Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Here is a countdown of Sierra's top 20 Cool Schools as described by Katie: 20. Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006.

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible demand capacity. To achieve the full potential of flexible demand, we will require new innovation, technologies and market processes. million ($5.7 million ($19.7

Business Energy Monitoring 97

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 97

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

Solar Energy Monitor 438

Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 438

The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 30, 2024

such disasters each year since 2019 (adjusted for inflation). Energy-saving appliances, including heat pumps that are more efficient than traditional air conditioners , can also help prevent power outages by taking pressure off the grid when cooling demand peaks during heatwaves. That’s risen to an average of 20.4

Power grid 109

Power grid Cooling Climate change Government 109

GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2021

And demand from agriculture, industry and municipalities will only grow — the United Nations projects a 20 to 30 percent increase by 2050 — as the world’s population rises to somewhere around 9.7 This increasing demand in the midst of plummeting supply spells trouble for businesses. Lagging disclosure. Rising rates.

Agriculture 465

Agriculture North America Waste Waste 465

GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2020

One of my favorite sessions from VERGE 2019 was a presentation by Amory Lovins on the expanding energy efficiency cornucopia. In the 2019 scorecard by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., Why the District of Columbia is a leader in energy efficiency. Catherine Nabukalu.

Real Estate 512

Real Estate Energy Energy HVAC 512

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 21, 2020

An analysis done by Climate Central shows that demand for air conditioning in the U.S. According to the study, there has been a continued rise in demand for air conditioners in the U.S. The data tracks down air conditioning usage via a measure known as cooling-degree days (CDD). will increase by 59% by the year 2050.

Global warming 28

Global warming Demand Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Mosaic

AUGUST 23, 2021

Here are a few of the trends currently heating up this cool industry. Growth in the HVAC industry is a trend in and of itself — Guidehouse Insights Residential Heating and Cooling Innovations 2020 report* projects the North American HVAC market will reach $75 billion in 2025 versus $56 billion as of 2019. Forty percent of U.S.

HVAC 98

HVAC Cooling Demand Technology 98

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

This is especially important as more and more enterprises are engaging with digitised information to transform their business operations, leading to continued exponential growth in computing demand. engaging in demand response by reducing data centre power consumption to better match the current local supply of renewables.

Energy Monitor 173

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 173

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

per cent compared to 2019. Energy demand in the buildings and construction sector is likely to rebound as economic recovery efforts take hold and as pent-up demands for new construction are realized. Governments need to commit to further decarbonising the power, as well as heating and cooling energy supply.

Construction 130

Construction Resilience Cooling Climate change 130

GreenTechMedia

MAY 13, 2020

They do not produce heat — rather, they transfer heating and cooling from the outside to the inside of a building, and vice versa. However, for winter 2019/2020, policies relaxed to stress the need to meet heating demands, illustrating China’s continued reliance on coal as a heating fuel.

Fossil fuels 130

Fossil fuels Natural gas Demand Policy 130

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2020

Significant decline in air pollution and cool, sunny weather sees UK solar generate all-time high of 9.69GW on Monday. The feat was recorded by the University of Sheffield's live UK solar power generation tracker at 12.30pm on Monday, surpassing the previous record achieved in May 2019 of 9.55GW.

Solar Power 101

Solar Power Cooling Pollution Europe 101

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Eighty-seven percent of 2019 installations were located in that region. doesn’t necessarily face the same demand drivers as other FPV markets in Asia, [but] there is growing interest for FPV within the country,” said Cox in an email. “The U.S. Assessing FPV’s potential.

Hydropower 238

Hydropower Asia North America Cooling 238

Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Legislation also passed that phases out Hydrofluorocarbons (HB 1112) a potent greenhouse gas used in refrigeration and cooling products. The passing of 100 Percent Clean Electricity with strong equity components written into the bill is a testament to what can happen when frontline communities demand our right to shape policy.

Building Energy Monitoring 71

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 71

Charged

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Growing demands placed on modern batteries and accumulator systems present manufacturers with major challenges. A glance at the number of electric cars on the road worldwide shows that the demand for highly efficient batteries is increasing: since 2015, the total number of electric cars delivered has grown from around 1.4

Batteries 114

Batteries Cooling Technology Demand 114

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It compels electricity retailers to buy credits for clean power that can be delivered during the hours of peak grid demand. Properly timed renewables and demand response count; since wind and solar cannot dispatch on command, though, energy storage stands to play a major role. Clean Peak standard vs. carbon pricing.

Batteries 130

Batteries Policy Demand Carbon 130

Grist

AUGUST 2, 2023

The idea, akin to public cooling centers, is to upgrade air-filtration systems or provide portable air cleaners to community gathering spaces, creating indoor oases where residents can go to get respite from hazardous air. In both places, residents often rely on opening windows to keep cool inside.

Cooling 86

Cooling Pollution HVAC Education 86

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

California shut down enough power plant capacity in recent years that it now has trouble supplying air-conditioning demand on hot days in the hours when the sun sets and solar generation drops off. Batteries played a clear role in meeting the peak demand between 6 p.m. on Friday, according to CAISO data.

Batteries 130

Batteries Demand Construction Cooling 130

Bidgely

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

By 2040, distributed systems will account for more than 40% of total PV installed capacity worldwide and buildings will represent over 54% of all electricity demand growth (for heating, cooling, lighting and appliances). Customers Are Still Missing Out.

