Jim Conca
MARCH 16, 2018
While the Russians may be able to disrupt electricity transmission in general, and electricity generation from many power plants like natural gas and wind farms, here's why they can’t hack into nuclear power plant operations.
Sunrun
MARCH 29, 2018
Find Out Which Roof Types Are Ideal for Solar Panels Today It's time to consider serious solar savings. There are good reasons why. Solar panel costs have shrunk dramatically in the past few years. Solar energy’s positive effect on our planet – reduction of harmful CO2 emissions -- is scientifically undeniable. Solar power cost less than current utility rates, and most cities have tax credits and incentives in place to further reduce costs.1 We’ve answered a few questions below most often asked
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CleanTechies
MARCH 26, 2018
A new court case has given oil companies the opportunity to admit, on the record in open court, that climate change is real. Learn the implications of this for climate, business, and investing.
Green Tech Challenge
MARCH 14, 2018
Lead Generation: Expand Your Network Effective lead generation and new prospects lies at the base of any long term successful business development. It is the process of attracting people to your product or service before converting them into customers. Expanding your network is a key factor for growing companies in order to reach out to new customers.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Living Green Technology
MARCH 28, 2018
Reducing waste takes many forms. E-waste can potentially leak into the soil and water supply while other products like mattresses can be difficult to dispose of because of size and materials. Though the dangers they pose are different, responsibly recycling both e-waste and mattresses reduces waste and saves money. Thirty million mattresses pile up in landfills each year, where they are difficult to compact, clog equipment, and take up a lot of space.
Climate-KIC
MARCH 25, 2018
The Cabin of Curiosities is a tiny house created by ‘make-tank’ Emerging Objects that features a living wall supported by hundreds of 3D-printed planter tiles. According to Emerging Objects’ website: “The 3D Printed Cabin brings many of Emerging Objects’ material, software, and hardware experiments together to demonstrate the architectural potential of additive manufacturing on a […].
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Sunrun
MARCH 15, 2018
Are you looking for the best solar battery to complement your solar panels? A solar battery backup will power your home during blackouts caused by severe weather, or during grid outages due to increasing demands on our aging infrastructure. In addition, you can be more independent from your local utility with a solar-plus-battery system. This climate-change duo will help you avoid peak utility hours and rising energy costs and keep you going when it gets dark.
CleanTechies
MARCH 26, 2018
A new court case has given oil companies the opportunity to admit, on the record in open court, that climate change is real. Learn the implications of this for climate, business, and investing.
Sighten
MARCH 15, 2018
In terms of where the sun is shining in residential solar financing, solar leases have recently been overshadowed by solar loans. Industry publications have touted the rise of solar loans in recent years, and our experience with Sighten customers has borne this out. A poll taken at our recent solar financing webinar found that around 30% of installers currently offer leases, and approximately 40% have never offered a lease.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MARCH 13, 2018
WCS Member of the Month highlights the amazing stories of female leaders in the industry. This month, we spotlight Courtney Condon, Senior Project Manager at Lucid. WCS: Please introduce us to Lucid and the work it does. Courtney: Lucid’s BuildingOS is the leading data analytics platform for commercial buildings. We help our customers centralize data from utilities, sensors, building automation systems, IoT devices, and other sources to create a 360 degree view of resource use.
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Climate-KIC
MARCH 21, 2018
Is it possible to enjoy your fast food favourites without compromising on environment? How might energy be stored in cold air? And, which city plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2035? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. The companies storing energy in cold air Renewable sources of energy are […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 22 March appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Jim Conca
MARCH 6, 2018
The NRC accepted Holtec’s license application for its proposed centralized interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.To be located in NM, the facility would store spent nuclear fuel until a final disposal facility is built or until we build our new fast reactors that will burn it.
