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Funding the Next Generation of Efficient, Electric, Grid-Interactive Communities

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homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs.

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New York City Is About to Get an Injection of Tidal Power. Is This Time Different?

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New York City may be weeks away from seeing tidal power injected onto the local grid. The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) installation will feature three underwater 35-kilowatt turbines on a single triangular base called a TriFrame. Still, the path toward bigger tidal arrays, and even demonstration projects, looks challenging.

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How Shell Is Selling the Petrochemical Buildout as ‘Sustainable’

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If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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Smart living: Inside Panasonic's drive to transform old factories into hi-tech, low carbon communities

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In a northern suburb of Osaka, a brand new community development is aiming to be the first in Japan to derive all its electricity from renewable sources. Panasonic's first town, Fujisawa, is some 50 kilometres south of Tokyo and has been fully operational since 2014.

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California and China Strengthen Cleantech Ties as Trade War Smolders

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Chengdu’s Tianfu New Area was approved in 2014 to serve as a model for sustainable urban development and a hub for strategic new industries. He added that in today’s globalized energy economy “strengthening dialogue is the only way to promote a win-win future.” Credit: New Energy Nexus).