GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

They tend to have longer routes — so need bigger batteries — and they also have many more high-end features, such as power outlets at every seat, WiFi access, bathroom and premium seats, carpeting, and heating and cooling. . These luxury commuter buses are different from standard barebones transit buses in a variety of ways.

Electricity 359

Electricity North America Transportation Cooling 359

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

In California, it’s not just vulnerable families and critical services that could use battery-backed solar systems to ride through wildfire-prevention power outages. For example, big Salinas Valley grower and shipper D’Arrigo Bros. of California, which has installed about 5.5 of California, which has installed about 5.5

Solar Energy Monitor 100

Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Batteries 100

Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

Burns & McDonnell said on Monday that it was selected by LG Energy Solution and Sustainable Environmental Renewable (SER) Capital Partners to provide engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services for three 10-MW/20-MWh lithium-ion, stand-alone battery energy storage systems. The three facilities are located in the West Texas region.

Construction 97

Construction Cooling Batteries Power grid 97

Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This industry is performing on decades-old technology that makes its daily rigors nearly unbearable for drivers and concentrates emissions of harmful pollutants in highly populated residential and business areas. Our technology was developed from scratch in order to control top-level chassis cost.”.

Automotive 126

Automotive Cooling Technology Pollution 126

Smart Energy International

MARCH 28, 2024

Clean and sustainable transition of energy and transport sectors towards climate neutrality R&I activities will develop more performant, safe, affordable, sustainable and circular battery technologies and other storage solutions according to sectoral needs.

Energy 52

Energy Energy Europe Carbon-neutral 52

Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Class 8 trucks are responsible for a huge chunk of the world’s air pollution, and electrifying them will have a major impact. Furthermore, unlike passenger car buyers, truck fleet operators are more motivated by dollars and cents than by style or coolness (though the Semi has plenty of those attributes too).

North America 137

North America Cooling Pollution Batteries 137

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Other technology includes the use of liquid-cooled permanent magnet drive motors to ensure the ERCV can withstand stop-start environments where high torque is required. Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health with up to 36,000 people dying prematurely every year in the UK. “We

Electricity 130

Electricity Waste Waste Recycling 130

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Echion Technologies, another successful bidder, is developing batteries that will charge from overhead wires and use that charge to ‘leapfrog’ across unelectrified section of track and, effectively, create self-charging trains – truly, ‘the first of a kind’. Cutting edge electric drivetrains that replace polluting diesel engines.

Energy Monitor 246

Energy Monitor Innovation Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 246

Mosaic

MAY 8, 2022

From home automation and EV chargers to solar, battery storage and electric heating and cooling systems, homeowners are looking for ways to cut costs and make their homes cleaner. Heat pumps run on electricity and solar panels help create power to fuel it, while solar battery storage systems store that energy for later use.

Electricity 52

Electricity HVAC Fossil fuels Pollution 52

Charged

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The company has developed a mid-market EV , and is planning a $3-billion battery factory. Bangkok claims to be the world’s most visited city—it welcomed some 23 million international visitors in 2019—but suffers from choking air pollution.

Energy Monitor 111

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Electricity Transportation 111

AutoGrid

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Particularly as Texans embrace electric heating, cooling, and even vehicles, putting more demand on the grid. They help keep the lights on, costs down, and polluting “peaker plants” offline, despite demand spikes during hot and cold weather. In the industry, we call this kind of bridge a “ virtual power plant ” (VPP).

Demand 77

Demand HVAC Fossil fuels Pollution 77

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Energy Well Texas offers mid-sized batteries and solar panels that during blackouts can power needed medical devices, basic lighting, heating in winter, cooling in summer, cell phone charging, cooking, and water boiling. Moment Energy provides affordable and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.

Startups 98

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 98

Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In an essay for Slate , writer Rebecca Onion, who lives in Ohio, said her family had been planning to ditch their gas stove for a new electric induction range, citing gas stoves’ climate footprint and scientific findings that they release dangerous indoor air pollution. Someone, please (sincerely, I’m all ears!)

Natural gas 105

Natural gas Carbon-neutral Resilience Batteries 105

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Machine learning based battery charging protocols, propane as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly coolant for space cooling, the remotely controlled Robobug and a new light on nano-level electrical circuitry, satellite observations for energy development in Africa and a zero emission luxury catamaran are on the technology radar.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Technology Lithium 52

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. With this latest cohort, Elemental is infusing another $12.5M produces less than 2% of the global total.

Soil 111

Soil Recycling Recycling Investment 111

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

The government has also repeatedly delayed the implementation of pollution regulations for coal plants, effectively throwing the dirtiest coal plants a lifeline. ” Before the pandemic hit, TERI projected that the tipping point for low-cost battery storage would come before 2030. “We have an abundance of coal.

Pollution 130

Pollution Demand Government Energy 130

EDF + Business

MAY 17, 2023

Invest in clean electricity generation : The §48E Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) provides a tax credit of up to 30% of the upfront cost of a “qualifying energy property” such as a solar, wind electricity generation and standalone battery storage projects. Businesses are eligible for this tax credit after 12/31/2024.

Fossil fuels 90

Fossil fuels Investment Technology Energy 90

Greentown Labs

MARCH 3, 2020

From there, Jordan Stutt of Acadia Center —a nonprofit research and advocacy organization—spoke about statewide and regional efforts to drive pollution-reducing carbon programs, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Their patented technology provides accurate and instantaneous state of charge and state of health.

