Jim Conca
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Canada’s Terrestrial Energy has assembled a team of partners that makes the success of their molten salt reactor quite likely. Cheaper than coal, producing little waste, is small and modular, operates at low pressure, doesn’t need water, can last for decades, and can’t melt down.
Front And Centered
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Note from Front and Centered: This post will be continually updated with new endorsements. . Eighty-nine groups in our state agree: lawmakers should pass Senate Bill (SB) 5489, the HEAL Act. Sen. Rebecca Saldana, proud prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5489, with Front and Centered’s David Mendoza. Front and Centered and HEAL Act endorsers representing doctors, faith leaders, environmental justice advocates, labor unions, farmworkers, scientists, family, immigrant and civil rights leaders and
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Varuna
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
As the sources of water continue to become scarce ?—?especially with the rise in populations, urban growth and climate change?—?the water utility’s role in ensuring people get potable water becomes ever more critical. Every step along the process of sourcing, collecting, treating, storing and distributing water to a customer’s home has to be upgraded to cater to these changes.
Sunrun
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
There is plenty of sun to go around and now is the time to harness its power. Solar energy is as reliable as the sun. Yet, it’s fair to ask: Do Solar Panels Produce Energy At Night? Technically, no. Solar panels do not produce energy at night. The photovoltaic cells in solar panels must have sunlight to create electricity. But that’s not the bottom line.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Elemental Excelerator
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
What is Deal Day? Every year we see hundreds of amazing entrepreneurs and world-changing technologies, and while we can only fund 15-20 ourselves, we are thinking creatively about new ways to help you grow your company. We want to accelerate your path to revenue with our Global Partners — and we’ll be incentivizing action with $10k awards to the first four startups that reach commercial agreements at (or following) Deal Day.
Sun Valley Solar
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
One of the many factors contributing to the massive expansion of solar energy over the last decade is the 30% federal solar investment tax credit, known more simply as the ITC. In short, the ITC allows businesses that go solar to offset up to 30% of the purchase price in the form of a federal tax credit. Sadly, though, this great program is about to start getting a lot smaller.
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Jigar Shah
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
On February 7, 2019, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey released — in the form of a 14-page resolution — the first real blueprint for the ambitious Green New Deal (GND). The bumpy rollout has made it even more of a lightning rod for pundits and politicians alike, with folks on one side of the aisle deriding it as “ a disaster ,” and those on the other — 2020 presidential candidates very much among them — eagerly lining up to endorse it.
Varuna
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
As the world rushes forward into the future, it feels like the water industry is being left behind. But that is not quite the case. To those on the inside, doing the great work of providing clean potable water for our homes, it feels like every other company is coming in trying to sell technology. Some of the technology is directed at customers and some is directed at the utility producing the water.
Green Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
DGS headquarters in Sacramento. In recent years, California’s role as sustainability leader has become increasingly important on both national and international levels. No state can match California’s combination of economic strength, technology innovation and public support for environmental stewardship. As part of setting the pace for green programs around the country and the world, the state aims to lead by example through its own operations.
Mosaic
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
You’ve got a world of possibilities to consider when renovating your home. You need to think about not only your design sensibilities – farmhouse chic or mid-century modern? – but also your values, through choices like sustainable materials and energy efficiency. You also need to think about how you’re going to pay for these home improvements, and homeowners today have more options than ever.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Sunrun
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Recent research from the Rocky Mountain Institute shows that monthly electric bills for a typical home in Westchester County, New York may rise to $350 a month by 2030. Yet, the same household may spend $260 or less a month if they’ve installed solar panels and battery storage. The time for solar is now. Going solar can reduce your electric bill dramatically, to the point where it’s not a significant player in your monthly budget.
Jim Conca
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
Americans will consume billions of lbs of snacks and beer during Super Bowl LIII between the Rams and the Patriots, producing more energy than the total output of America’s 98 nuclear reactors during the game.
Jigar Shah
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
In an interview with CNBC last month, Tim Cook — CEO of Apple, the first American company ever to cross $1 trillion in value — said something interesting, if not surprising. “I believe if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, ‘What was Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind?’ It will be about health.” In other words, Cook believes that Apple’s most important accomplishment will not be our collective addiction to small screens like the iPhone and iPad , but
Varuna
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Every step along the process of sourcing, collecting, treating, storing and distributing water to a customer’s home has to be upgraded to cater to the changes we are seeing with water production/distribution. With the rise in populations, urban growth , and climate change action has to be taken soon. The EPA suggests that, over the next 20 years, $472.6Bn is needed to maintain and improve the drinking water infrastructure in the US.
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
? Position: Financial Analyst. About the Role. Proterra is hiring a Product Analyst based in Burlingame, CA. The focus of the role is to lead the cost reduction effort for components, and support product decision making from a financial perspective.This role will potentially expand in scope to include mass reduction ownership. It is a unique opportunity to be exposed to a wide variety of manufacturing processes, suppliers, and systems of a heavy duty electric vehicle.
Home Energy
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Sponsored by Google (Nest) and ecobee, join this unique contractor training workshop and make home performance, smart performance.
