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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

Business Green

Most of the work relates to greening the city's buildings - electric heat pump installations, weatherizations and solar panel and battery installations. To date, BlocPower and its contractor partners - which include Augmented Construction , Urban Energy , VRF Solutions , Super Cool HVAC and Ch! From Bed-Stuy to nationwide.

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How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

The Verge: Energy

Where Ecobeeā€™s original product has matured into a fine vintage , Google (which bought Nest in 2014) has let the excellent Nest Learning Thermostat wither on the vine, ostensibly replacing it with a watered-down version with half the smarts and none of the visual appeal. Where Ecobee will land remains to be seen.

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Extreme E tackles tough terrain, promotes sustainable racing

Charged

Formula E, the FIA-sanctioned electric racing series, has been a powerful ambassador for the EV revolutionā€”and a damn fine sporting eventā€”since its opening season in 2014. The battery packs were made by Williams Advanced Engineering, and a few other components such as motors, inverters and braking systems were made by undisclosed companies.

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Silicon Valley Clean Energy and UtilityAPI Want to Free Your Meter Data

GreenTechMedia

Why can’t you get an accurate, fact-based online quote for a rooftop solar system, backup battery or electric vehicle charger as easily as getting a quote on, say, a mortgage refinancing or home insurance policy? utilities since its 2014 launch, Hampton said. Devin Hampton, CEO of UtilityAPI, wants to make this vision a reality.