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Oil Refinery Breakdowns Spike Gasoline Prices

Jim Conca

Spiking prices at the gas pump this month have pointed up the weak link in oil’s chain from well to pump – aging refineries. America’s refineries have been operating at capacity for decades with almost no new ones being built in decades. But our oil consumption keeps growing.

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7 High-tech systems that make indoor gardening easier

Eco Friend

In a world where you don’t know what you are eating is organic and chemical free or not, indoor gardening could make you self-reliable. If you practice it mindfully, it… The post 7 High-tech systems that make indoor gardening easier appeared first on Eco Friend.

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How Flow (People, Water & Revenues) Is Killing Your Water Utility.

Varuna

Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash. Is Suburbia Fading? Three trends, with two seemingly contradictory, seem to be converging when it comes to people and cities: More people moving to cities : e.g. empty nester boomers downsizing. With the majority of stats suggesting the trend is in favor of more people moving (back) into cities , there is a lot to do to make cities livable for those moving back in.

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AEP Ohio Cars explained by ABC news

Enervee

AEP Ohio Cars explained by ABC News ABC 6 Consumer Investigator Jesse Pagan explains the benefits of the AEP Ohio Marketplace, Enervee’s most recent Cars choice engine deployment, on live TV “If the new gas tax, or gas prices altogether, are the last straw breaking your back, check this out. AEP Ohio has launched the AEP Ohio Cars to help you compare the cost of a traditional gasoline engine to an electric version.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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How Flow (People, Water & Revenues) Is Killing Your Water Utility.

Seyi Fabode

Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash Is Suburbia Fading? Three trends, with two seemingly contradictory, seem to be converging when it comes to people and cities: More people moving to cities : e.g. empty nester boomers downsizing. With the majority of stats suggesting the trend is in favor of more people moving (back) into cities , there is a lot to do to make cities livable for those moving back in.

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6 – Best non-electric water purifiers of 2019

Eco Friend

The best way of saving electricity is by not using it. As simple as it might seem, it is almost impossible to implement it. Everything ranging from our washing machines… The post 6 – Best non-electric water purifiers of 2019 appeared first on Eco Friend.

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Efficiency Vermont Marketplace Helps Enervee Partner Garner ENERGY STAR Award

Enervee

Recognition of Enervee utility choice engine deployments on the rise Congratulations to Efficiency Vermont! For the fourth consecutive year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Vermont’s statewide energy efficiency utility with a well-earned Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence award. EPA specifically cited the Efficiency Vermont Marketplace as one of the several 2018 initiatives that helped garner the distinction.

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[Blog] How HPXML Transformed NYSERDA?s Home Performance Program

Home Energy

Since the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (HPwES) program initiated its HPXML – supported Express Contract workflow in 2015, nearly 8,500 projects have been completed. The approval time for the majority of home performance projects, which before the implementation of Express.

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9- Ethical headphones to buy in 2019: Save the Earth while you listen

Eco Friend

If you think that you never get an opportunity to go green, then think again. By just making green choices while buying your day-to-day products, you can make a considerable… The post 9- Ethical headphones to buy in 2019: Save the Earth while you listen appeared first on Eco Friend.

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Peninsula Clean Energy

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Position: Manager of Distributed Energy Resource Strategy. Location: Redwood City, California. Description. The Manager of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Strategy will create and implement a DER strategy for one of California’s largest CCAs covering the full range of DER resources including generation, storage, and demand response. This is an exciting opportunity to increase local renewable energy usage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Bay Area.

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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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Supervisor Fletcher Proposes Electric Vehicle Roadmap for County of San Diego

CleanTech San Diego

Supervisor Nathan Fletcher wants the County of San Diego to put the pedal to the metal when it comes to its electric vehicle and charging station strategy. On April 10, 2019, Supervisor Fletcher will introduce a proposal during the 9 a.m. Board meeting to create an electric vehicle roadmap that will help guide the county toward a more sustainable future. .

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[Blog] A Recap of the Largest National Conference in our History - HPC19 is in the Books!

Home Energy

We wrapped up the 2019 National Conference & Trade Show on April 4, 2019, after four full days of workshops, sessions, events, and networking! As many of you have heard, we broke the record for the number of attendees at this year’s event – 1,942 industry professionals from all 50 states plus Washington D.

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Part 2. How Tango Taught me how to Listen and Lead

Green Tech Challenge

“Whoops, sorry, didn’t see you!”, I said in all earnest. It was a phrase uttered way too often as I navigated the tango dance floor in the huge dance hall of La Viruta. Most often the phrase escaped my lips just as I was wrapping up a complex series of steps. More precisely the moment coincided with me looking at me and my partner’s feet as I tried to make sure that my yet crude attempts at elegant and flawless dancing didn’t involve crushing toes and ripping out nails from toes and floor-boards

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Position: Director of Finance. Brief: Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an MIT spinout pursuing the fastest, surest way to clean, limitless fusion energy, is looking for an experienced Director of Finance with a strong FP&A background to support CFS operations and strategy as the company grows and scales. CFS’ mission is to enable world-wide clean energy for everyone, creating a sustainable environment for current and future generations.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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.

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Position: Director of Finance. Brief: Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an MIT spinout pursuing the fastest, surest way to clean, limitless fusion energy, is looking for an experienced Director of Finance with a strong FP&A background to support CFS operations and strategy as the company grows and scales. CFS’ mission is to enable world-wide clean energy for everyone, creating a sustainable environment for current and future generations.

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