Jim Conca
JUNE 22, 2018
NuScale’s SMR is the most resilient and reliable of any energy source, with Black-Start Capability, Island Mode and First Responder Power, not needing external grid connections, capable of withstanding earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, cyberattacks, EMP threats and geomagnetic disturbances.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 13, 2018
Climate scientists, ecologists and activists can sometimes dismiss climate art as inaccurate or even useless. Andreco who works both as a scientist and an artist feels different. “Artwork can change the perception of the environmental problem” he writes, backing the idea that culture is at the heart of system change as it directly influences individual […].
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Bidgely
JUNE 18, 2018
This article originally appeared in the May 2-18 issue of Strategies, the magazine of the Association of Energy Services Professionals ( AESP.ORG ). Crouching Heater, Hidden Pool Pump. The unintended consequences of missing appliances when analyzing loads. Utilities collect and analyze energy usage data for various purposes such as fine tuning load predictions, designing demand side management programs, and improving rate allocation models.
Andrew Winston
JUNE 11, 2018
(Continuing to catch up on re-posting some articles I wrote over the last few months. ICYMI, UPS announced a milestone in electric vehicles -- cost parity for a delivery truck. It's clearly good news, but I suggest here that, when you consider all the ways EVs pay off for the company, the "breakeven" point was likely earlier. Companies can miss great investment opportunities with too narrow a definition of return on investment.).
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.
Sunrun
JUNE 15, 2018
Breaking Down Time of Use and Battery Storage Maybe you’ve heard of time-of-use (TOU) rates before, or maybe you’re just now hearing about them. Either way, TOU rates could be behind your ballooning energy bills in the future. Smart energy storage like Sunrun Brightbox™ can help to offset the higher cost of electricity due to TOU rates. But before we get into that, let’s go over what TOU rates are.
Living Green Technology
JUNE 10, 2018
2018 has been a wild year when it comes to recycling and green living news. Keep reading for the latest from these industries. Seattle Times: Some Seattle-area recycling dumped in landfills as China’s restrictions kick in The Seattle Times recently published an article on how China's decision to shut its doors to American recyclables has had a trickle down effect on recycling here in Seattle.
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Climate-KIC
JUNE 27, 2018
Could algae replace grain in a cattle’s diet? Can seaweed solve the plastic crisis? And, how is the EU making it a right for you to sell your own renewable energy? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Could algae replace grain in cattle’s diet? If just two per cent […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories – 28 June appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JUNE 21, 2018
Position: Interior West Manager (Arizona + New Mexico focus). Description: We are in search of a top-notch candidate to work with Vote Solar’s Interior West Director to design, campaign for, and implement key policies for making solar more affordable and accessible in the Interior West. The position will initially focus on Arizona and New Mexico, but may also include work in Colorado and Nevada.
Sighten
JUNE 5, 2018
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study evaluating the accuracy of Sighten’s automated shading tool, showing that Sighten remote shading estimates are nearly identical to measurements taken on site. The Department of Energy-affiliated lab found that Sighten's shading tool generated the most accurate shading estimates of all software applications evaluated by NREL to date.
Sunrun
JUNE 15, 2018
Learn What AC & DC Coupling Mean for Your Solar Battery Storage System When you decide to add battery storage to your solar system, there are two main ways to connect or couple these two sources — known as AC or DC coupling. AC & DC are the two types of voltage used to transmit and conduct the electrical energy you use at home every day. What is AC Power?
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.
Living Green Technology
JUNE 17, 2018
In case you haven't heard, the US government and Microsoft have succeeded in their quest to take down one Eric Lundgren, a force in the electronics recycling industry. How did Lundgren land in this predicament? Did he avoid taxes? Did he mislead consumers? No. All he did was attempt to sell thousands of Windows Recovery Disks to computer refurbishers for 25 cents a pop in an effort to significantly extend the life-cycle of used PCs.
Jim Conca
JUNE 27, 2018
The All Energy Forum at the American Nuclear Society’s annual meeting in Philadelphia wrapped up with some good news. But adjusting our energy mix to increase non-fossil fuels in order to combat global warming was not part of the good news. We're still going in the wrong direction.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 25, 2018
“Indicators: Artists on Climate Change” is an environmental series from over a dozen artists. The exhibition opened in May and is being shown at the Storm King Art Center—a 500-acre sculpture park in New York’s Hudson Valley. Consisting of both indoor and outdoor installations, the series explores the impacts of climate change and incorporates scientific, […].
