advanced renewable energy Articles
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Bank Of America announces $600 million green bond
On May 14, 2015, Bank of America (BoA) announced that it has issued a $600 million bond to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This is the second time that BoA has offered green energy bonds. In 2013, BoA issued $500 million in green bonds after pledging to commit $50 billion over ten years to advance renewable energy and promote energy efficiency projects. The new $600 million ...
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GWT- Green Communities Program Integrating Community Water Treatment with Advanced Renewable Energy - Case Study
Genesis Water Technologies, Inc. was featured on the Emerald Planet TV program in April 2015 for the GWT Green Communities Program Initiative integrating community based water & waste water solutions powered by advanced renewable energy with capabilities to power communities. The attached case study is one example of Genesis Water Technologies working with private and governmental agencies ...
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Obama, poker and what 2010 holds for energy efficiency
Jon Stewart said it best: Obama is a lousy poker payer. Lucky thing, too, for the energy efficiency industry as it heads into 2010. Stewart’s December 8 “The Daily Show” aired a clip of Obama recently telling business leaders: “I don't want to tip our hand too much, but one of the things I would be surprised if we don't end up moving forward on is an aggressive agenda for energy efficiency and ...
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REN21 Renewables 2015 Global Status Report - Key Findings
There has been a rising awareness worldwide that renewable energy and energy efficiency are critical not only for addressing climate change, but also for creating new economic opportunities and for providing energy access to the billions of people still living without modern energy services. Over the past decade, and particularly in recent years, advances in renewable energy technologies, global ...
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The Future of Biogas: Why Biogas Analyzers are Key to Advancements in Renewable Energy
As the world continues to shift towards sustainable energy sources, biogas is emerging as a valuable and versatile renewable energy option. Biogas is produced through the decomposition of organic matter, such as agricultural waste and sewage, and can be used to generate electricity, heat, and fuel. However, to get the most out of this resource, it is crucial to understand and monitor the quality ...
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The Remarkable Everyday Benefits of Neodymium Magnets
The world has yet to see a permanent magnet stronger then neodymium. NIB or Super magnet as they are more commonly known have super strength while being extremely versatile. Neo magnets have uncountable uses in all modern technology as well as industrial machinery. This magic product has recently been introduced in the mass production sector and has consequently resulted in a soaring to a new ...
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Louisville University to award Grätzel cell's inventor
Swiss chemist Michael Grätzel, to whom we owe the discovery of a new simpler and less expensive silicon cells that can be used to produce solar cell, won the first prize "Leigh Ann Conn" dedicated to renewable energies assigned by the University of Louisville. Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces of Lausanne’s Ecole Polytechnique ...
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Do venture capitalists really invest in good industries? Risk-return perceptions and path dependence in the emerging European energy VC market
Venture Capital (VC) plays an important role in the commercialisation of innovation. Sectors like information and communication technologies and biotech account for two-thirds of all VC investments. Little attention has been paid to understanding how the venture capital market extends to new industries. Based on a survey of European energy technology VCs, we discuss the factors determining the ...
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Innovating the innovators: the case for transformational energy Research and Development
This paper asks three interconnected questions: What type of energy R&D promotes long-term, transformative innovation? Which types of research do energy R&D organisations predominately practice? What are the consequences of their approaches? The paper begins by distinguishing between incremental and transformative R&D. Then, it documents five emerging energy challenges facing the USA and the ...
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Development by synergising renewable energy with social services
This paper explains the idea of a synergism between cutting–edge renewable energy technologies and social services. This is designed to create 'free' services for the public. These 'free' services could occur if 'intensive' renewable energy generation technologies permitted the physical structures housing social services to sell megawatts of electricity. This would act as the income necessary to ...
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DOE Announces Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Winners
On April 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the winners of DOE’s Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, which was held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO, from April 12-14, 2019. The Challenge consisted of ten contests in which student teams designed highly efficient and innovative ...
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CSP faces new California siting limits in DRECP
The publication of the Preferred Alternative draft of the much-awaited Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan (DRECP) brings both hope and consternation to supporters of clean energy in California. DRECP would close approximately 20 million acres of a 22 million acre area of California desert lands to large-scale renewable energy development, while still allowing renewable development on ...
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Bringing Space Closer with Tamara Guerrero
Solar MEMS is world-renowned because we built the smallest and most accurate solar sensors in regards to space equipment. We are specialized in Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technologies applied to high-precision solar sensors for space – and other high-tech markets – which is a rare occupation for most of the population as you might guess. But what really characterizes us ...
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Power sector opportunities for reducing carbon dioxide emissions: Ohio
According to new WRI analysis, in the near-term, Ohio can meet and possibly exceed forthcoming emissions standards for existing power plants. Ohio has a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and an energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) in place, which if successful will achieve significant reductions in CO2 emissions from the power sector. WRI analysis finds that Ohio can reduce its CO2 ...
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Matthew Orosz awarded Echoing Green Fellowship to further off-grid energy work
Newly minted MIT PhD selected for two-year social entrepreneurship fellowship. Written by Nathan Birnbaum.You can read the original new in MIT NewsMatthew Orosz MEng '03, SM '06, PhD '12 had a lot to be proud of on June 7. Not only was he invested with his doctoral hood from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, but he also was named a 2012 Echoing Green Fellow to further the ...
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Contingent Valuation of renewable energy innovations: vegetal biomass in Italy
Warming-up of the planet and scarcity of conventional energy resources has led to aim of reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and the development of innovative renewable technologies for energy production. However, innovations and investments in renewable energy can encounter resistance of local communities. This makes planning for the development of Renewable Energy Source-based power plants ...
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Developing global energy best practices case study
Challenge: A leading global beverage company plans to grow its business without increasing carbon emissions. This “grow-the-business, not-the-carbon” plan targets reductions in emissions by incorporating energy efficiency projects/practices and the use of innovative technologies (e.g. renewable energy) across its global manufacturing footprint. In 2009, the company engaged Antea ...
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Saving Renewable Energy for a Rainy Day
Despite advances in renewable energy technologies, one of the largest hurdles in their widespread adoption has been their intermittent reliability. Energy is only useful if it is available as the grid demands it, which is why concerns about carbon emissions are overridden in favor of the more dependable oil, coal and gas for baseload power. In order for renewable sources such as wind and solar ...
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Accelerating the Renewable Energy Movement with Advanced Gas Analysis Techniques
The global drive towards renewable energy sources has gained remarkable momentum in recent years. As the world grapples with the urgent need to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the renewable energy movement has emerged as a beacon of hope. Within this transformative landscape, advanced gas analysis techniques have assumed a pivotal role in ensuring the efficiency, ...
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Significance of design for energy conservation in buildings: building envelope components
Energy efficient buildings consist of using innovative technologies based on renewable energies and a good thermal insulation. Most strategies applied in design and many of the services offered by lodging establishments require the consumption of substantial quantities of energy, water and non–durable products. In most developing countries, it makes perfect sense to focus on the ...
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