Sunrun
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
How are Solar Panels Protected? Solar panels are made of solar cells and encased in durable glass for protection. Beneath the glass there is a layer of insulation and a protective back sheet. This technology protects against heat and humidity inside the panels to keep your home solar system running smoothly. Your solar panels also have an anti-reflective coating that allows them to absorb maximum power from the sun.1 Guarding Against Physical Damage to Solar Panels Your solar array is built to l
Jim Conca
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
The NETS meeting at PNNL in Richland this week explored what we need to do to really get humans into space – specialized nuclear power for space, specialized materials, energy conversion technologies – and the policies needed to implement them.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
T Rex Group
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Fintech Pros Announce Stay of Robot Executioner’s Hand on ABS Jobs. GlobalCapital.com. February 25, 2019. Read the full article here: bit.ly/2CVUN7h . The post Global Capital: T-REX CEO Benjamin Cohen Quoted in Article on Technology’s Impact on the ABS Industry appeared first on T-REX.
Living Green Technology
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
We made a trip down to Portland last week in an effort to expand our recycling operations and are very excited to share that it was a total success! Our team was able to collect almost 5,000 pounds of electronics to recycle! This included networking equipment, telecom, laptop docking stations, computer power supplies, motherboards, and AC adapters. Moreover, we also organized a few pickups from local Portland businesses.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Position: Sustainability and Facilities Coordinator. Description Sustainability and Facilities Coordinator (SFC) will lead energy and water data management and benchmarking efforts to meet our Better Buildings Challenge (BBC) goals. Assist both, the Sustainability Manager (SM) and the Capital Improvement Project Manager (CIPM) in the implementation and coordination of capital improvement building projects.
Green Tech Challenge
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Life Lessons about Business It was too late. My front wheel had left the bike path and was dumping down on the main road along with my then current life expectancy. I’ve only had glasses for a few weeks, so my eyes weren’t used to using the blurry peripheral vision outside of the glasses – considerations for later. In that moment, a car, a BMW, with a driver on the phone, was about to show me that size does matter and that I was not of a mattering size.
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
Sunrun
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Solar power is our most abundant sustainable energy source. It’s as reliable as the sun. Today’s solar panel technology is increasingly affordable and attractive for American households. If you're wondering what are the pros and cons of solar panels for homes, you're in luck. We address that below in detail. And as always, if you have any questions feel free to reach out.
Jim Conca
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
This new company at the University of Washington in Seattle just received a $3 million grant to harness the power of the Sun using a spheromak, which contains the 150-million-degree fusion reactions in a donut-like toroidal shape using strong magnetic fields.
AutoGrid
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator. By Vish Ganti. The incentives to pair rooftop solar with energy storage couldn’t be greater than now. And if the changing climate, wildfires and rising energy bills aren’t enough motivation to trim your carbon footprint, maybe the economics will put you over the edge. As you’ll see with my own experience, the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards of operating your home energy system with sunlight and a battery really add up.
Low Carbon Prosperity
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Analysis: Cost and Rate Impact of 100% Clean Energy. This Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis examines the rate impacts of eliminating coal power, achieving an 80% clean energy standard by the year 2030, and a 100% clean energy standard by the year 2045. LCPI relies on a variety of sources, and deploys its own utility-specific model. .
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Position: Business Development Director. Location: San Francisco or other key market. Description: This individual will be responsible for generating sales of new projects and helping drive the growth of Metrus’ energy and water efficiency pipeline. The Business Development Director will help recruit channel partners as well as generate increased project volume from the company’s existing energy services company (ESCO), contractor and utility partners.
Green Tech Challenge
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
GREENTECH CHALLENGE is glad to share with you some tips that are part of our Company’s Culture! Did you know that Eco-Friendly offices lead to happier, healthier and more efficient employees? INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY A Green Office boosts cognitive thinking by 26%, improving problem solving abilities, strategic thinking and better management and usage of information.
Jigar Shah
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
On February 7, 2019, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey released?—?in the form of a 14-page resolution?—?the first real blueprint for the ambitious Green New Deal (GND). The bumpy rollout has made it even more of a lightning rod for pundits and politicians alike, with folks on one side of the aisle deriding it as “ a disaster ,” and those on the other?
Better Ventures
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
We’re thrilled to report that Better Ventures portfolio company KETOS , a provider of water intelligence solutions, closed a $9 million Series A round led by Energy Innovation. We invested in the Company’s seed round over a year ago and participated in the Series A along with existing investor Rethink Impact. KETOS combines innovative hardware with sophisticated software to revolutionize water safety and infrastructure management with continuous, real-time, cloud-based monitoring and analytics.
AutoGrid
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator. By Vish Ganti. The incentives to pair rooftop solar with energy storage couldn’t be greater than now. And if the changing climate, wildfires and rising energy bills aren’t enough motivation to trim your carbon footprint, maybe the economics will put you over the edge. As you’ll see with my own experience, the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards of operating your home energy system with sunlight and a battery really add up.
Seyi Fabode
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
As the world rushes forward into the future, it feels like the water industry is being left behind. But that is not quite the case. To those on the inside, doing the great work of providing clean potable water for our homes, it feels like every other company is coming in trying to sell technology. Some of the technology is directed at customers and some is directed at the utility producing the water.
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