Trash From Hurricane Irma Will Add Energy to Florida’s Power Grid - Bloomberg. When it comes to garbage, geography is destiny.
Look at Texas and Florida, recovering from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Homeowners and businesses not incapacitated by the storm have begun the arduous and emotional work of separating destroyed possessions and materials by type and placing them curbside. Cities have begun the intimidating logistics of picking it up and transporting it to its final destination. And what is that destination? Texas’s waste-disposal strategy takes advantage of the state’s vast land. Florida, by contrast, is a peninsula with a longer coastline than any state other than Alaska, and much less room for trash. Florida burns a disproportionate amount of U.S. trash. But the main point is to make stuff disappear. Waste-fueled power plants were built mostly in the 1980s and early 1990s, encouraged by a 1978 federal law. Burning stuff up doesn’t make it entirely disappear, even once the ash is disposed of. Hurricane or no hurricane, people are comfortable with garbage. The renewables reality: clean energy hasn't risen for 25 years.
Connected Everything: Have We Finally Reached the Tipping Point? - Renewable Energy World. There is a lot of buzz about the Internet of Things (IoT) these days.
But what does the proliferation of these smart and connected devices mean for our energy systems? I was recently in Home Depot, taking my usual look at LED prices to see how much they had come down. I was excited to see that they had dropped to around $4 per bulb. Four years ago, my wife was pretty fed up with me for spending $20 on LEDs whose harsh light made our house feel like a laboratory. Not only is today’s pricing becoming much more manageable, but the actual light quality is passing the test of my wife (who has quite high standards as an apparel developer for Nike). On this particular shopping trip, I found something a bit more interesting than just the declining price of LEDs. I got home, connected the system (some assembly required), and now my front and back porch lights are connected and controllable via my iPhone. Who are the leading providers of these smart applications?
March: How best to encourage renewable energy after COP21. Participants at the IEA Renewable Energy Working Party meeting in Paris.
More than 150 experts from around the globe share ideas with the IEA 14 March 2016. Ecomagination. התייעלות אנרגטית - אסקו ישראל. International Energy Agency. International Institute for Environment and Development. The World’s Biggest Companies on Why They Buy Renewables: ‘It’s a Very Clear Economic Issue’ Many companies, both large and small, continue to struggle with the economics and complexity of procuring clean energy.
The Rocky Mountain Institute estimates that for every successful renewable energy deal there are five to 10 failed attempts or significant delays, which impedes overall market growth. Reflecting these challenges, the commercial solar market experienced its first down year in recent history last year. Several companies leading the charge for clean-energy adoption presented on their lessons learned this week at Verge to help other businesses meet their renewable energy purchasing goals. Use what you already have For General Motors, renewable energy procurement turned out to be a natural extension of the company’s core competencies, said Rob Threlkeld, GM’s manager of renewable energy.
“The biggest thing I highlight [to other companies] is to leverage the internal resources they already have available,” said Threlkeld. Game-changing PPAs Always efficiency first. Government Center Renewable Energy Systems. Smart Energy Systems: 100% Renewable Energy at a National Level (Full Version) השמש לא מחייכת למשקיעים במניות האנרגיה הסולארית - MarketMoney. בעולם הכלכלי המודרני אנשים מחפשים דרכים יצירתיות לייצר לעצמם הכנסות מנכסים שהם מחזיקים.
יש מי שמשכירים את הדירות שלהם כשהם נוסעים לחופשה. אחרים חולקים כלי רכב בנסיעות ארוכות. חדש! עקבו אחר המדדים המובילים ונהלו תיק השקעות ב-TheMarker Finance בשנים האחרונות התפתח, בעידודן של מדינות ועיריות תחום פעילות חדש - השכרת גגות לחברות אנרגיה להתקנת פאנלים סולאריים לייצור חשמל. התחום הסולארי מתפתח בשנים האחרונות. לכאורה, נראה שהסביבה הכלכלית תומכת בחברות האנרגיה הסולארית. Global Renewable Energy News. International Institute for Environment and Development. International Energy Agency. התייעלות אנרגטית - אסקו ישראל. Ecomagination. Img Y27173126. Img Y27173139. Img Y27173213. Img Y27173221. התייעלות אנרגטית היא טרנד חזק בעולם, וגם ישראל צריכה לקדם אותה. The Ultimate Source Of Renewable Heat Can Be Found In Our Steaming Sewers.
Over the course of single day, an average American household sends an entire tank of hot water down the drain—and all of the energy it took to warm it ends up in the sewer.
But now it's becoming more common to build a loop to bring that heat back inside. Sewers are hot: on average, the water inside is around 70 degrees. Along with whatever's flushed down toilets, pipes are filled with hot water from dishwashers and laundry machines, and showers. So when "sewage recovery systems" capture the heat from that water and circulate it back through houses—cleaned and in separate pipes, to keep the poop away—it's possible to use it as a renewable source of energy. "Really it's one of the simplest alternative energy systems ever," says Lynn Mueller, CEO and founder of International Wastewater Systems. In a year, an estimated 350 billion kilowatt hours of energy is wasted from heating water, creating a massive carbon footprint and wasting money.
Larger systems can serve whole neighborhoods.