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The Current System of Electric Billing No Longer Makes Sense

GreenTechMedia

Dan Seif is vice president for market development at 7X Energy, a Texas-based solar developer. Let’s stop pretending that we’re paying for “energy” via our home power bills and understand that we’re mainly paying for infrastructure.

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Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings

Econaur

Energy Efficiency in Buildings. With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. In conventional Indian buildings, energy consumption is 200 kWh per sq.

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Generac further expands into grid business with ecobee acquisition

Renewable Energy World

capabilities and yesterday, the company said it is adding smart home technology company ecobee to its family. One of the first companies to deliver smart thermostats, ecobee was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. About a year ago, Generac acquired DERMS provider Enbala to further its smart grid 2.0

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Pine Gate inks $500m credit facility to fuel solar and storage project growth

Renewable Energy World

accounting for more than 1 GWdc of energy, with another 19 GW in active development. Fundamental Renewables is the renewable and clean energy investment arm of Fundamental Advisors LP. Founded in 2007, Fundamental invests in public purpose and community assets, including renewable energy.

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Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings

Econaur

Energy Efficiency in Buildings. With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. In conventional Indian buildings, energy consumption is 200 kWh per sq.

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5 Green Shipping Initiatives For A More Sustainable Supply Chain

The Environmental Blog

Green shipping is the practice of transporting goods by ship using the fewest resources and energy possible in order to protect the environment from pollution. In the case of a container ship, slow steaming at 21 knots per day may reduce fuel usage to 200 tons. Alternative Forms Of Energy Generation. Container Management.

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'Effective today': Google vows to 'eliminate entire carbon legacy'

Business Green

Google has today unveiled a new wave of sustainability commitments, including high profile pledges to eliminate the company's "carbon legacy" and ensure it can operate with entirely carbon-free energy by 2030 at the latest. This means that Google's lifetime net carbon footprint is now zero.

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