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America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Can we build them?  

GreenBiz

The farms we work with are seeing a huge spike in demand [for direct sales]," Dan Miller, CEO and founder of the crowdfunding platform Steward , told me when we spoke by phone in early April. But now they have to quickly switch their businesses to meet that demand."

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Rooftop solar generation meets 1.5% of US electricity demand in 2022

PV Tech

Small-scale solar generation grew rapidly from 5,959GWh in 2012 to 61,281GWh in 2022, driven by the rapid uptake of installations on homes.

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Draught-proofing for chimneys picks up Queen’s Award

Envirotec Magazine

After developing and patenting the Chimney Sheep, Phillips took the product to market in 2012 not knowing what demand would be like for her innovation. In 2012, 1700 were sold. Wool is a natural insulator, but also breathable, which is important for chimneys in older properties.”. Sales have grown year on year.

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Can Free Smart Thermostats Get Homeowners to Enroll in Summertime Demand Response?

GreenTechMedia

It’s not as much as the roughly 500 megawatts enrolled in Consumers’ current commercial and industrial demand response programs, or the roughly 30 megawatts available from its existing residential direct air conditioner load control program. And Consumers' 1.6 That’s where the free offering comes in.

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The long road to recognition

Envirotec Magazine

Civil engineer and Chartered Water & Environmental Manager Simon Crowther has both personal experience of flooding (as “victim” in 2007), and expertise in tackling it, as director of Flood Protection Solutions , which he founded in 2012. Here, he offers his own thoughts on the sector’s current shape and direction.

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Facebook Signs 200MW Wind Deal with Apex Clean Energy in Texas

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy’s 912-megawatt Los Vientos wind farm will remain Texas’ largest wind farm, according to American Wind Energy Association data, but that project was built over multiple phases spanning 2012-16. The Aviator project was developed by Virginia-based Apex, a leading U.S.

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Air sampler flow calibration

Envirotec Magazine

In some instances, a non-accredited calibration may suffice, whilst other times may demand an accredited calibration. Regular UKAS accredited calibration of your air sampler system whether this be a flowmeter, flow calibrator or pump will ensure your sampling system remains compliant and accurate.

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