How drones can help local people solve the world’s biggest problems
October 8, 2020
Drones have become an important tool for climate, conservation, and social justice work by empowering local people with access to important data.
October 8, 2020
Drones have become an important tool for climate, conservation, and social justice work by empowering local people with access to important data.
October 1, 2020
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud Heather Clancy Thu, 10/01/2020 - 01:30 Despite all they're doing to address climate change with both emissions reduction plans, circular economy innovation and consumer awareness, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have been criticized — rightly so, in my mind — for their close ties to the oil and gas sector. All of them are using their
...September 30, 2020
Due to the requirements of social distancing and its person-dense nature, there’s a clear hesitation for people to use public transport. People are instead looking at other modes of transport. Active transit is seeing a massive rise — even to the casual observer, bike stores and cycleways have never been busier. It’s interesting seeing that shift, and I’m intrigued to see whether
...September 15, 2020
Google’s announcement comes as historic fires linked to climate change have burned millions of acres across the Western U.S. The post Google plans to power your searches with carbon-free energy by 2030 appeared first on Grist.
August 31, 2020
‘Harmonics’ refers to deviations from the desired model sinusoidal AC line voltage and the current waveforms. These deviations, or harmonic distortions, have historically been low in magnitude. However, more recently, there has been a considerable increase in harmonic distortions attributed to the use of power electronics, non-linear commercial and industrial loads, and Variable Frequency
...July 21, 2020
Researchers at Berkeley Lab and Carnegie Mellon University have designed a new class of solid electrolytes that could facilitate the wider electrification of transportation, including electric aircraft and long-range electric cars. Battery endeavours and the dendrite dilemma To design a rechargeable battery that can power electric vehicles (EVs) for hundreds of kilometres on a single charge,
...June 8, 2020
Research from Australian telco Belong reveals that only 8% of Australians realise mobile data contributes to carbon emissions — and it is estimated that mobile data networks in Australia cause more than half a million tonnes of CO2 every year.1 In recognition of this impact, which is equivalent to the CO2 emissions from someone flying between Melbourne and Sydney more than three million times in a
...May 27, 2020
Despite living in a country full of wide-open spaces and beautiful rural landscapes, most Australians opt to live in cities. Indeed, even if the COVID-19 pandemic and the confinement of populations around the world makes it difficult for some people to live in cities, urban populations will continue to grow at such a rate that only a smart city strategy will improve the lives of all residents. According to the
...April 24, 2020
The company's new carbon-intelligent software can switch loads between its data centers depending on the availability of clean power.
April 21, 2020
But this may be the last stretch of typical clean energy procurement activity in a while.