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concept. You begin to think about that there may be
opportunities to apply that. And then of course the
renewable energy, which is using power onsite that
you have solar, photovoltaics, wind. There is also
passive solar, in terms of how we design these
buildings, how we site them on the building, in
terms of where the sun travels, the climate, things
like that.
Hydroelectric power, maybe. But I believe
in most of the locations where OBO builds, water is
an issue. It's a every important issue that is
missing as one of the components. So hydroelectric
is probably not an option.
Biofuels are an alternative fuel, but they
still produce carbon. Geothermal is an option, but
it's expensive to dig these very, very deep wells,
and my understanding is they are oftentimes dug with
carbon dioxides. So there are emissions that occur
when you dig these wells.
And so renewable energy in terms of the
three you're looking at, solar, photovoltaic, and
wind, would probably be the three best options to
look at. But the most important thing, I think, for
OBO is to look for a baseline of the emissions you
are currently putting out and look for a way to
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