The architectural community is awakening to the need to dramatically lower the carbon emissions associated with the buildings it designs. Radical new ideas are bubbling up throughout the profession.
Model 3 sales in the first half of 2019 are more than 50% of all Tesla Model 3 sales in that country since 2013. Norwegians are lovin’ their Model 3s!
After an explosion and fire in Philadelphia last week, the owners of one of the largest oil refineries in the US announced the closure of the facility, sending prices for gasoline sharply higher.
To hear officials in the Trump administration tell it, fracking is a fantastic gift to the American people because it allows the US to be the largest oil and gas producer in the known universe. The US is pumping so much of the stuff, it now has what is being called “energy security.” Apparently no one in government has tumbled to the fact that renewable energy also provides that elusive “energy security” as well.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, curtailment of renewable energy is not a problem, it is an opportunity to adjust our use of electricity to a 21st century world.
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has announced it will increase its investment in a German battery factory to 1.8 billion euros. It says battery demand in Europe will reach 100 MWh by 2030.
8minute Solar, NV Energy, and the Maopa Native American reservation will collaborate on building the largest solar and battery storage facility in Nevada and one of the largest in the US.
Researchers predict global demand for energy could increase dramatically as average global temperatures increase between now and 2050. Low income communities could be affected the most.
In terms of carbon emissions, the US military is a larger polluter than most nations. Should a sustainable future include decarbonizing national defense?
Daimler and ABB are moving ahead with plans to produce electric heavy duty trucks. Daimler will convert its Freightliner factory in Portland, Oregon to begin manufacturing them in 2021.
