Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Renewables
Microsoft Solar Deal Breaks Down Energy Justice Barriers
cnbc.com, 8/13/2021. Climate crises across the country — record heat waves, wildfires and flooding — have pushed climate to the forefront of corporate agendas. At the same time, companies are being held accountable for their actions to fix systemic racism at the community level. The two goals may seem distinct, but a new Microsoft renewable […]
black-owned business, climate crisis, energy equity, featured, justice, Microsoft, minority-owned business, solar
Clean Grid Technology, Renewables
Energy Demand Hurdles on Horizon in California
utilitydive.com, 6/30/21. The new slate of clean energy resources the California Public Utilities Commission approved last week will take about five years to fully come online. In the meantime, grid officials say conservation and demand flexibility will be key to maintaining reliability. For Monday, energy resources acquired in the day-ahead market mean California consumers are not […]
California, clean grid technology, drought, energy demand, hydropower, severe heat
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Renewables
Climate Change and Clean Energy Go Head-to-Head in California
theguardian.com, 6/28/21. Earlier this month, the water level in Lake Oroville – California’s second-largest reservoir – was so low that dozens of houseboats were hauled out. There wasn’t enough water to hold them. In a few weeks, officials say, the lake’s water levels are likely to dip even lower – forcing them to shut down […]
California, clean energy, Climate Change, Energy storage, hydropower, Reservoir
Clean Grid Technology, Law & Policy, Programs & Policy, Renewables
EV and EV Infrastructure Have Promising Future Under Biden
dnv.com, 4/20/22. President Biden announced the most extensive plan this nation has ever seen for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. He kept his campaign promise to invest in a more sustainable future by proposing the investment of over $174 billion in the EV market. That budget will be responsible for building out a new network of 500,000 EV […]
Biden, Electric bus, EV, EV charging, ev infrastructure, President Biden, resilient grid
Building Technology, Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Renewables, Whole Building
Net Zero Energy Becomes Elementary in Arlington County, VA
Taylor Patterson, 4/6/21. Zero energy buildings are the future of sustainable living – be it commercial, industrial, or residential settings. Arlington County, VA embraced this future with the design and construction of their zero-energy public elementary school. The building is powered by over 1,700 solar panels, has a geothermal athletic field that funnels into a […]
arlington county, geothermal, Net Zero Energy, solar, Virginia
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Renewables
Physicist Warns of Need for Regulated Wind Turbine Rotation
Brian McCowan, 4/1/21. Famed Scottish Physicist Amadan Burraidh is warning that the growth of wind energy could be disastrous if the direction of blade rotation is not regulated. He states that 96% of the large wind turbines in the northern hemisphere turn counterclockwise. Zondits has confirmed the accuracy of this data through government and industry […]
Isaac Newton, Scotland, United States, wind energy, wind turbines
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Renewables
A Special Kind of Energy to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Pictured: Mount Major – Alton, NH
Photo provided by Deanna Patterson
air quality, election, energy, nature, pandemic, Thankful, Thanksgiving
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Renewables
Renewable Energy Fast Facts for the United States in 2019
eia.gov, 11/3/2020. In 2019, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fourth year in a row, reaching a record 11.5 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), or 11% of total U.S. energy consumption. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new U.S. renewable energy consumption by source and sector chart published in the Monthly Energy Review shows […]
2019, biofuels, Energy Information Administration, hydroelectric, renewable energy, renewables, wind energy
Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Renewables
Solar Garden in CO Shines Spotlight on Efficient Agriculture
coloradodaily.com, 10/6/2020. Jack’s Solar Garden LLC, a solar energy company, celebrated the opening of its five-acre, 1.2-megawatt solar panel and agriculture farm Friday near Longmont. Art, music and conversations about renewable energy occurred underneath the farm’s 8-foot-tall panels. The family-owned and operated company has been working on this project for several years. It’s owned by […]
agriculture, agrivoltaics, Colorado, farm, renewable energy, solar, solar garden, solar panels
Clean Grid Technology, Renewables
Wind Turbine in Spain to Compete for World Record Title
This article was published on bloomberg.com on May 19, 2020. Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, is to build what will be the world’s biggest windmill, by the thinnest of margins. The 14-megawatt machine with a rotor diameter of 222 meters (728 feet) will be just two meters bigger than General Electric Co’s own massive turbine. It’s another […]