate it because of the lack of adequate safety systems then Peugeot is the brand you should look forward to. The company has unveiled their latest concept vehicle, dubbed BB1, for which they say, “Its mother is a scooter. Its father is a car.”

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