Rjukan, Norway, Uses Massive Mirrors to Reflect Sunlight Onto the Town During Months of Winter Darkness Rjukan is a town in Norway that experiences months of winter without direct sunlight due to its surrounding mountains blocking the sunlight. From September to March, the village is entirely in the shade, as the sun, covered by the 1,800-meter (5,905-feet) high peak Gaustatoppen, can’t penetrate the mountain. In 2013, this all changed when three huge solar-powered mirrors were installed on […] Brains Gregg Frantz | August 19, 2025 0 Comments
Beyond Carbon Neutral: How American Ski Resorts Are Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions In an ever-changing world of combating climate change, some ski resorts are leading the sustainability charge. Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico was the first North American resort to go carbon neutral in 2021, and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado did it soon after, also going carbon neutral in 2023, just under two years ahead of its 2025 goal. Going carbon […] Brains Jake Benton | January 3, 2025 0 Comments
Town of Vail, CO, to Receive $1.8 Million Grant for Clean Transit Vail Transit will reach a significant milestone in its goal to transition to a 100% clean energy fleet by 2032. The Town of Vail is set to receive a $1.8 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration, as part of its program to improve clean transit in rural areas. The funds will help purchase a pair of battery-operated electric shuttle […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 30, 2022 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 18% Through Proposed Biomass Facility In an effort to reduce carbon emissions as Deschutes County, Oregon continues to grow, Mt. Bachelor aims to build a biomass facility that will burn woody materials to heat the West Village buildings at the ski area. The facility would cost $5.5 million and would replace the use of propane that is currently used to heat Mt. Bachelor. One of […] Brains Joseph Puetz | September 7, 2021 0 Comments
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