… Solarize is a solar adoption program in which a community pairs with a solar installer to … of Solarize? With help from SmartPower, a nonprofit marketing firm that specializes in energy efficiency and clean energy, this post outlines both Rhode Island’s recent Solarize … of the solar asset. Customers must choose either the grant or the tariff; both options reduce the overall cost of the system and help homeowners see a quick payoff on their …
… focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, develop an online certificate program in clean energy finance, and increase the reach of the Clean Energy Finance Forum, an industry-leading publication. For the past decade, CBEY has offered students a forum to pursue and refine novel solutions to sustainability challenges, from … , a biweekly student-run publication with more than 7,000 subscribers across the United States. The Forum will launch a new “States of Clean Energy Innovation” series, which will …
… food and fiber comes almost exclusively from agricultural giants, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) . 89 percent of agricultural sales come from about … to sedimentation of lakes and streams as well as subjugation of the native ecosystems and reduction of wildlife habitat diversity, according to CAB International. The combination of … used croplands out of production and convert them to vegetative cover will cause reductions in land erosion and improvements in water quality and wildlife benefits. However, …
… As the residential solar market continues to grow, how proponents communicate the benefits of the technology … campaigns are launched concurrently (in “rounds”). With funding from the Department of Energy, the SolarEnergy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) project used these Solarize … the first series of campaigns to take place during SEEDS II, and the results [1] are captured in the cumulative installations chart below (Figure 2). Figure 2 Cumulative …
… she found it when she learned about the potential for households to benefit from a sort of “energy arbitrage.” Due to the low marginal cost of renewable energy, electricity from renewable sources is cheaper than from conventional sources, but it … time. If consumers can shift the bulk of their energy use to the times when the grid is powered by renewables, they can both save money and help the planet. In this situation, Katrina …
… This past February, professionals from the world’s most influential companies gathered in Phoenix to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in corporate … targets deal only with emissions that result from a company’s direct operations and energy use, but some companies are also considering how to reduce emissions broadly … targets deal only with emissions that result from a company’s direct operations and energy use, but some companies are also considering how to reduce emissions broadly …
… An Investor’s Guide to B Corps , ” this report explores the distinct financial value offered by Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations. (These designations, created and … 5,000 entrepreneurs have incorporated their U.S. ventures as Benefit Corporations across 37 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. In 2015, Laureate Education was the first … An Investor’s Guide to B Corps , ” this report explores the distinct financial value offered by Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations. (These designations, created and …
… Renewable thermal energy is increasingly seen as critical to a low-carbon future in the northeastern US. … conversation around which metric, when openly accessible and consistently defined and measured, would best facilitate growth in the market for renewable thermal technologies (RTTs). … see promising prospects in RTTs, a perspective informed by successful experience from the solar PV market; but an immature market creates a higher risk of losses. Renewable thermal …
… waste enters our oceans every year. That’s roughly 500 pounds per second. The result is predictable: plastics are in everything. They are in Cuvier's beaked whales off the coast of … estimates that the continuous loss of plastics to the oceans, a material that can be recovered, implies an annual loss of $80-$120 billion worth of material. That said, there are two … of the plastics in the ocean sink . Imagine the plastic like pepper in your soup, scattered across the ocean column. Second, this pollution is also in the form of “microplastics,” …
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