Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Accelerating the build-out of clean energy will reduce costs and make the UK more secure, write Josh Freed and Isabelle Chan of US think tank Third Way, which released a new policy paper on the topic on 29 September. For example, the UK has the Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Department. Why industrial strategy?

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AutoGrid

MAY 24, 2022

Why Australia is Truly the Virtual Power Plants Market Frontier? As one scans the world for opportunity during the current energy transition, one of the most vibrant regional markets is often forgotten due to its geography. This will require integration of behind-the-meter with front-of-the-meter assets to maintain grid reliability.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2021

Tighter rules on the carbon footprint of new homes in England look set to trigger a fresh boom for residential solar. New homes will be expected to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week , which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump ready.”

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2020

There are fears for one of America’s last two remaining concentrated solar power developers as the embattled sector attempts to pivot to a new business model abroad. power-purchase agreement, with the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Nevada state utility NV Energy, last October, according to a lawsuit filed at the time.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2023

Figures released by the trade body yesterday show that from the start of November last year to the end of February 2023 renewables and nuclear generated almost two-thirds of Britain's electricity. billion cubic meters - or over 66 per cent of total LNG imports. billion cubic meters - or over 66 per cent of total LNG imports.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

residential solar market just experienced its best-ever quarter, with 712 megawatts (DC) installed. state markets, and there is opportunity across the solar value chain. residential solar sector. home solar market? But from 2015-2017, the company made a concerted effort to reduce its costs by 50 percent.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

California is facing a major decision under a tight deadline — whether it should push for large-scale power plants and batteries to prevent a repeat of its August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer, or turn to behind-the-meter resources like batteries and demand response. 14 and 15 last year. 14 and 15 last year.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Distributed energy resources (DERs) is an expansive term, including everything from backup generators to microgrids. In some states with 100 percent clean energy mandates, like California and Hawaii, the focus is on solar — lots and lots of it — and the tools needed to integrate this massive new grid edge resource.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2023

Energy giant announces it is offer new range of solar, energy efficiency, EV charger, and insulation services to households across the UK British Gas has this week announced a new range of services for domestic customers designed to make it easier for them to install the latest cost-saving clean technologies.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The solar industry met in Salt Lake City with a more sweeping and disciplined message than in some years past : Rally to extend the federal investment tax credit and buckle up for a decade of massive industry growth. The Solar Energy Industries Association industry group published a roadmap Monday to increase solar power to 20 percent of U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 16, 2022

Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHGs released from the energy purchased by an organization. They’re the result of bought energy, such as electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. The amount of energy you use that contributes to business scope 2 emissions will be reflected in your energy bill.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 1, 2020

Whether booming off-grid power demand in emerging markets is met with grid extension or distributed renewables will be central to the growth story of the global clean-power sector. Wood Mackenzie's working definition of minigrids. Source: Wood Mackenzie. Minigrids the lowest-cost option for many.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 10, 2020

The French city of Nîmes recently welcomed the Ada Lovelace Secondary School, Occitania’s first-ever clean-energy school that’s earned both BEPOS energy level certification and a sustainability rating of Silver-level BDM (Bâtiments Durables Méditerranéens). A clean-energy school in southern France draws power from the sun.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2023

DIY retailer has teamed up with clean energy firm Egg to offer bespoke design and installation of rooftop solar systems for homeowners UK homeowners interested in installing roof solar panels could now get them from visiting their local B&Q store, after the DIY giant announced it is offering the technology for the first time.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 22, 2022

With continued advances in energy efficiency, green technology and design, houses built today operate more sustainably than they did several decades ago. Energy efficiency. Home renewable energy systems. Philips offers an online energy calculator for consumers to figure out just how much energy they use.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear energy, Engie has pivoted dramatically toward renewables over the past few years — a strategy that included the U.S. “Do we want to continue with acquisitions? Last year Engie signed more U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As solar costs continue to decline, unique use cases for trackers will likely gain in popularity, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report on the tracker market. As the tracker market continues to grow, advances in tracker technology mean that sites that were previously uneconomical for solar are now being developed with trackers. 

