Jim Conca
MAY 7, 2019
NextEra Energy will close Iowa’s only nuclear plant in 2020. Officials say closing the nuclear plant will save as much as $42/year in savings for residential customers. What? Save $42 to lose 5 billion kWhs of carbon-free electricity by building gas plants, or to spend $2 billion on new wind farms?
Varuna
MAY 8, 2019
With news yesterday that Google is finally figuring out how to fully integrate Nest products into its hardware suite of products (lovely ad below), I thought it would be a good time to dig into a thesis I have about the water industry. I believe the things that worked for Nest will not work for most of the hardware startups that are trying to ‘ catch lightning in a bottl e’ for the water utility industry.
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Sunrun
MAY 7, 2019
What is the Problem? As extreme weather events are increasingly common and destructive across the U.S., the impact of wildfires on electricity distribution has become a prominent problem. In Western states, the wildfire season is noticeably longer. Fires that can forever change public lands and destroy private property occur nearly year-round. Plus, these harrowing wildfires are much more frequent and larger over the past few decades.1,2 In upcoming years, such climate change effects are anticip
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 10, 2019
April 1, 2021. 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST. Virtual Event. Register. Cleantech Entrepreneurs Sharing Insights and Advice. About this Event. Register by March 30th to receive your mentor assignments before the event! Member Notes: This event is complimentary for all WCS members. Look for the promo code in your WCS Members’ list email. Refer to the membership options here.
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.
Ambisense
MAY 8, 2019
Understanding the major players in the Internet of Things Communications technologies can take time and brainpower. How do they relate to your environmental monitoring? What are the pros and cons of each? Here’s our Simple Guide to Communication Technologies for Environmental Monitoring. 2G Perhaps the most widely available telecoms protocol, GSM (2G) has been around .
Varuna
MAY 6, 2019
Quality issues tend to fan out within the distribution system of most water utilities. It never truly starts or belongs in one place. That would be too easy. With the zebra mussel problem in Austin TX in Q1 of 2019 , residents had to call in to inform the utility of where they lived and what the condition of their water was when they smelled the foul odor coming out of their taps.
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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 6, 2019
Location: San Francisco Bay Area. This individual will be responsible for generating sales of new projects and helping drive the growth of Metrus’ energy and water efficiency pipeline. The Business Development Director will help recruit channel partners as well as generate increased project volume from the company’s existing energy services company (ESCO), contractor and utility partners.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 6, 2019
Location: San Francisco Bay Area. This individual will be responsible for generating sales of new projects and helping drive the growth of Metrus’ energy and water efficiency pipeline. The Business Development Director will help recruit channel partners as well as generate increased project volume from the company’s existing energy services company (ESCO), contractor and utility partners.
Seyi Fabode
MAY 6, 2019
<a href=” [link] ">Designed by macrovector / Freepik</a> Quality issues tend to fan out within the distribution system of most water utilities. It never truly starts or belongs in one place. That would be too easy. With the zebra mussel problem in Austin TX in Q1 of 2019 , residents had to call in to inform the utility of where they lived and what the condition of their water was when they smelled the foul odor coming out of their taps.
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