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Grid-interactive efficient buildings are the future, and utilities can help lead the way   By Christopher Perry , Research Manager, Buildings Program More utilities across the United States are adopting programs to promote grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs), which will be critical to the grid of the future. Some programs focus on energy savings and others on demand flexibility, but none of those …

Wind turbines near White Deer in Texas. Photograph: Shutterstock By Michael Tobias Wind power in the U.S. has more than tripled over the past 10 years making it the largest source of renewable power-generation capacity. Furthermore, it has effectively reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 151M metric tons since 2009, and in 2018 this reduction was equivalent to the emissions of …

Home may be where the heart is, but work is likely where you spend a lot of your time. Stereotypes of the modern workplace, though, can call to mind images more in keeping with a particularly disturbing Twilight Zone episode than with scenes of happy, creative productivity. When you think of today’s workplace, you might picture row upon row of …

Azuri GrowFast solar irrigation pump finalist in Global LEAP Award GrowFast solar irrigation system from Azuri Technologies has been named a finalist in the 2019 Global LEAP Awards, highlighting the world’s best off-grid appliances. Since launching in 2012, Azuri has become one of the leading providers of life changing pay-as-you-go solar power lighting and TV systems, operating in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, …

University scientists highlight carbon benefits of renewable wood energy; Call for policymakers to look at key science fundamentals More than 100 university scientists emphasize: “The carbon benefits of sustainable forest biomass are well established” The US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) today lauded a recent letter signed by more than 100 scientists from more than 50 colleges and universities citing the …

Sayreville, New Jersey, Installed the Largest Hydrelio Floating Solar System in North America Ciel & Terre’s Hydrelio “floatovoltaic” system will deliver 4.4 MWp of sustainable solar power   Ciel & Terre USA (www.ciel-et-terre.net), innovators in floating solar power systems, in conjunction with Solar Renewable Energy, LLC and RETTEW are pleased to announce completion of its made in USA Hydrelio floating …

With time ticking on the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), is now the best time to install solar?  Determining the best time to install a solar system can be a challenge for many homeowners. In fact, the cost of solar has dropped substantially over the last several years; prompting homeowners to consider waiting for the cost of solar to decrease …

How Africa is forging a new path for renewable energy  Commentary from Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of Azuri Technologies, leading next-generation energy in off-grid Africa A changing climate for new solutions The saying goes, the best way to predict tomorrow’s weather is to assume it will be the same as today. A lot of the time it will be. But this approach gives …

Energy-efficiency and renewable energy are buzz words that are gaining importance daily. But for them to be meaningful, we all need to identify what we can do to make our houses and apartments sustainable whether we are building from scratch or renovating an older structure.  Generally, a new build is easier in terms of compliance with regulations, codes, and even …

Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Trucking Company Replacing Entire Diesel Truck Fleet with Near-Zero Emissions Natural Gas Trucks  In Lead-up to Clean Air Day, Total Transportation Systems, Inc., teams up with Coalition for Clean Air to Celebrate the Switch LONG BEACH, Calif. September 26, 2019 – Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI) today announced it is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural …

In the wake of September’s UN Climate Action Summit 2019, held in New York City, addressing the detrimental effects of climate change is a hot topic of discussion around the world. Climate change is a veritable public health crisis, according to the United Nations. The organization claims that, “the impacts of climate change are being felt everywhere and are having …

Taxing polluting sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet and human health, and the income generated can be used to ease the low-carbon transition for vulnerable households. Yet 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed, offering little incentive to move to cleaner energy, according to a new OECD …

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2019 — Con Edison, as part of a coalition of public and private electric utility companies, has filed a petition in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Affordable Clean Energy Rule and the repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Con Edison has taken this action because …

The shift from high energy-consuming homes to smart energy homes ensures we save on our electricity bills and give our children a better planet. These changing trends are transforming households to an extent that it is safe to say the future is here. We no longer look at the Jetsons and wonder what technology might have to offer. The future …

Today, the US Department of Energy (DOE) released two rules that continue the administration’s assault on common sense light bulb energy efficiency standards. The standards, scheduled to take effect in January 2020, would require most everyday light bulbs to achieve LED levels of energy efficiency, would save consumers billions of dollars, and would avoid millions of tons of carbon dioxide …

Traveling is one of the greatest experiences someone can have. Whether it is going to a sandy beach to soak up some sun and listen to the waves crashing on the shore or going to a bustling city on the other side of the world to try new cuisine and experience another culture, traveling is a wonderful way to spend …

Boxborough, Massachusetts (September 4, 2019) – altE Store, a Massachusetts-based distributor of solar energy products and systems, announced its acquisition of Real Goods, a California-based solar retailer. This trans-continental expansion is a capstone moment in altE’s twenty-first year of business. Founded in 1978, Real Goods is the original purveyor of off-grid living supplies. Envisioned as a one-stop-shop to meet all the …

US Patent Office grants AW-Energy’s Patent Application for WaveRoller® technology. 20 year system fatigue life rating failsafe design maximises reliability, reducing maintenance and costly downtime next generation digital hydraulics provide efficient power generation to extract energy machine learning enabled to control and optimise system performance Finland, August 16, 2019: AW-Energy Oy, the world-leading Finnish wave energy technology developer, has taken …

Despite public concern about automation and its role in the workforce, its benefits have been well documented. Along with lower operating costs, more efficient output, and greater worker safety, it can also improve energy efficiency. Automation has proven to be a great asset to world threats like climate change and diminishing resources. At the very least, automated machines distribute energy …

LYONS, NEBRASKA – Clean power commitments have increased at the county and city levels, with 11 counties and 104 cities nationwide pledging to 100 percent clean energy goals at the end of 2018. As more renewable energy is developed across the nation, regulators and policymakers must prepare for the changing electric power landscape, according to a white paper released today by the Center …