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JUNE 11, 2018
Position: Project Finance Associate. Location: San Francisco, CA or Houston, TX. Description: Our high growth and leadership position in the renewable energy business offers outstanding opportunities to individuals seeking an exciting work environment in one of the most important industries for the 21st century. First Solar is a leader in the development and manufacturing of thin film solar modules used in grid-connected solar power plants, as well as a provider of complete solar generation so
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.
Treehugger - Technology
JUNE 21, 2018
If only we could buy it in North America.
Sunrun
JUNE 24, 2018
Net Energy Metering (NEM) Definition: A practice in which utilities credit you for the excess electricity generated by your solar panels. You can then draw upon these credits when your panels don’t produce enough electricity to match your use; most commonly in the night when the sun is down.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 4, 2018
What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? In the case of leading US meat supplier Tyson Foods, it invests in them. Through its year-and-a-half-old venture arm Tyson Ventures, the meat company has invested in three companies manufacturing meat and meat-like products without animals.
Jim Conca
JUNE 2, 2018
Trump imposed tariffs on the most important metals in modern society – aluminum and steel. This will hit all of society, but energy particularly hard. Wind energy needs 500 tons of steel per MW, while solar needs 1,600 tons of steel. And renewables are growing in Red States fastest of all.
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
JUNE 20, 2018
How can ammonia fertiliser be used to store green energy? Will food waste take over the fashion industry? And despite new EU targets on renewables, energy efficiency and emissions, how well are individual countries performing? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. Batteries boom enables world to get half of […].
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JUNE 1, 2018
Sila Nanotechnologies has the following positions available in Alameda, CA: Mechanical Engineer – Battery Design. R&D Operations/Test Engineer. Scientist, Slurry and Coating Development. Controls and Automation Engineer. Environmental, Health, and Safety Engineer. Development Project Engineer. Development Yield Engineer. Process Engineer. Please click each link above for the full job description and to apply.
Treehugger - Technology
JUNE 7, 2018
This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.
Sunrun
JUNE 25, 2018
Time-of-use (TOU) Definition: Time-of-use metering is a method of measuring and charging a utility customer's energy consumption based on when the energy is used. Utility companies charge more during the time of day when electricity use is higher. TOU rates vary by region and utility.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 4, 2018
What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? In the case of leading US meat supplier Tyson Foods, it invests in them. Through its year-and-a-half-old venture arm Tyson Ventures, the meat company has invested in three companies manufacturing meat and meat-like products without animals.
Jim Conca
JUNE 10, 2018
Trump still needs to cram a bit on North Korea after meeting with Kim Jong Un, mainly by reading Siegfried Hecker’s latest analysis on the history of our negotiations.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 17, 2018
American artist Rogan Brown creates stunning paper art of the microscopic organisms living inside our bodies that, when scaled up, resemble coral reefs. The art highlights the harmonies between our outer and inner worlds. Coral bleaching is one of the most conspicuous and widespread effects of climate change we see today. It occurs when coral […].
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JUNE 1, 2018
eMotorWerks is hiring for several positions in San Carlos, CA: Hardware Product Manager – EV Charging Station. Junior Accountant. Marketing Manager. Product Manager – Developer Platform. Product Manager – Energy Services. Segment Marketing Manager. Senior Firmware Engineer – EV Charging Systems. Senior Manager, Regulatory & Government Affairs.
Treehugger - Technology
JUNE 22, 2018
Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.
Green Technology
JUNE 7, 2018
Rush hour on the Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles, September 9, 2016. AP Photo/Richard Vogel. Nicholas Bryner , University of California, Los Angeles and Meredith Hankins , University of California, Los Angeles. Editor’s note: On April 2, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration plans to revise tailpipe emissions standards negotiated by the Obama administration for motor vehicles built between 2022 and 2025, saying the standards were set “t
Climate-KIC
JUNE 13, 2018
Does the EU have new target renewables and energy efficiency yet? What breakthrough has there been in sucking CO2 out of the air? And how is big finance driving climate action in other big companies? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. ‘Game-changer’: Major European banks partner for green mortgage pilot […].
Climate-KIC
JUNE 6, 2018
Could this pioneering ‘liquid air’ project can help store excess electricity? Who is transforming air pollution into talk-provoking art? And, how can buildings go net-zero emissions by 2030? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. ‘Outperforming’: Green economy market cap now matches fossil fuel industry There is a growing body […].
Climate-KIC
JUNE 3, 2018
Air Hack was hosted by Makerversity at Somerset House in London last week. The event brought together designers, makers, activists, and technologists to pitch innovative ways to address air pollution. The Guardian reported that London reached the legal air pollution limit just one month into the new year and toxic air has been at illegal […]. The post Tools for change: Air Hack exhibition appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Treehugger - Technology
JUNE 21, 2018
The dual source heat pump uses either the ground or the air as a heat source.
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