Improving energy efficiency
When it comes to saving on your electricity bill, improving the energy efficiency of your home is certainly the way to do it. However, there are two ways of achieving this through the various kinds of...
View ArticleMicro-grids spread across Africa
Communities in developing countries (such as India and countries in Africa), especially those in remote locations, benefit from the deployment of micro-grids. As African nations push for rural...
View ArticleUS LEED and LEED 2009 BD+C ACP’s
LEED certified buildings exist to save money and other resources. LEED certified houses give the occupants better health and wellness while being able to promote renewable and clean energy. LEED...
View ArticleThe Cottle Zero Energy Home (1st ZNE home in CA)
All over the world, a higher level of emphasis is being placed on environmental sustainability as evidenced by the increase in efforts towards energy efficiency and green building. Countries are in...
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Recent breakthroughs in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology
Recently, there have been dramatic breakthroughs in solar energy that will help further the mainstream use of photovoltaic (PV) technology, bringing solar closer to cost parity with fossil fuels as a...
View ArticleHome Energy Management (HEM)
Home Energy Management (HEM) refers to technology that helps homeowners improve home energy efficiency while also giving them access to household products from tablets, smartphones and computers. HEM...
View ArticleCarbon tax – a levy on pollution whose time has come
A carbon tax is a levy on pollution, for the relative cost to humanity of the use of fossil fuels. This cost cannot be tabulated in exact terms, for it’s the accumulated cost of the damage to the...
View Articleadvanced next-gen batteries for 2015 and the future
New battery chemistries that represent a higher energy capacity are being developed in li-ion batteries. Li-ion batteries that can double the capacity of current batteries, last up to 20 years and...
View ArticleAlgae Farms – the Future of Biofuel
Most biofuel in the world today is sourced from 1st generation crops like corn, sugarcane, soybean or other crops from traditional sources. In reality, most current biofuel sources are inadequate to...
View ArticleCellulosic biofuel – one fuel option
Ethanol is traditionally made from food crops like corn and sugarcane, but it can also be made from cellulosic feedstocks, non-food crops or inedible waste products. Examples of sources for cellulosic...
View ArticleAnaerobic digestion – a proven solution to our waste problem
Anaerobic digestion (AD) can used for farms, businesses and municipalities as a productive solution to a growing waste problem throughout the world. Instead of waste simply ending up in landfills, or...
View ArticleGasification – syngas from fossil fuels and environmentally friendly versions
The creation of syngas (or synthetic natural gas) is a technology based on coal gasification for the majority of plants, although it can also be based on biomass or other, fossil, fuels. Since it is...
View ArticleCommunity solar and net metering – pushing renewable energy forward
Community solar refers to energy generated by a solar farm that is invested in by a relatively small portion of the estimated 85% of residential customers who can’t have solar panels on their rooftops...
View ArticleCombined heat and power (cogeneration) – making the most of energy
Combined heat and power (CHP, also known as cogeneration) is the simultaneous production of power (electricity) and heat from: natural gas (dominantly), coal, oil, biomass, biogas and waste heat...
View ArticleCarbon Cap and Trade: putting a price on carbon
Carbon cap and trade systems are plans in which countries, provinces and states set regulations on the amount of carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions industries/ power plants emit....
View ArticleNuclear – one necessary energy supply to fight climate change
Nuclear energy is necessary to fight climate change and decrease fossil fuel use. Wind and solar are often distributed energy sources which are always intermittent and variable. Nuclear, however, is...
View ArticleThe benefits of hybrid cars
A hybrid vehicle combines energy from a gasoline engine and an electric motor to increase efficiency. Hybrid automobiles increase MPG compared to standard vehicles (50+ for the vehicles addressed in...
View ArticleStabilize greenhouse gasses
There are numerous ways that we can stabilize greenhouse gasses, thereby “stopping” climate change. Governments of 1st world and even developing nations must implement some of the following policies...
View ArticleCOP21 – good news for the planet
On the 12th of December, 2015, high-level representatives from 195 nations, including many presidents and prime ministers, agreed to try to hold warming “well below” 2 °C above pre-industrial...
View ArticleWorld water crisis solutions: desalination
Desalination The two desalination plants featured in this article, one in San Diego, California, and one in Tel Aviv, Israel, represent the two largest of these plants in the world. Desalination...
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