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Netting Zero: Making 2021 the Year We Break Fossil Fuel Addiction The Covid-19 crisis collapsed demand for energy, causing record drops in fossil fuel emissions in 2020. But as the world looks toward recovery, can this shock be seized to break the global addiction to fossil fuels, or will the “new […] Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded approximately $6 million to five organizations that will develop training programs for emergency responders, building managers and owners, and other officials interacting with solar energy and storage systems, alternative-fuel vehicles and their chargers, and energy-efficient building technologies. Led by or working with professional associations, work done […] A tree that fell due to the weight of ice in Troy, New York. Image: Wikipedia Keeping your power on when things go bump in the night. Chi Woodruff As global warming increases and sea levels rise, natural disasters are also expected to increase. Only about one fifth of U.S. and Canadian […]
DOE Announces American-Made Buildings Prize Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released up to $5 million for its first-ever American-Made Buildings Prize on Envelope Retrofit Opportunities for Building Optimization Technologies (E-ROBOT). The E-ROBOT Prize will open new opportunities for the buildings and construction workforce by incentivizing the development of advanced robotics capabilities and […] TAKING THE INITIATIVE: Carl Pope’s Blog October 30, 2020 San Francisco, CA Last week’s final presidential debate ended with a revealing split between Donald Trump and Joe Biden on climate policy. But most of the media coverage is missing the real story because the media ignores what is already happening in […] LNG tanker Berge Boston in Boston Harbor in January. A congressional study questions how prepared the government is to handle a terrorist attack on an LNG facility. Photo: Luke Pinneo, U.S. Coast Guard Joanne Coons It was a special day. I got to go to Boston to attend the NESEA Green Building Conference in […] House destroyed by a gas explosion in the Merrimack Valley, 2018. This was one of 40 buildings damaged or destroyed by explosions or fires resulting from a pressure surge. Photo: National Transportation Safety Board. George Harvey Whether it is court decisions, potential customers fading from view, or just mysterious decision making, companies […] Jeff Peck rings the opening bell on the day The Peck Company (S. Burlington, VT) went public. Photo: The NASDAQ Stock Market. George Harvey The Peck Company has been of special interest here at Green Energy Times (GET) for a long while. It has been one of our supporters, but it has […] RELiON Battery, to donate 1% of annual sales to environmental causes On July 30, 2020, RELiON Battery announced that they have become a member of the international non-profit organization, 1% for the Planet, (http://bit.ly/1pct4planet) pledging to donate 1% of annual sales to fund eco-friendly, earth-conscious causes and organizations around […] Latest FERC Data For First Half Of 2020: Renewables Are 57.1% Of New U.S. Generating Capacity Renewables Are Sole Source Of New Capacity In June Over The Next Three Years, Renewables Will Add Over 56,000-MW Of New Capacity Wind And Solar Will Each Provide A […] |
ASES Solar: Call for Participation  Exciting news! The Call for Participation for ASES’ 50th Annual National Solar Conference, SOLAR 2021: Empowering a Sustainable Future is OPEN. Send in your proposal(s) before January 15, 2021 at ases.org/participate2021. The conference will take place August 3-6, 2021 in Boulder, CO on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus. Contact conference@ases.org if you have any questions. See you at #SOLAR2021Boulder!
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