This is an interesting concept...using Boeing 727 and 737 fuselages stacked in a north-south slant in relation to sun exposure for energy efficiency. Apparently, the fuselage is the only part of a decommissioned airplane that can be used in the recycling process. The money made reselling the aluminum from the fuselage is less than the cost to break it down and get it ready for sale...thus a huge number of fuselages wind up in the deserts of the western US unused. Boeing 727 and 737 are historically the most sold commercial planes and therefore the most common in these graveyards. They are sold at very low prices completely stripped and in great structural conditions.
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Just a follow up to yesterday's post. Wired has an article about 4 technologies that are on the brink of going big...really big. Wind energy, geothermal, solar power, and synfuel. Check it out 
It's no surprise to me that solar stocks (or clean-tech stocks in general) are doing well as of late. You know, I don't really have a day-trader mentality nor do I want one...I am more of a long-term hold type of guy. But, I am definitely interested in how cleantech stocks are affecting people's investing habits, especially as the market, the products and the companies expand and become more mainstream. Who will be the Microsoft/Apple/Google of the cleantech industry? SunPower's a player, BP's a player, but who else? The cleantech/green market is still relatively new to the general public and I am surprised by how little people know or want to know about green technologies or clean-tech in general. 
Jetson Green recently posted about a collaboration of sorts that will take place between Jeriko House and architect Patrick Tighe. Its a new twist on the prefab by adding nodules if you need an expansion or addition. If you want to add a bathroom or kitchen, add a node. Check it out 
Thought I should give some love to my home state today. BP broke ground today on Silver Star I, the first wind project in Texas. The $100 million project is located 80 miles southwest of Dallas and is a joint venture between BP Alternative Energy (85%) and Clipper Windpower (15%). Clipper has done extremely well since their IPO in September 2005 using their capital to secure new contracts and to patent new technology. And it seems like BP is everywhere when it comes to solar and wind energy developments. 