Home Energy Monitoring 60

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 60

GreenTechMedia

MAY 1, 2020

Most of the winning projects will be co-located with existing solar farms that will charge the batteries, making them useful for integrating and smoothing the intermittency of the state’s growing share of renewable generation, as well as providing resource adequacy (RA) for times of peak demand in the late afternoons and evenings.

Energy 246

Energy Energy Natural gas Batteries 246

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The next frontier is "connected chemistry," extending the internet of things to "the internet of natural resources," Beck said in 2019. In 2019, it issued a $1 billion sustainability bond , the first corporation to do so. By 2019, the company counted more than a billion total rides, with 2 million annual drivers in more than 650 U.S.

Sustainability 520

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 520

GreenTechMedia

JULY 28, 2020

Cold storage facilities have long been a target for energy-efficiency and demand-response programs because of their intense energy needs. Because of this, Viking Cold has found that many of its potential clients have had limited success with demand-management participation. Viking Cold offered something that aided in the battle.

Building Energy Monitoring 239

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 239

Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Rapid emissions reductions can be achieved in this sector through electrifying building processes (such as air heating/cooling, water heating, cooking, and ventilation), while concurrently transitioning to a power sector supplied by renewable energy sources (Leibowicz et al. 2019, Jadun et al. Deason et al.

Policy 56

Policy Technology Cooling Demand 56

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Many of our customers – such as those in the automotive sector – increasingly demand components and materials with much lower embodied carbon. This demand helps to create significant opportunity all along the value chain. However, demand for steel far exceeds available scrap levels – which is around 30% of global demand.

Building Energy Monitoring 270

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-neutral 270

ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. With global temperatures rising, the need for cooling is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 52

Charged

MARCH 22, 2021

Growing demands placed on modern batteries and accumulator systems present manufacturers with major challenges. A glance at the number of electric cars on the road worldwide shows that the demand for highly efficient batteries is increasing: since 2015, the total number of electric cars delivered has grown from around 1.4

Batteries 69

Batteries Cooling Demand Automotive 69

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Installations grew nearly fivefold year-over-year in 2019, Hannun said in a recent interview, as the company dialed in on its core markets of Albany, the Hudson Valley and Westchester. Both actions help utilities stressed by peak seasonal heating and cooling needs. Dandelion is seizing on statewide trends as well.

Energy 245

Energy Energy Logging Technology 245

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Geologists at Ohio University are exploring the potential to turn abandoned coal mines into sources of carbon-free heating and cooling. As the distance from the mine increases, so would capital costs for the piping system, along with losses in heating or cooling capacity. Tremendous geothermal potential’.

Building Energy Monitoring 73

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Cooling Logging 73

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

Sunrun, the country’s leading solar installer, joins a roster of AutoGrid clients using its Flex software to manage distributed energy resources (DERs), ranging from smart thermostats for utility demand response programs to industrial cooling and heating systems and commercial micrgrids. Sonnen landed its first U.S.

Home Energy Monitoring 130

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 130

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

From powering the servers and storage equipment to cooling infrastructures, data centres have a large appetite for electricity. Regionally, countries like Australia have been successful in moving towards a decentralized grid network where demand for distributed grids is expected to grow significantly. In 2019, they awarded AU$9.6

Energy 104

Energy Energy Asia Fossil fuels 104

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. Alberta’s carbon tax program began in 2017 but was repealed in 2019 by former premier Jason Kenney , Smith’s predecessor.

Home Energy Monitoring 93

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 93

Charged

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019. Watch Parker Lord’s on-demand webinar “ Electrification Solutions for EV Fleets.” Want to learn more?

Electric vehicle 122

Electric vehicle Batteries Transportation Pollution 122

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

There’s heightened market demand for sustainable practices with robust and transparent disclosure. Offices demand fossil fuel energy to power lighting, air conditioning, and heating systems. Creating a sustainable law firm demands responsible consumerism. Creating a sustainable law firm means to reduce fossil-fuel demand.

Law 148

Law Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 148

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

A December 2019 report published by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) found that an additional 12 plants could be out of the money. Even as the Indian government strives to meet bold renewable energy targets, coal use is expected to increase as India’s overall energy demand grows. ” said Sinha.

Pollution 130

Pollution Demand Government Energy 130

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If approved, the plan would keep monthly netting, but put solar customers on time-varying rates, which cost more during hours of peak demand. But the linkage between net-metering and flexible demand is novel, and has the potential to leverage solar homes for more system-wide value than previous policies have attempted. Beyond solar.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2021

Consequently, technologies and business models that serve to reduce demand for virgin materials should deliver substantial reductions in emissions, alongside wider environmental gains. In total, the report estimates the cumulative impact of such actions would be to cut emissions by 11.8Gt and reduce demand for materials by 13.6Gt.

Waste 101

Waste Waste Fossil fuels Agriculture 101

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2020

2019 was a big year for both residential solar and home storage in the U.S. Power shutoffs in California and demand pull-in from the Investment Tax Credit helped both industries log new records. gigawatts of solar capacity through the first three quarters of 2019, compared to just 98.3 homes added about 1.9 megawatts of storage.

Home Energy Monitoring 130

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Batteries Building Energy Monitoring 130