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Diversity! Diversity! Diversity! What Bomb Cyclones Teach Us About Our Fuel Sources

Jim Conca

Whether biology, culture or electricity generation, when conditions change you survive if there is sufficient diversity to adapt. Otherwise you die. This proved correct yet again during our run-in with a Bomb Cyclone that forced us to use a maximum diversity of power sources to keep the heat on.

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How Long Do Solar Panels Really Last?

Sunrun

The Life Expectancy of Solar Panels When you’re considering investing in a solar installation, wondering how long home solar panels last is a question that inevitably pops up. To put your mind at ease studies have proven solar panels can last anywhere between 25 to 30 years — or sometimes more.1 However, this doesn’t mean the panels on your roof will stop producing electricity after a couple of decades.

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Better Ventures Invests in Agathos to Improve Patient Outcomes

Better Ventures

We’re thrilled to announce our investment in Agathos , a San Francisco-based company that is improving health outcomes by empowering doctors with actionable information. We invested in the company’s $1.5M seed round, which was led by HealthX with participation from Launchpad Digital Health. Agathos is building a powerful dataset for physicians that attributes patient outcomes, including length of stay and readmission rates, to individual physicians and compares them to their peers, so that they

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 11 January

Climate-KIC

Which country will be home to the first vertical forest for low-income housing? Why is voluntary climate risk disclosure going mainstream? And, how can we lower maritime emissions? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. The world’s first vertical forest for low-income housing is coming to the Netherlands Stefano Boeri […].

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

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.

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4th Annual WCS Talks Recap: Find Your Tribe to Reveal Your Path

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Every year in Silicon Valley, WCS Talks brings together bright minds, inspiring stories, and valuable wisdom. This year, more than 250 men and women gathered at Google’s new Sunnyvale campus for a lineup of 22 speakers at the fourth annual WCS Talks. WCS Talks showcases women’s unique views on leadership, business, and policy. It brings awareness to the substantial and positive impact that these women are making, while providing a platform to address challenges women still face in their professi

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Why Going Solar is Like Setting Up A Savings Account

Sunrun

Rack Up More Funds with The Sun Saving money is a good habit. Numerous people agree that saving is one of the most important steps to building wealth because it can give you the freedom to live life how your heart desires. When you were a kid, you probably started your savings journey with a piggy bank or a savings jar. Which then led you to open a savings account to be better prepared for life’s unexpected events.

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Futuristic hotel features space and energy-efficient pods

Climate-KIC

INNOVATION IMPERATIVE’s Tetra Hotel design is comprised of energy-efficient timber pods, and cuts an otherworldly silhouette among natural surroundings. The Tetra Hotel is based off of the award-winning Tetra Shed by David Ajasa-Adekunle. The shed was originally conceived in 2011 as an office unit. Now, the modular pyramid-shaped design has been extrapolated to a clustered […].

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Is Solar Battery Storage Right for Your Home?

Sunrun

Enjoy All The Benefits of Home Energy Storage with BrightboxTM Solar panels are a great way to save on rising utility energy costs, while helping reduce CO2 from entering the atmosphere; but you still have to purchase energy from the grid when the sun sets. Adding a solar battery, like Sunrun’s Brightbox™, allows you to store extra solar energy produced during the day so you can power your home at night; maximizing your solar savings.