Visitors know the Hawaiian islands for many things: ample sunshine, beautiful beaches, and friendly people. Residents know these things as well, but also are all too aware of high electricity prices, an aging electrical grid dependent on foreign oil, choke traffic, and other problems associated with the “cost of paradise.”
Let’s pursue a two-pronged approach: innovation and action. The development and deployment of the physical capital based on scientific research and technological innovation is crucial. So is the growth of social capital, catalyzed by reaching a global consensus that can be transformed into collective action.
A selected entry from the Masdar blogging content for 2017: perhaps the most important action young people are ready to take is to choose public transit over private transportation
A selected entry from the Masdar blogging content for 2017: Installing distributed energy systems like solar photovoltaic panels empowers people to shift from being a passive consumer of electricity to a Prosumer who sells power to the utility.
By Vic Shao, CEO of Green Charge, an ENGIE Company By some estimates, 30 percent or more of the typical organization’s non-capital expenditures are attributed to energy costs, making this line item a focal point for cost-management efforts. However, amid technological, regulatory, and political changes in the energy sector, it’s … [continued]
It’s that time of year again — time to enter the Masdar blogging contest for a chance to win a trip to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (January 15–19, 2017) and a spot in the VIP Media group (flight + accommodation covered by Masdar).
Atmocean’s wave energy systems generates fresh water that can be used to cultivate desert or barren shoreline regions with a simple and flexible system, and they are conducting an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise money needed to deploy a full-scale pilot system in Ilo, Peru.
By Justin Lonson Want to generate clean energy and pay less to your local power company? Installing solar panels is a smart move. To be sure you’re really doing the right thing for your pocketbook, though, you have to examine all the costs associated with solar panels and weigh them … [continued]
After years of living in biopharma’s shadow, the cleantech sector is showing encouraging signs of life. New cleantech start-ups are popping up, and angel investors are again interested in investing in the promise of clean energy. According to the Propel(x) Survey of Angels, more than half reported that they are interested in the sector. That’s a far cry from the early 2000s, when cleantech was avoided by the investment community. Still, whether biopharma or cleantech, promising new ideas can take years to grow into viable offerings — not to mention large amounts of capital for conducting research, building infrastructure, and establishing distribution networks. That’s where cleantech could benefit by borrowing a few pages from the biopharma playbook.
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps program has implemented smart energy management strategies while transitioning to a cost-effective, energy-efficient green data centers for 1 in 3 Fortune 100 companies.
