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How To Design Great Houses That Protect Against Severe Weather Events

September 28, 2024 admin architecture, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, green architecture, green building, green buildings, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:55:12 +0000

Check out the latest Green Builder Media demonstration house, the VISION House Austin — a climate-responsive, carbon-neutral, beautiful powerhouse. “The climate is changing. We must design accordingly,” warns Green Builder Media CEO Sara Gutterman. “The latest project in Green Builder Media’s VISION House demonstration project series, the VISION House Austin, … [continued]

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Risk Fingerprints & Gray Rhinos Help Communication & Strategy

September 28, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, climate policy, climate risk, green economy, policy & politics, risk, subsidies, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:40:56 +0000

We continue to live in world with changing and in many cases increasing risks. Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, has thought about not only about risk more than most people, but also how different people and organizations perceive risks very differently. I … [continued]

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Small Wind Power Projects Expanding into New Markets

September 28, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, green economy, onshore wind farms, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), pnnl, research, us department of agriculture (usda), us department of energy (doe), usda, wind energy, wind energy technologies office, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:54:20 +0000

The distributed wind market is growing both in size and variety, according to a new PNNL-led report An electric vehicle manufacturer, two schools and two Alaskan villages: these are just some of the organizations using wind turbines to help meet their energy needs. For the last eight months, researchers from … [continued]

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Electric Cars In Every Garage, With Solar Panels

September 27, 2024 admin aptera, autocycles, clean power, clean transport, crowd funding, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy, green economy, investors, lightyear, renewable energy, solar car, solar cars, Solar energy, solar panels, startups, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:43:37 +0000

The idea of putting solar panels on electric cars is gaining more traction, both as a charging convenience and as a contribution to grid reliability and resilience.

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Hong Kong’s Climate & Hydrogen Plans Were Captured By Its TownGas Utility

September 27, 2024 admin air quality, buildings, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Energy, Fossil Fuels, government policy, green economy, Hong Kong, hydrogen, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, waste reduction, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:15:41 +0000

Recently John Haffner, responsible for sustainability at Hong Kong’s US$1.4 billion annual revenue Hang Lung Property Group, reached out to me. ReThink HK, which bills itself as Hong Kong’s best-attended and most ambitious business event for sustainable development, was hosting a debate he would be part of in front of … [continued]

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ENGIE: 1 Gigawatt of Battery Storage Capacity Added In USA This Year

September 27, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, engie, ercot, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, texas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:29:09 +0000

I just wrote about how battery energy storage is massively helping to extend the usefulness of solar energy into the evening in California. It is quickly transforming the California electricity grid. Then I saw this news from ENGIE, thanks to one of our content curators. ENGIE has now reached more … [continued]

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SolarEdge Announces Next Generation Home Inverter, Battery, & Bi-Directional EV Charger

September 27, 2024 admin Anaheim, batteries, California, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, re+ 2024, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar inverters, solaredge

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:49:53 +0000

SolarEdge is known for high efficiency inverters, and the company was at RE+ 2024 in Anaheim, California, again this year showing off all the latest improvements and upgrades it has made to its home solar ecosystem of products. Most people don’t get excited about the white and grey boxes that … [continued]

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This Chart Shows How California Is Massively Extending Solar Use Into The Evening

September 26, 2024 admin batteries, California, california energy storage, california solar, california solar energy, california wind, california wind energy, clean power, duck curve, Energy Storage, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:25:29 +0000

As solar energy became a larger and larger portion of California electricity generation, there were rising concerns about the infamous “duck curve.” Solar energy was starting to dominate midday electricity generation, forcing curtailments even, while peak electricity demand in the evening was a tad too late for solar to be … [continued]

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New EU Survey: Europeans Are Taking Action to Save Energy & Embrace Clean Energy

September 26, 2024 admin clean power, EU, Europe, european green deal, European Union, policy & politics, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:01:17 +0000

Eurobarometer survey shows Europeans are taking action to save energy and embrace clean energy, but want more support to make the transition and keep their bills under control A wide-ranging survey published today shows that European citizens support the energy policy pursued by the EU in the last five years. Looking ahead, they express … [continued]

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