By Kelly Pickerel A new report released today by Vote Solar, a nonprofit organization working to make solar more accessible and affordable across the United States, provides a roadmap for addressing financial barriers to solar that are currently faced by up to 78 million low-income or low-credit score American households. The Inclusive Solar Finance Framework…
By Carolyn Fortuna “A New Reality: Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future” by Jonas Salk and his son, Jonathan, argues that population control is essential to save the planet Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Michelle Froese Baker McKenzie‘s new report, The Rise of Corporate PPAs 2.0, summarizes the growing trend of corporates entering into renewable power purchase agreements following the release of its initial report in 2015. Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are agreements whereby businesses purchase electricity directly from independent generators instead of from a utility. The…
By Kelly Pickerel Eleven months since their three-building school was first plunged into darkness by Hurricane Maria, 140 students in Puerto Rico’s picturesque Yabucoa district have reliable power. Resilient electricity service was provided Saturday to the SU Manuel Ortiz school through an innovative scalable, plug-and-play solar system pioneered by SunCrate Energy with Black & Veatch…
A team based in Hungary, says it has created the world’s first electrojet designed for series production, which, thanks to its electric drive, is environmentally friendly and represents a sustainable future. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Competitors are coming for Tesla. Just as the young company begins to ramp up production of its bread-and-butter Model 3 to what CEO Elon Musk has called sustainable levels, Tesla’s European rivals are beginning to roll out their own electric cars. That has some investors worried about whether the upstart…
By [email protected] The EDF Group subsidiary Dalkia has rounded out its industrial energy portfolio with the acquisition of combined heat and power (CHP) player Aegis Energy Services. Dalkia, whose DK Energy U.S. arm paid an undisclosed sum for the energy services company Groom Energy Solutions in 2016, said in a press release that the Aegis…
By Carolyn Fortuna Kraft Heinz is joining the surge of corporations across the US that are hearing the consumer cry for sustainable packaging Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Kelsey Misbrener Sunlight Financial, a technology-enabled finance company providing point-of-sale financing solutions for home improvements, Palmetto Clean Technology, a clean technology company that develops and installs energy saving clean technology products for homeowners, and the Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), a nonprofit that aims to create sustainable communities, today announce the creation of Project…
By Kelsey Misbrener Greater Hudson Bank, joined by OnForce Solar and the USDA, breaks ground at 813 Lakes Road in Monroe. Greater Hudson Bank, is helping to transform a local landfill into a money-saving dynamo. The Bank has teamed up with OnForce Solar and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finance the construction…
By The Beam Eric Usher, Head of UNEP Finance Initiative, answered to Climate Action questions on the future of financial markets in the light of sustainability Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Kyle Field The Tesla Model 3 has been shipping for just over a year now in a single powertrain configuration — the Long Range version with the Performance Upgrade Package. Tesla shared that the focus on versions of the car with higher profit margins was key to ramping up production in a financially wise…
By mmillikin Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material for fossil refining. The aim of the development project is to proceed to industrial scale trial during 2019. The company’s target is to process annually more than one million tons of…
By Kelsey Misbrener Minuteman Press International, a top-rated business marketing and printing franchise headquartered in Farmingdale, has launched a significant initiative to move business operations in a more environmentally sustainable direction. As of March 16 of this year, the company has converted to solar energy, enlisting SUNation Solar Systems of Ronkonkoma for the project. SUNation…
By Steve Hanley Babcock Ranch in southwest Florida has been designed from the ground up to be America’s first 100% sustainable city powered by solar energy. It features electric shuttles, 50 miles of walking trails and a farm to table program for residents. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica