There is a great rush to think that if we install enough renewable energy, then our sustainable energy worries are over. They aren’t. Zack Semke, chief marketing officer at NK Architects in Seattle points out in an article on the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce website that building energy efficiency has never been more relevant … Continue reading Don’t forget buildings in the energy transition
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Harvesting kinetic energy
We are always looking for new innovations that will have an important impact in our energy transition. Kitty Knowles writes on the Forbes website about the efforts of Laurence Kemball-Cook to produce electricity as we pound our local pavement. The Tesla Of Smart Cities? Pavegen's On A £5m Mission To Supercharge Your Sidewalks Laurence … Continue reading Harvesting kinetic energy
Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Spring thoughts on local energy aggregation: Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California
In the past three articles, I analyzed several aspects of the Hera Group, its strong dedication to sustainable development, and how the company is advancing energy efficiency in industry. There is one more thing I would like to mention and in particular Hera’s organizational structure and some common features with the Community Choice Energy (CCE) … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Spring thoughts on local energy aggregation: Similarities between the Italian Hera Group and the Community Choice Energy programs in California
There are effective energy storage solutions available now
While we are always looking for new technological breakthroughs, Jake Richardson writes on the CleanTechnica website that there are already many energy storage options that can have an important impact today. No Huge Energy Storage Breakthrough Needed For Renewable Energy To Flourish In the last couple of years, there has been a growing a … Continue reading There are effective energy storage solutions available now
New technology being developed to use farm manure to produce energy
One imagines there must be many modern initiatives globally to use manure. A Canadian Press article on the CBC website describes latest developments by researchers from the University of Waterloo to produce natural gas to heat homes. Farm manure could be viable renewable energy source Researchers at the University of Waterloo say farm manure … Continue reading New technology being developed to use farm manure to produce energy
While carbon taxes have their appeal, there are easier ways to fund sustainable energy
Steve Cohen writes on the Earth Institute website of Columbia University that efforts should be on reducing the costs of renewable energy rather than increasing the costs of fossil fuels. He states that we “need to stop scolding people for "misbehavior" and start figuring out how to reduce the environmental impact of the things that … Continue reading While carbon taxes have their appeal, there are easier ways to fund sustainable energy
The energy transition in the Philippines
The energy transition is gaining momentum and it is encouraging to see some of the positive developments in other countries. Federico R. Lopez, First Philippine Holdings chair and CEO, writes a good article on the Philippine Daily Inquirer website about the impact of renewable energy on the grid. It is an excerpt from Lopez’s speech … Continue reading The energy transition in the Philippines
Attempting to turn on the lights using the power of blockchain technology
Few of us fully understand the concept of blockchain. In this article on the bitcoinmagazine website, Rebecca Campbell discusses how blockchain technology can bring us more renewable energy. Bringing Renewable Energy to the World Using Blockchain Technology Modern energy services are vital to human well-being and to a country’s economic development, yet according to … Continue reading Attempting to turn on the lights using the power of blockchain technology
Role of batteries in the energy transition
The opening sentence of this article by John Campion, writing on The Hill website, is quite revealing: “It is an exciting time to be involved in energy innovation.” And it is. You should enjoy this article on the energy transition and the exciting times we live in. Battery technology will define the future of … Continue reading Role of batteries in the energy transition
Even with good progress, Europe is falling behind China in deployment of renewables
There is no question that the energy transition is a global phenomenon. Gero Rueter and Ruby Russell write on the Deutsche Welle website about how the world is catching up (and starting to pass) the progress made in Europe in recent years. Europe breaks own renewables record — but can't keep up with China … Continue reading Even with good progress, Europe is falling behind China in deployment of renewables
