October 26th, 2020 | by Sponsored Content
ClimateLaunchpad*, the world’s largest green business ideas competition, held its 7th successful edition of the Global Grand Final from September 30th to October 2nd — an event showcasing the year’s best green startups
October 25th, 2020 | by Winter Wilson
In the second half of this two-part interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anna Ziolecki and Brent Doberstein from the University of Waterloo, continue their talk about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat
October 22nd, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
As I wrote earlier today, New Jersey has a legal requirement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050, based on 2006 levels
October 21st, 2020 | by Scott Cooney
Improve your home's efficiency by adopting these 5 habits
October 20th, 2020 | by Scott Cooney
Imagine if you could put $25 under a couch cushion, and in 5 years go back and find $1,250. That's the type of return on investment represented in energy efficiency
October 19th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
These slim little slides infused with perovskite solar tech could be the key cards that open the doors to an energy efficiency revolution
October 15th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
It's long been clear — solar energy is super hot, fun, and exciting, but energy efficiency is really where the gold is. You mention "energy efficiency," and many people's brains turn off while their eyes scan for an emergency exit. However, starting with the savings and hammering them home is a good way to avoid that problem
October 15th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Austin Central Library (ACL) has gone solar, and it's saving a lot of money as a result. Specifically, from a 180 kW solar array on its roof, the library is saving $100,000 a year. Austin, Texas, has a goal of reaching 100% carbon-free electricity by
October 4th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
The climate action report card is much better for Obama/Biden and Biden/Harris than for Trump/Pence, which is unsurprising given President Trump's rhetoric on the subject. The Obama/Biden administration could have done much more, and while a Biden/Harris administration would be much stronger on climate change action than the Trump Administration, it too has more work to do to get to a truly effective climate action plan
September 27th, 2020 | by Jake Richardson
An interview with Haruumi Shiode about his cleantech startup and its smart room controller, the Nature Remo
September 20th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
How does social resilience merge with architectural design to increase community adaptation to the climate crisis
September 13th, 2020 | by George Harvey
This morning, the first story I saw was one of Steve Hanley’s latest articles on CleanTechnica, “Should People Be Prevented From Living In Fire And Flood Prone Areas?” It seems a majority of people in the U.S. would support a ban on building in areas at risk from such natural disasters as flooding and fires. A majority would also support buying out people whose homes are at risk
September 11th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Tesla launched the new version 3 of its Solarglass Roof on a public conference call today. Version 3 of the newly renamed Solarglass Roof integrates a number of meaningful improvements to the now larger tiles that promise to improve the cost of the roof while delivering a much faster installation time
September 11th, 2020 | by Winter Wilson
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, CleanTechnica Director Zach Shahan sits down with Matt Moroney, cofounder and COO of Raise Green, to discuss Raise Green’s efforts to leverage crowdfunding for investment in clean energy projects nationwide, including its brand new accelerator program that CleanTechnica is breaking the news about
September 9th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Multilevel energy management systems = independence between home & the electrical grid
September 6th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Recycling is a great way to help those affected by Hurricane Laura and other natural disasters. One way it is helping was shared by KHOU 11 reporter Janelle Bludau on Twitter
September 4th, 2020 | by Barry A.F.
Virtually all manufacturers today build their "durable" white and brown goods with planned obsolescence. They are designed to fail instead of designed for the longest possible lifetime. Concurrently, most now come with 1-year warranties, or longer warranties as a marketing gimmick, with some of the purchase price put aside by the bean counters for the inevitable failures. The reason for all this is increased profit
