During Climate Week in New York a few weeks ago, a dazzling sustainability education drone show directed by Louis Psihoyos (director of The Cove, The Game Changers, and Projecting Change) lit up the night sky. Images of the sustainable development goals, along with wildlife and clean energy iconography, served to … [continued]
In an unprecedented move, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) offered five leases last year for offshore wind development on the US west coast. These leases marked the first-ever opportunity for commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy in the United States. Equinor, with a bid of $130 million, secured a … [continued]
PNNL researchers explore the feasibility of using drones to survey sites for low levels of radiation.
Farmers don’t buy spraying drones or hire drone spraying services because of the environmental benefits, of course. They don’t need to justify the use of them. They sign on the dotted line for higher profits.
We all win with agricultural drones. Well, except for the services that operated the light planes and helicopters.
Recently I had the opportunity to chat with Arthur Erickson, founder and CEO of Hylio (pronounced like Helios, god of the sun, not Hi Leo!) about his 14-foot diameter crop spraying drone manufacturing business. I was interested because it was intersectional to two of my key decarbonization focuses: precision agriculture … [continued]
Solar powered drones may muddy the UFO waters, but the US Department of Defense is now tasked with letting the public in on its investigations.
Drones are changing the ground under our feet. Their game-changing use in warfare has been highlighted by Russia’s murderous invasion of Ukraine, but they are also accelerating the clean energy landscape in new and impactful ways. For some insights into both areas, CleanTechnica recently spoke with Cameron Chell, CEO and … [continued]
New technologies always bring out skepticism in people, and among the particularly ignorant, it brings out paranoia, hatred, and violence. Few know this better than Tesla owners, especially those who’ve experienced vandalism (often by people stupid enough to not know they’re on camera). I don’t understand why people think it’s … [continued]
When it comes to electric aviation, one of the key benefits is that small drones are available today and they don’t contribute to the problem of climate change. But, can they help us deal with the climate change gas and kerosene-powered aircraft helped create? It turns out that the answer … [continued]
