Syncarpha Capital's "Carver Solar" boasts a 7.1 MW-DC community solar installation, paired with a 4 MW x 2-hour battery storage system. Image courtesy of Syncarpha
Repurposing airfields, building on landfills, and blending with cranberry bogs, Syncarpha Capital wants to change the energy scene. Syncarpha Capital’s aim is to transform the energy landscape by reducing or completely removing obstacles to the mass use of solar energy and energy storage in the United States. Recently, a couple … [continued]
13 years ago, Utrecht brightened our day with news of a Traffic Garden — something so basic, so common sense, and yet so amazing. Things are how they should be. Flowing with well-trained bicyclists is just one of the ways Utrecht succeeds with high-efficiency transportation, though. 9 years ago, Utrecht … [continued]
Between 70% and 90% of Americans support using wind energy. One study that examined decades of national popular acceptance of wind energy makes that claim. However, local opposition to wind-generating projects can occasionally (or often) impede them, partly due to people’s perceptions of turbines once they are coming near. Over … [continued]
A solar mirror faces the New Mexico sunset at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) at Sandia Labs.
The demand for electricity is generally at its peak during summer afternoons, when many people use their air conditioners. Until this year, the bulk power system — the network of generators and transmission lines — met this demand through hydropower and fossil fuel generation. What a shift this past summer … [continued]
The Lancaster, Ohio expansion milestone is the result of a collaborative effort between the engineering team, operations group and all their partners.
A Cirba Solutions battery recycling and materials recovery facility in Lancaster, Ohio, will create battery-grade metal sulfates and lithium carbonate once it’s up and running. These will then become the raw materials for cathode active materials (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM) for batteries. The expansion of the site has … [continued]
Plans are underway to install wooden-framed parking canopies in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (Gard) as part of a future communal self-consumption initiative. BoucL Énergie was chosen to construct photovoltaic canopies on the municipal car park on Chemin de la Carrierasse. The municipality’s self-consumption project aims to reduce CO₂ emissions by producing and sharing solar … [continued]
Heliostats and a solar tower at the Ivanpah Solar Project, owned by NRG Energy, Bright Source Energy, Bechtel, and Google. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.
Despite current circumstances, corporations in the US are spending heavily on solar and energy storage to power their operations. On that topic, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) just released its annual Solar Means Business report. Joe Biden’s efforts as president of the United States to create green policies will … [continued]
The green skills that immediately counteract the consequences of global warming are in increasing demand. They need to be in the spotlight, and LinkedIn is putting them there. Jobs that prioritize sustainability are known as “green jobs,” and are not able to function without a comprehensive understanding of green skills. … [continued]
Following Hurricane Helene, I had difficulty getting a dual-motor e-bike shipped to me in Asheville that I so wanted to review. So, as it went back to the company after more than a week of not being able to be delivered in devastated Western North Carolina, they shipped me another … [continued]
Shared Micromobility Trips in North America Averaged 1.5 Miles and 15 Minutes in 2023 The typical shared micromobility trip in North America in 2023 was 1.5 miles and 15 minutes long. E-bike excursions were the longest on average, covering 2.0 miles and lasting 20.3 minutes. Pedal bike journeys averaged 1.4 … [continued]
