Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:35:28 +0000
The Breakthrough Effect report pinpoints 3 super tipping points that could help lead the world away from a climate disaster.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:00:32 +0000
A Floating Farm in Rotterdam is teaching farmers how to grow food in a sustainable way without using any arable land.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:05:58 +0000
What if the US had different policies in place about excess food disposal? How can cleantech help to lessen the amount of organic waste in landfills?
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:45:07 +0000
Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. As this busy year at NREL draws to a close, we look back at some of the laboratory’s most impactful accomplishments from 2022 […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 19:30:01 +0000
What kinds of global food systems transformations took place this year that will help to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:00:47 +0000
A decommissioned nuclear power plant from the 1980s is repurposed for agrivoltaics and prairie restoration.
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:38:42 +0000
Monarch Tractor has announced that its Founder Series MK-V tractor has started coming off the production line at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Livermore, California. The Monarch MK-V is a fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor with lots of bells and whistles. The tractor’s combination of electrification, automation, and data analysis was revealed by Monarch […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 03:06:50 +0000
Coast to Coast Agrivoltaic Research Projects Will Enhance Economic Opportunities for Farmers and Reduce Barriers to Solar Energy Adoption in Rural Communities
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:17:44 +0000
Agrivoltaics — putting solar panels and crops on the same piece of land — can increase yields, conserve water, and increase farm incomes.
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:00:42 +0000
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) a $35 million climate-smart grant to invest in the desert shrub guayule in order to increase natural rubber production in the United States and provide growers with a crop that is more environmentally friendly while also tackling the ongoing water crisis in the Southwest. […]