Diesel Braces For An Avalanche Of Solar Water Pumps
Here’s another twist on “diesel-killing” solar panels: SunEdison’s sustainable business model for providing solar water pumps to small farmers.
Agriculture
Invest In Solar Farms With New Investor Program From Innovative Solar Systems
Would you be part of the solar boom for as for as little as $250,000 per project? Solar investment opportunities are getting better and better with easier access to personal participation. Here is a terrific one, a new solar farm investor program revealed in a press release from Asheville, North … [continued]
Farming Now Worse For Climate Than Deforestation, Land Use Change
Thanks to protracted temblors in the US (and some other English-speaking nations) over the role of fossil fuels in generating climate change, many of us sometimes forget that agriculture, deforestation, and land use change (AFOLU, for short) also emit a large proportion of greenhouse gases. Those with a rough idea … [continued]
Solar Power & Farm Crops Created At The Same Time
Japanese farmers are taking advantage of “solar sharing,” in which the sunlight supports two valuable commodities: food crops and solar power.
Land Use Tweaks Can Halve CO2 Emissions Gap
A new report, “Halfway There? What the Land Sector Can Contribute to Closing the Emissions Gap Post-2020,” contributes some very useful measurement schemes that will benefit nations beginning to calculate their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) prior to the critical Paris UN climate change meeting (COP21) this December. These metrics will … [continued]
GE Joins Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium
GE has become the latest in a number of high-profile companies to join the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), according to recent news from the World Future Energy Summit and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The consortium now consists of Masdar Institute, GE, Etihad Airways, Boeing, Honeywell UOP, and Safran. The … [continued]
Daisy Takes Plant Care Into The New Millennium
Meet Daisy — the new sensor and smartphone app that will allow you to better take care of your plants, and allow them to “communicate their needs to stay in optimum health.” A month ago I wrote about the Blossom smart sprinkler system, and started the article thus: Over the years … [continued]
COP20: Two Days To A Climate Chorus In Lima?
The UN’s Lima COP20 conference stands up very well in its final days against those who doubt or scorn international efforts to reduce climate impacts. It’s not just a lot of hot air. The congruence of international climate experts and decisionmakers is allowing organizations public and private, worldwide, to focus … [continued]
Jellyfish Barge: Biomimicry At Its Best
The Jellyfish Barge, if you have not heard word about it, is one potential worldwide food and water solution, which deserves high praise. Here is what the designers an biologists at the think tank Pnat set their stage, citing World Bank population projections. “The World Bank predicts that the world … [continued]
Can Solar Thermal Desalination Make Sustainable Agriculture Possible?
The jury is still out on solar thermal, which is certainly efficient but has its critics because of its costs, both financial and ecological. The International Energy Association (IEA) is still bullish about its future, and projects such as the Solana Generating Station in Arizona show potential. Large projects such … [continued]
