Southface Institute: Blog

The Future is Bright for Solar

Policy
Renewable Energy

Author: John Sibley What is the future of solar power in Georgia? The future is bright. Solar power has begun to take off in our state. The installed capacity of solar electric systems more than doubled in 2011. We have about 700 systems and over 20 megawatts (MW) of capacity, providing enough electricity to power more than 2,000 homes. Even more dramatic growth is coming. Georgia Power has about 50 MW in the pipeline for the next couple of years …

Tags: Solar

Meet a Southfacer: Shan Arora

About Us
Green Building
Renewable Energy

Shan Arora is a project manager with Southface’s Sustainable Communities Team. An environmental advocate since an early age, he transitioned into sustainable community development after working in the international trade and tax fields for a decade.

Tags: Hydroelectric, Solar, Staff, Transit, Wind Energy

The Future Is Circular

Regenerative Design

We are witnessing a paradigm shift between an economic model begun during the Industrial Revolution — focusing on concentrated production and long supply and distribution chains — to a model marked by distributed production, localized supply and distribution chains, and a focus on reuse and the elimination of externalities. Click here to view original web page at www.forbes.com

Tags: Circular Economy