Jim Conca

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Cobalt is essential for our new technological world but, like blood diamonds, half of the Co supplies come from inhumane child labor practices, not the image sought after by people surfing the internet for free-range eggs on their iPhones. Vivienne Walt in Fortune outlines the issue.

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Sunrun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Solar Panel Costs on The Decline The cost of a residential solar system has decreased over the last 10 years due to positive trends in supply and demand. From California to Florida, homeowners are turning toward solar energy and away from dirty fossil fuels. While increasing numbers of people go solar, it figures that the price of solar panels will continue to decrease.

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AutoGrid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide. Wherever you live, you may have experienced a hot summer. But since many of us live and work in California, let’s talk about what our summer was like. As you know, California sweltered in July—the warmest month ever recorded in the Golden State. On July 6, Los Angeles hit a new all-time record high—111 degrees F.

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Green Roof Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

People like to make statements – environmentally friendly statements. For such statements, Intensive Green Walls are often utilized. Intensive Green Walls are systems where the roots of plants are in vegetation carrier that is mounted to a vertical surface. Because of gravity it takes some technical efforts to supply the plants with their essential needs like nutrients, water, air, and light.

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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.

Energy

Treehugger - Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

I think they are missing something, or I am missing something, but this seems like the dumbest idea ever.

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Sunrun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Solar Panel Efficiency - From NASA to Your Roof NASA uses solar power in space.1 Remember Spirit and Opportunity? These robotic rovers were sent to Mars in 2004 and exceeded all expectations of performance by using sunpower.2 Both robots were equipped with solar panels that sat on top of their “wings.” These wings were designed to maximize the area of solar cells to increase their efficiency… the more sun the solar cells collected, the better the robots would work.3 These robots were able to

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Treehugger - Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Blogging like it's 1999 might make sense for a lot of people.

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