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Diversity! Diversity! Diversity! What Bomb Cyclones Teach Us About Our Fuel Sources

Jim Conca

Whether biology, culture or electricity generation, when conditions change you survive if there is sufficient diversity to adapt. Otherwise you die. This proved correct yet again during our run-in with a Bomb Cyclone that forced us to use a maximum diversity of power sources to keep the heat on.

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How Long Do Solar Panels Really Last?

Sunrun

The Life Expectancy of Solar Panels When you’re considering investing in a solar installation, wondering how long home solar panels last is a question that inevitably pops up. To put your mind at ease studies have proven solar panels can last anywhere between 25 to 30 years — or sometimes more.1 However, this doesn’t mean the panels on your roof will stop producing electricity after a couple of decades.

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Better Ventures Invests in Agathos to Improve Patient Outcomes

Better Ventures

We’re thrilled to announce our investment in Agathos , a San Francisco-based company that is improving health outcomes by empowering doctors with actionable information. We invested in the company’s $1.5M seed round, which was led by HealthX with participation from Launchpad Digital Health. Agathos is building a powerful dataset for physicians that attributes patient outcomes, including length of stay and readmission rates, to individual physicians and compares them to their peers, so that they

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 11 January

Climate-KIC

Which country will be home to the first vertical forest for low-income housing? Why is voluntary climate risk disclosure going mainstream? And, how can we lower maritime emissions? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. The world’s first vertical forest for low-income housing is coming to the Netherlands Stefano Boeri […].

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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.

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Welcome to 2018: What’s in Store for Technology and Clean Energy Policy?

38 North Solutions

We closed out 2017 after fighting successfully to remove the most damning provisions for clean energy from the tax bill. With that bill now law, we will need the rest of this year and, perhaps, several more, to figure out how the new tax code will impact innovative industries. With the tax bill off Congress’s docket, we expect legislators to turn their attention to other must-pass issues including a budget deal (current funding expires on the 19 th ), the debt ceiling, and an agreement on immigr

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Why Going Solar is Like Setting Up A Savings Account

Sunrun

Rack Up More Funds with The Sun Saving money is a good habit. Numerous people agree that saving is one of the most important steps to building wealth because it can give you the freedom to live life how your heart desires. When you were a kid, you probably started your savings journey with a piggy bank or a savings jar. Which then led you to open a savings account to be better prepared for life’s unexpected events.

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Futuristic hotel features space and energy-efficient pods

Climate-KIC

INNOVATION IMPERATIVE’s Tetra Hotel design is comprised of energy-efficient timber pods, and cuts an otherworldly silhouette among natural surroundings. The Tetra Hotel is based off of the award-winning Tetra Shed by David Ajasa-Adekunle. The shed was originally conceived in 2011 as an office unit. Now, the modular pyramid-shaped design has been extrapolated to a clustered […].

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Is Solar Battery Storage Right for Your Home?

Sunrun

Enjoy All The Benefits of Home Energy Storage with BrightboxTM Solar panels are a great way to save on rising utility energy costs, while helping reduce CO2 from entering the atmosphere; but you still have to purchase energy from the grid when the sun sets. Adding a solar battery, like Sunrun’s Brightbox™, allows you to store extra solar energy produced during the day so you can power your home at night; maximizing your solar savings.