The end of the year has one and all dashing to produce & read Top Ten Lists of all sorts...Here are a few in the Renewable Energy/Green Fields...Highlighting Ways & Means being explored to lower costs for home-produced energy in technologically more developed countries...for a trickle-down effect where and when appropriate.

2011 Heart of Green Awards
Winner: 1BOG (One Block Off the Grid)
Although collective buying of solar panels isn't a new idea, the concept has received fresh energy and success thanks to San Francisco-based 1BOG (One Block Off the Grid).
The company (now owned by Virgance, which also owns Carrotmob and GreenOptions Media) uses a combination of community organizing, social media and traditional marketing to get homeowners to sign up for solar evaluations.

1BOG then negotiates significant discounts on equipment and labor, and helps users take advantage of tax incentives and understand the intricacies of owning a renewable energy system.
Part co-op, part marketer and part motivational speaker, 1BOG is working in many regions, from California to the East Coast and impoverished sections of New Orleans.

Read more:
www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/heart-of-green-awards/best-new-innovation-201 1


Green Innovations And Advances of 2011
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/28/green-innnovations-advances-2011_n_1168310.htm l

2011 Green Technology Year In Review
www.earthtechling.com/2011/12/2011-green-technology-year-in-review/

After Net Zero: The Negative Energy Home:: The Power Haus produces all the energy it needs—and more.

LINK:
www.builderonline.com/design/after-net-zero-the-negative-energy-home.aspx