Sunrun
MARCH 21, 2018
If you are thinking about going solar and wondering how your panels will fair in extreme conditions, then “Wow, what’s up with this weather?” is more than just a conversation starter. If hurricanes or hailstorms frequent your neck of the woods, you want to know if your solar panels will be strong enough to tough it out. Industry Standards & Trust for Solar Panels Over one million households now run on solar.1 This is proof that residential homeowners continue to look toward alternative energ
Solar Sister
MARCH 6, 2018
International Women’s Day started over a hundred years ago, rooted in the suffragette movement pushing for women’s right to vote. Today, we are pushing for progress on many more fronts?—?from gender equality in the workforce to fighting sexual abuse everywhere. At Solar Sister, we are pushing for progress on energy poverty, because evidence shows that energy poverty has insidious but devastating consequences for women.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
Jim Conca
MARCH 21, 2018
Proctor and Gamble survey on clean drinking water was enlightening about what we don’t understand about clean water. Fortunately, clean water is getting easier to come by for billions of people who didn't have it, thanks in part to new PandG technology developed for the places that need it the most.
Jim Conca
MARCH 28, 2018
Russia used nifty tricks to hack our energy sector, getting to big targets by infiltrating smaller partners in the supply chain.
Sunrun
MARCH 1, 2018
Solar Array Definition: Combining several solar panels creates an array, which is part of your solar system. The size of your solar array depends on where you live, the position of your roof and the energy needs of your family.
Climate-KIC
MARCH 19, 2018
Founded by Sushil Pakala Reddy, an energy engineer and IIT Bombay alumnus, The SunPedal Ride is a movement to stimulate awareness about solar energy and clean transportation. In 2016, Sushil toured around India on a solar-powered electric bicycle with a team comprising of Krunal Tailor, Himanshu Singh, and Rajendra Bhaskar. Their journey across northwest India […].
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
Climate-KIC
MARCH 14, 2018
How might drones lower the cost of clean energy? What innovation could enable us to yield crops that need 25 per cent less water? And, which company sold one million shoes made out of ocean plastic last year? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. How drones are lowering the […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 15 March appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Climate-KIC
MARCH 11, 2018
Plastic Whale is the first professional plastic fishing company in the world. Based in Amsterdam, it fishes trash out of waterways and re-purposes it into circular products—from boats to furniture. This year, eight billion kilos of plastic waste will enter the world’s rivers, lakes, and oceans, creating a hazard to sea life and humans. That’s […].
Climate-KIC
MARCH 7, 2018
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has sketched out his most recent thoughts on how we might have to cope with air pollution in the future – smog sucking drones. Speaking after the launch of the newest installation of his smog sucking tower in Krakow, Poland, he suggested the drone could function as an alternative to a […]. The post Dutch designer expands smog sucking technology to drones!
Climate-KIC
MARCH 7, 2018
Which cities are at the top of new green finance rankings? How could big investments in cryptocurrency help the energy sector? And is tackling agricultural emissions the cheapest way to tackle climate change? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Paris, and Frankfurt top new green finance rankings The […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 8 March appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Sunrun
MARCH 2, 2018
Solar Inverter Definition: A piece of equipment in every solar system that safely converts DC power (direct current) to AC power (alternating current). There are microinverters and string inverters, providing various levels of monitoring, system efficiencies, and long-term savings.
Sunrun
MARCH 1, 2018
Solar Cells Definition: Also called photovoltaic – or PV – cells. These cells are used to convert sunlight into direct electricity and are grouped together to make solar panels. Photo/light + voltage = photovoltaic.
Sunrun
MARCH 1, 2018
Solar Cell Efficiency: Where your home is located determines the efficiency of your solar cells (which are collected into solar panels). The more light that hits the cells, the more electricity they produce.
Solar Sister
MARCH 29, 2018
Solar Sister and Women for Women International partner to help low-income women overcome financial barriers in Nigeria’s energy market. In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and its biggest economy, just under half the population lacks access to electricity and a huge majority (75%) depends on harmful solid fuels for cooking (World Bank). To tackle this huge gap, Solar Sister partnered with Women for Women International to expand clean energy access in rural Nigeria and provide women in imp
Climate-KIC
MARCH 28, 2018
What innovation could help protect coral reefs from bleaching? How might we get our produce to last up to four times longer? And, can a wearable enable us to better track and conserve marine life? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. World’s largest single-domed tropical greenhouse unveiled for France […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 29 March appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Jim Conca
MARCH 14, 2018
Trump announced tariffs on the most important metals in modern society – aluminum and steel. Since wind energy needs 500 tons of steel, and 1,000 tons of concrete, per MW, will this stop wind from becoming our dominant energy source by 2050?
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