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
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Transit System Bridges Nature’s Playground to the Public
yes! Solutions Journalism, 8/2/21. On a recent spring morning, Kamal Adhikari hopped in his Chrysler 200S and made the 30-minute drive from his home in a Seattle suburb to the Poo Poo Point Trailhead in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. When he arrived at 10 a.m. the trailhead parking lot was full. He ended […]
buses, featured, nature, public transportation, Seattle, Trailhead Direct, transit
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Uncategorized
Earth Day 2021 Takes on a New Meaning
Taylor Patterson, 4/22/21. Earth Day has now been celebrated for 51 years. What started as a Minnesota senator’s desperate plea to spotlight climate change has evolved into a worldwide day of recognition and action to protect our struggling planet. Now, over 1 billion people across more than 174 countries participate in Earth Day activities, making […]
Biden, Earth Day, GHG emissions, Nelson Gaylord, pandemic, recycle
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
Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business
Petition Active for Greenhouse Gas Fighting Food Additive
Brian McCowan, 4/1/2021. Statarre Brands, which develops and produces additives for processed foods, has requested FDA testing and approval for a human and animal additive targeted at limiting gas emissions harmful to the environment. “It has been long known,” wrote lead project scientist Fing Pieru in the application, “that passing gas through flatulence is a […]
farming efficiency, FDA, food additive, food safety, greenhouse gas, Methane
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
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business
Texas Sea Turtles Cold-Stunned Alongside Grid Integrity
Taylor Patterson, ERS, 3/5/21. The energy crisis in Texas left thousands of people stranded without power, food, and resources, exemplifying how reliable energy sources and a resilient grid are necessary to withstand natural disasters. However, a new story out of Texas showcases grid resiliency as not only essential for humans, but for animals as well. […]
energy crisis, grid, grid integrity, sea turtles, South Padre Island, Texas, threatened species
Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Library, Markets & Business
Welcome to the High-Stakes Game of Texas Hold’em
Jon Maxwell, ERS, 3/2/2021. Texas regulators and energy suppliers have made some big bets in energy infrastructure over the last 25 years. They and their customers lost that bet last month. There’s a lot of finger-pointing going on. Fossil fans are blaming frozen turbines. Wind proponents are blaming natural gas infrastructure. What really happened? This […]
energy crisis, energy supply, ERCOT, grid integrity, Texas, weatherization
Building Technology, Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Whole Building
Waste-to-Energy Plant Inspires Innovative Efficiency
Taylor Patterson, 2/3/2021. The clean energy and technology industry thrives on innovation to provide sustainable solutions to some of the world’s biggest efficiency problems. Amager Bakke, a waste-to-energy plant operating in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the epitome of this outside-the-box thinking. Construction of this 4.4-million-square-foot facility began back in 2013 and was completed in 2017, replacing […]
Amagar Bakke, clean energy, copenhagen, Denmark, waste, waste-to-energy
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
G.M. Sets Exclusive Goals for EV Transition Come 2035
nytimes.com, 2/1/21. The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040. The days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. General Motors said Thursday that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles […]
auto industry, electric vehicle, G.M., General Motors, tailpipe emissions, Zero Emission Vehicle