The Custom Conundrum: Accelerating Building Electrification

GianGabriel Masoni Dobles, Zondits staff, 6/27/2023 Valerie Nibler, Zondits contributor Energy efficiency efforts have made a significant shift toward building electrification in recent years, as the transition to clean renewable energy sources has moved front and center. For single-family homes, the effort has focused on heat pumps for space and water heating as well as … Read more

Cooking with Gas (or not)

Sara Conzemius, Zondits guest, 6/21/2023 Originally published for Illume Advising, Zondits received approval to repost the following article about natural gas. Cooking with gas is both a phrase and a way of life. As someone who fancies herself as a pretty good amateur chef, I (like many), was brought up believing that to do it … Read more

Pew Research – Climate Change is Not a Top Priority for Most Americans

Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 6/13/2023 If you listen to National Public Radio (NPR) or watch public TV, you likely have heard of Pew Research, as they are regular sponsors of educational programming. Public opinions on energy and environmental issues are regularly tracked by Pew. Their research results have a mix of good and bad news … Read more

Debt Limit Ceiling Bill Targets Biden’s Electric Vehicle Agenda

Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 6/7/2023 Climate activists and clean energy advocates have widely applauded the investments in climate-related action promised in both the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure legislation. Those investments are now in jeopardy as House Republicans hold the debt ceiling hostage and propose to gut the administration’s clean energy portfolio.  Real Clear … Read more

Ask the Expert: Takeaways from the New York Energy Summit

GianGabriel Masoni Dobles, Zondits staff, 6/2/2023 As the state of New York prepares for a major transition to renewable energy, policymakers, energy industry experts, and stakeholders gathered in Albany for the annual New York Energy Summit. Participants discussed strategies for meeting the state’s ambitious Clean Energy Standard (CES) targets and the leveraging of newly available … Read more

Nature-Based Solutions Series: Initiatives that Support Climate-Focused Woodlands Management

Lucy Neiman, Zondits guest, 5/31/2023 Zondits and many other outlets have focused primarily on the transition to clean energy as the central path for addressing the challenges faced. Yet there is clear evidence that the transition away from fossil fuels alone cannot meet even the most conservative global climate goals that have been set. There … Read more

Ask the Expert: Next Generation Utility Program Measurement and What it Means for ESG

GianGabriel Masoni Dobles, Zondits staff, 5/23/2023 Zondits interviewed Nathan Phillips, a senior analytics engineer on the analytics and data science team at DNV. His work spans data engineering, building software, and assembling the tooling that helps utilities and other customers achieve energy savings. To serve both utility clients and colleagues at DNV, he navigates a … Read more

BP Faces a Shareholder Backlash After Revising its Emissions Goals 

Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 5/16/2023 British Petroleum (BP) is making record profits, but its shareholders are not necessarily pleased. The energy giant, which has long promoted itself as a defender of the environment, has recently pulled back their level of commitment to reducing emissions. BP’s annual general meeting was held the last week in April, … Read more

Aging Transmission Grids are a Major Bottleneck for Renewable Energy Expansion

Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 5/9/2023 CNBC’s fourth installment in their series on the U.S. power grid reports that renewable energy projects are waiting in lines longer than those for a Taylor Swift concert. According to the article, wind and solar project wait lines are often years long as power grid infrastructures struggle to accommodate the … Read more

Silent Giants: Electrification on the Warehouse Floor

Gian-Gabriel Masoni Dobles, Contributing Writer, Zondits  5/2/2023 Wes Whited, Zondits contributor Throughout industry, forklifts are everywhere. Statistical research firms estimate that nearly 1.5 million forklifts are sold every year, worldwide. And forklifts represent a huge opportunity in the transition to clean energy. How so? Forklifts are powered by either fossil fuel (gasoline, diesel, propane) engines or electric … Read more