After championing greener building codes, local governments lose right to vote
March 15, 2021
The nonprofit consortium that oversees the nation’s building codes has given the construction and gas industries more control over the process.
March 15, 2021
The nonprofit consortium that oversees the nation’s building codes has given the construction and gas industries more control over the process.
March 12, 2021
Want more great analysis of the clean energy transition? Sign up for Energy Weekly, our free email newsletter. The era of American offshore wind finally may be coming to its shores. This week, the Biden administration backed the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States: an 800-megawatt project planned off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The project, known as Vineyard
...March 11, 2021
Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability. Cities also have extraordinary potential to enable change and the ability to find harmony between people, prosperity and the planet that creates a better future for
...March 10, 2021
BlueDot Photonics aims to make solar power more efficient and affordable.
March 10, 2021
BlueDot Photonics aims to make solar power more efficient and affordable.
March 10, 2021
How conditions become ripe for carbon capture and storage to bloom in the ethanol industry.
March 9, 2021
Award-winning gin producer Four Pillars is progressing towards a greener future with the installation of a 65.88 kW rooftop solar system at its Healesville distillery. Designed by Cherry Energy Solutions, the system is expected to save the business $12,800 each year and reduce its emissions by 1600 t CO2e over the life of the project — the equivalent of powering 185 homes for a year. The system was
...March 8, 2021
Shipping giant Maersk announced plans for a green methanol-powered vessel by 2023. But there isn't enough of the fuel to go around.
February 26, 2021
The case for electrifying buildings is a no-brainer. It makes buildings healthier, cheaper and is essential to addressing climate change (building operations account for 28 percent of emissions globally — more than all of the transportation sector). That doesn’t mean electrifying buildings will be easy. Beyond the coordination needed between building owners, contractors and occupants to
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