About Adam Johnston

Adam Johnston is expected to complete the Professional Development Certificate in Renewable Energy from the University of Toronto by December 2017. Adam recently completed his Social Media Certificate from Algonquin College Continuing & Online Learning. Adam also graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a three-year B.A. combined major in Economics and Rhetoric, Writing & Communications in 2011. Adam owns a part-time tax preparation business. He also recently started up Salay Consulting and Social Media services, a part-time business which provides cleantech writing, analysis, and social media services. His eventual goal is to be a cleantech policy analyst. You can follow him on Twitter @adamjohnstonwpg or check out his business www.salayconsultiing.com.

Website: http://adammjohnston.wordpress.com

Author Archives: Adam Johnston

Clean Power

San Diego Padres Building MLB’s Largest Solar Power System

January 26th, 2018 | by Adam Johnston

The San Diego Padres are building the largest solar plant in all of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Autonomous Vehicles

Navistar Aims To Have More E-Trucks Than Tesla On The Road By 2025

January 10th, 2018 | by Adam Johnston

You can add another competitor who has its sights on Tesla in the emerging electric truck (e-truck) industry. Actually, we wrote about some of trucking giant Navistar's plans in October (not to mention its autonomous trucking plans), but recent comments seemed noteworthy themselves

Clean Power

US Solar Imports See Upswing With Solar Tariffs Waiting In The Wings

January 9th, 2018 | by Adam Johnston

International manufacturers sent twice as many solar cells and modules to the US in November 2017 as November 2016. Solar panel importers are looking to capitalize on the robust market fundamentals ahead of potential future tariffs, ArsTechnica reported

Clean Power

2017 Western Canada Cleantech Innovation Forum

November 28th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Western Canada is looking to gain further traction as a regional cleantech leader, despite eastern Canadian provinces (Ontario & Quebec) at the top of the leaderboard

Batteries

Millennials Keen On Smart Energy Technologies & Clean Energy

September 7th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Millennials (Generation Y) are becoming the largest consumer demographic on the market, overtaking baby boomers. This shift is also helping to redefine customer relationships between clients and utilities, according to a recent report. The report, from consumer advocacy group Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), confirms this shift we are starting to see

Smart Grid

Western Europe Smart Grid Investment To Reach $133.7 Billion Over Next 10 Years, Northeast Group Reports

June 23rd, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Western Europe is looking to invest $133.7 billion in smart grid infrastructure by 2027, as it seeks to update its grid system to 21st century standards while maintaining itself as a top smart grid region on the world stage

Biomass

Coal Falls Hard As Renewables Continue to Surge, Oil & Gas Giant BP Reports

June 15th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Coal continues to fall hard as renewables surge worldwide (including in China), all despite the Trump administration wanting to go back to the "good old days."

Batteries

Deploying Microgrid On US Domestic Military Bases (Report)

May 22nd, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Today’s grid is becoming more digitized with information technology, helping to make the transition to renewable energy a relatively smooth process. Despite this, significant challenges — including blackouts, natural disasters, and cyber attacks — doe pose high risks to the grid

Clean Power

SunShot Beats Its Solar Cost Goal 3 Years Early

February 7th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

According to Greentech Media, SunShot has shattered its 2020 goal of reaching $1.00 per watt for utility-scale solar utility costs 3 years earlier

Climate Change

Climate Change Will Fuel An “Unimaginable” Refugee Crisis, Military Analysts Report

January 24th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Expect climate change to open the floodgates of migration. Mass migration will become the "new normal" as climates are disrupted across the world, with global warming thus posing a clear and present security threat. That's what many generals have recently said, warning that climate change sets the stage for an "unimaginable" refugee crisis

Clean Power

Global Solar PV Demand Grows For 10th Straight Year, 2017 Will Be Bigger

January 21st, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Firm growth from China will help boost overall global PV demand for the 10th consecutive year, according to a recent report from IHS. IHS Technology Senior Analyst Josefin Berg said Chinese feed-in tariff (FIT) cuts from last September have created higher-than-projected 4th quarter growth. Berg notes global capacity additions reaching 77 gigawatts (GW) in 2016 and 79 GW in 2017. The former is a projected 34% year-on-year growth rate in 2016, exceeding 2015’s 32% year-on-year growth rate

Climate Change

Climate Change Is A Global Loss For The Economy: Report

January 9th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

In recent years, we have seen recent studies all overwhelmingly point out that if there is no dramatic change in reducing carbon emissions, there will be consequences for our economy

Climate Change

In 2016 Insured Natural Disaster Losses Reached $50 Billion, From $175 Billion In Damage

January 8th, 2017 | by Adam Johnston

Last year saw insurers pay out $50 billion in insured losses from natural disasters, according to The Guardian. The Kyushu Island earthquakes in Japan ranked as the two largest disasters. These two events saw insurers pay out $6 billion from $31 billion in total damages. Chinese flooding last summer near the Yangtze River caused $28 billion in losses, and was the largest weather-related disaster cost wise in 2016, said Jeff Masters of Weather Underground. However, only $300 million was insured from the third-largest non-US weather disaster in recorded history

Climate Change

US May See Heavier Rains Increase By 5 Times, Research Finds

December 21st, 2016 | by Adam Johnston

You know the saying — “When it rains, it pours.” However, this may actually be the future normal rather than a simple idiom. A recent report suggests extreme rain storms which occur on average once a season may increase 400% by century's end. The study, published in the Nature Climate Change journal, said storms could increase by 5 times in a season within this century

Clean Power

Target Hits Bullseye As Top 2016 US Corporate Solar Installer

October 23rd, 2016 | by Adam Johnston

Target has hit a solar energy bullseye. The Minneapolis-based retail giant topped all other American big businesses going solar, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Clean Power

International Investor Group Pushes G20 Nations To Ratify Paris Climate Agreement Quickly To Improve Renewable Energy Investment

August 29th, 2016 | by Adam Johnston

G20 countries must ratify the Paris/COP21 climate agreement soon to ensure strong climate policy is guaranteed, and to attract more renewable energy [&hellip