Transportation 78

Transportation Startups Electric vehicle Logistics 78

AGreenLiving

MAY 8, 2020

According to the designers, the clear, inflatable plastic dome will let users walk around in public without coming into contact with germ-filled droplets or pollution. The designers imagined a way to go in public without worrying about microparticles of the coronavirus or even air pollution.

Solar Power 28

Solar Power Plastics Pollution Cooling 28

Charged

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Publicity magnet Tesla said it delivered its first battery-electric Semi tractor on December 1. It had a 264 kWh battery pack powering the tractor’s twin motors with more than 4,000 lb-ft of torque and a range estimated at up to 150 miles. A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5

Electricity 134

Electricity Batteries North America Carbon 134

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. It's not just about cool tech, though.

Sustainability 545

Sustainability Scooters Electric vehicle Natural gas 545

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

These chemicals can have adverse effects on humans and are pollutants of waterways. Backup Battery System. Battery backups are a much better alternative than propane or gasoline powered generators for power outages. These batteries can charge from a regular utility or from a solar panel. Double Pane Windows.

Construction 78

Construction Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

These chemicals can have adverse effects on humans and are pollutants of waterways. Backup Battery System. Battery backups are a much better alternative than propane or gasoline powered generators for power outages. These batteries can charge from a regular utility or from a solar panel. Double Pane Windows.

Construction 78

Construction Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

Electrifying these commercial vehicles will be potentially even more important than passenger vehicles for reducing carbon emissions and for cleaning up local air pollution. Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way. Tesla's Model Y is cool.

Electricity 499

Electricity Scooters Transportation Batteries 499

Charged

AUGUST 2, 2023

Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. Charged : You recently wrote, “Commercial vehicle battery packs are tough to source.” Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck?

Business Energy Monitoring 52

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 30, 2019

Of Note Batteries. Lots of Batteries. Credit: EDF Recent analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has a lot of new data on battery storage. The report also projects battery storage costs to drop by half over the next decade. One additional tailwind energy storage has is that it is a capital asset.

Home Energy Monitoring 40

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 40

Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 16, 2019

Electrify everything you can (switch from internal combustion vehicles to electric vehicles, and from natural gas-based building heating and cooling solutions to electric ones), and C. Deal with the remaining stuff (with more specific, use-case specific solutions?—?for This area is the subject of this post?—?particularly

Carbon 40

Carbon Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 40

Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Eviation, together with motor-maker MagniX, is working on battery-electric planes, Lilium is developing a kind of electric jet, and the late Zunum was betting on a plug-in hybrid system. Charged : You’ve done some pilot programs with battery-electric planes, but your long-term idea is to build fuel cell aircraft, correct?

Aviation 111

Aviation Hydrogen Batteries Automotive 111

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 3, 2022

Resilient power – solar photovoltaics paired with battery storage (solar+storage) – has gained traction as more municipalities, affordable housing developers, and community leaders become aware of the economic, environmental, and health benefits of resilient power.

Resilience 90

Resilience Energy Energy Organic 90

Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Actions like moving work to cooler hours of the day, deploying local power sources such as wind and solar and investing in battery storage to increase energy independence and help make the local power grid more resilient to climate change are key. Planting native tree species can reduce flood risk and cool city streets.

Government 36

Government Climate change Resilience Investment 36

AGreenLiving

MAY 5, 2021

They tend to have longer routes — so need bigger batteries — and they also have many more high-end features, such as power outlets at every seat, WiFi access, bathroom and premium seats, carpeting, and heating and cooling. Sign up for Transport Weekly , our free email newsletter. That number should only grow.

Electricity 28

Electricity North America Transportation Cooling 28

AGreenLiving

MAY 5, 2021

They tend to have longer routes — so need bigger batteries — and they also have many more high-end features, such as power outlets at every seat, WiFi access, bathroom and premium seats, carpeting, and heating and cooling. Sign up for Transport Weekly , our free email newsletter. That number should only grow.

Electricity 28

Electricity North America Transportation Cooling 28

AGreenLiving

MAY 5, 2021

They tend to have longer routes — so need bigger batteries — and they also have many more high-end features, such as power outlets at every seat, WiFi access, bathroom and premium seats, carpeting, and heating and cooling. Sign up for Transport Weekly , our free email newsletter. That number should only grow.

Electricity 28

Electricity North America Transportation Cooling 28

Andrew Winston

JUNE 11, 2018

Broadly, the cost of electric batteries has plummeted 80% in just six years , due to innovation and enormous investments in production capacity, largely in China. And new composite materials are allowing for lighter vehicles, which extend the range of batteries. What happened to change the situation?

Electric vehicle 60

Electric vehicle Electricity Investment Technology 60

Low Impact

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For example, electricity powering a battery-electric coach results in an approximate 77% power-to-motion efficiency , which is 8x better than if used for an e-fuel powered flight in an aircraft! Governments should not subsidise aviation e-fuels: the polluter should pay.

Aviation 89

Aviation Fossil fuels Hydrogen Electricity 89

Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The second most important target for green power is replacing fossil fuel use in buildings, especially growing use of natural gas for heating; in Vancouver, British Columbia, that causes nearly 60% of the city’s carbon pollution. Electric heat pumps can replace furnaces and, despite their name, they can actually heat and cool.

Solar Energy Monitor 101

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 101

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s time for Louisiana leadership to prioritize resilient solutions – solar photovoltaics paired with battery storage ( solar+storage ) paired with energy efficient housing – over continued fossil-fuel investment. Distributed solar+storage systems would avoid installing dozens of polluting natural gas generators.

Building Energy Monitoring 95

Building Energy Monitoring Resilience Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 95