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the U.K. Fossil fuels’ share of the electricity mix was 10 times larger than renewables’ a decade ago, Carbon Brief's data shows. The growth of renewable energy capacity in the U.K. Two will those will close next spring.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 19, 2021

Local community solar projects enhanced by one-stop shop digital systems are set to play a crucial role in the global energy transition. The History of Civilization is in many ways the History of Energy. The control of energy has been a key – some say the key – factor in geopolitics and capitalism.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Raptor Maps uses artificial intelligence and thermal imaging to maintain two percent of solar panels worldwide—but its path there was far from linear. When they made their software available online, they noticed something surprising: solar farm operators were flocking to drone-based thermal imaging.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Analysis by E3G and Global Energy Monitor calculates pipeline for pre-construction coal plants has plummeted 76 per cent since 2015. Moreover, it claims a further 16 countries only have one new coal power plant each in development, putting them just "one project away from a future without coal".

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

residential solar inverter and optimizer sales, and microinverter maker Enphase, its distant second-place contender, both reported strong fourth-quarter 2019 earnings this week and forecast continued growth in 2020, sending their share prices up. SolarEdge, the market leader for U.S. The Israel-based company has grown to dominate the U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Trade body Energy UK becomes latest influential group to endorse plans to shrink electricity bills by reducing the costs paid to legacy low carbon electricity generators. The voluntary CfD scheme would apply to generators that secured contracts under the Renewables Obligation scheme, which closed to new applicants in 2017.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

Iceland's start-up community is looking to go global with its efforts to bolster the clean energy transition. The land of midnight sun, spectacular waterfalls and adorable ponies with 1980s rocker hair. That cleared the way for the country to reach 100 per cent renewable electricity in 2015 (more on that in a later column).

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Key technologies include electrification, on-board batteries, solar panels, synthetic fuels, carbon capture and storage and possibly hydrogen. The case argues to convert Sleipnir into a ‘Solar-Synthetic’ vessel, combined with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for remaining emissions. Why Do We Need Zero-Emission Vessels?

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Nissan was one of the first major automakers to pilot second-life EV batteries in a grid-scale storage installation in 2015. Electric bus manufacturer Proterra took the same approach. “It's a very interesting time.”

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). The Paris Climate Agreement : COP21 took place in Paris 2015, and marked a new momentum for climate action. With these targets in mind, 2015 marks a significant point in our history.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 28, 2020

Distributed wind is often forgotten in discussions about clean energy sources. Although lawmakers eventually passed an extension of the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for small wind turbines, recent years have not been kind to the distributed wind industry, even as growing attention has been paid to behind-the-meter solar and storage.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 2, 2021

The next wave appears to be the phasing out as many natural gas-fired facilities as is feasible as more wind and solar resources are deployed. In the UK, for example, the government has committed to phasing out all coal-fired power generation by 2025. Over the past decade, the nation has installed around 20 GW of renewable power.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Our energy grid was built around centralization. But as renewable energy sources such as solar and wind gain traction, the grid needs to adapt to include an array of components. Microgrids are smaller networks that use local energy sources. Photo courtesy of Heila Technologies.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Corporates unlock key opportunities for climatetech deployment at scale, due to their capital, purchasing power, and market access—especially given that climatetech is a largely B2B industry with high capital requirements. 2015 PROPEL (2015). Sector: Electricity. Sector: Electricity. Topic: Solar materials.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Charged ’s home state of Florida is something of an EV hotspot—there are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in the Sunshine State, and according to the DOE, Florida has the third-largest number of charging stations in the US, behind only California and New York. Duke Energy won approval for $63 million, and Tampa Electric for $2 million.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 20, 2021

You’ll also learn about key technology areas that are driving momentum to equitably tackle the climate crisis, and explore the plentiful opportunities for everyone to be a part of the energy transition that’s already unfolding. We had big news to announce at the 2015 DEMO Day: an expansion to our current headquarters, 444 Somerville Ave.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In 2015 they launched an investigation into palm oil suppliers. They do this by assisting companies in finding ways to cut down on energy usage. They also encourage moving all operations over to clean energy sources like solar, wind, or hydroelectric. It also helps companies save money by lowering energy costs.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

There were nearly 5 million light-duty electric vehicles on the road at the end of 2018 ⁠— roughly 50 percent more than the year before. The electric vehicle (EV) revolution depends on getting the right infrastructure, in the right locations. Electric cars aren’t the only option for those seeking a greener commute.

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