Solar Sister

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In our Journeys series, we brought you updates from Hilaria and Halima, two Solar Sister entrepreneurs from Tanzania. Today we launch Empowerment Journeys  — a dynamic visualization of Hilaria and Halima’s journey over the years, from their first solar light purchase to reaching thousands of people with clean energy products. Click here to see their journeys!

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Climate-KIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

What carbon-cutting technology might replace delivery trucks? What could the sidewalks of the future be paved with? And, what’s the world’s toughest energy standard? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Express delivery: Use drones not trucks to cut carbon emissions, experts say Greenhouse gas emissions from the transport of […].

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Jim Conca

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

President Trump presented his $1.5 trillion program that really only has $200 billion in federal funds, spread out over 10 years. State, local and private interests will have to make up the rest. We’ll all have to start paying tolls and bringing our own toilet paper to highway rest stops.

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Climate-KIC

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Chinese artist Chris Cheung (aka h0nh1m) created a kinetic art piece, CarbonScape, which is an installation of tubes containing black ‘carbon’ spheres set to the backdrop of an ambient soundscape—music made from noisy CO2 emitters like factory steam, jet engines, and ship horns. The piece is meant to draw attention to the increasing levels of […].

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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.

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