GE's Energy-Neutral Wastewater Treatment Technology Could Save Municipalities...
Water and wastewater treatment typically account for 35 percent of a municipality’s energy budget, which would mean big savings for local governments that can make the facilities energy neutral — that...
View ArticleSolar, Wind Now Cheapest Electricity to Generate in Germany and UK
Wind power is now the cheapest electricity to produce in both Germany and the U.K., even without government subsidies, claims a new analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This is the first...
View ArticleU.S. Renewable Energy Rises to Historic Levels While Coal Use Sags
U.S. reliance on wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy has reached historic levels and is poised to make even greater gains in the near future, according to new report by the Natural...
View ArticleTesla Battery Packs To Power World’s First Hybrid Electric Buildings
Tesla“Powerpack” battery systems will be used to power part of 24 office buildings in California, according to a recent announcement, as reported by Edie.Real estate firm The Irvine Company, which has...
View ArticleReport: Solar+Storage Can Increase Energy Resiliency in Affordable Housing
Solar combined with energy storage systems (solar+storage) can help protect vulnerable populations during power outages in multifamily affordable housing and provide an economic return to building...
View Article#BusinessCase: Why Renewable Energy Will Make or Break Business Success
World leaders have shaken hands on the new Sustainable Development Goals that will hopefully be shaping global and local agendas and policies over the next 15 years. The UN Sustainable Development...
View ArticleToyota Sets Goals for Better Cars, Manufacturing and Communities
Toyota recently announced a set of goals to be achieved over the next 35 years, which address key global environmental issues such as climate change, water shortages, resource depletion and degradation...
View ArticleEDF Climate Corps Helps Businesses and Governments Uncover $90M in Energy...
Fellows from the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Climate Corps program this summer helped more than 90 organizations in the United States and China identify energy efficiency and clean energy...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs to Invest $150B in Clean Energy by 2025
On Monday, The Goldman Sachs Groupreleased its ambitious new Environmental Policy Framework, which includes bold targets and initiatives related to climate-change mitigation, adaptation, risk...
View ArticleReport: Carbon Capture Could Help Bridge Climate Gap
Up to 28 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be captured by existing operational carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects this year, according to a new report launched today by the Global...
View ArticleWhole Foods Customers Cut Carbon With EV Fast Charging
A detailed analysis of 10 electric vehicle (EV) fast charging NRG EVgo Freedom Station sites at Whole Foods Market locations in the San Francisco Bay Area shows a 191 percent increase in EV charging...
View ArticleNew Startup Accelerator Will Catalyze Cleantech in the Middle East
Renewable energy company Masdar kicked off its Innovation Week activities by announcing the Middle East’s first startup accelerator focused on sustainability and clean tech. Masdar, the Masdar...
View ArticleGates, Branson, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ma Launch Breakthrough Energy Coalition
“We need innovation that gives us energy that’s cheaper than today’s hydrocarbon energy, that has zero CO2 emissions, and that’s as reliable as today’s overall energy system. And when you put all those...
View ArticleSunPower, SolarWorld Lead 2015 Solar Scorecard
SunPower, SolarWorld and Trina earned top marks in the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition’s 2015 Solar Scorecard, which ranks manufacturers of solar photovoltaic modules according to several...
View ArticleSolarCity Urges Congress to Extend Solar Investment Tax Credit
SolarCity is calling on Congress to swiftly pass comprehensive legislation that includes an extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar.The ITC, which was set to expire at the end of 2016,...
View ArticleFord Testing Autonomous Hybrids in California, Sensors for Mobility Data in...
The Ford Motor Company is ‘going further’ with its Smart Mobility Plan, which focuses on innovation in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience, and data and analytics. Two...
View ArticleReport: EVs Will Make Up Half of Luxury Car Market by 2020
Luxury vehicle manufacturers today make up about 23 percent of the plug-in electric vehicle (EV) market, and this is expected to climb to about 50 percent by the early 2020s, according to a new report...
View ArticleObama’s Final State of the Union Address Highlights Clean Energy as a Success...
President Barack Obamahighlighted the successes of cleantech investment – for both the economy and the environment – in his final State of the Union address on January 12. He began by acknowledging...
View ArticleUK Lagoon Project Set to Harness the Changing Tides of Renewable Energy
As President John F. Kennedy so eloquently said in 1963, in response to critics of a proposed dam project: "A rising tide lifts all boats."A current case in point that could significantly benefit the...
View ArticleHere’s What It Takes to Land Your Sustainability Dream Job
As sustainable business enters the mainstream, there is a growing need for a skilled labor force that can meet the needs of socially and environmentally focused firms. The rate of growth for jobs with...
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