Originally published on Sustainnovate. The top Chinese electric vehicle firm BYD has signed a new “preferred partner” agreement with the United Arab Emirate’s state-firm Masdar, according to recent reports. The agreement will see BYD help Masdar in the promotion of electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and reportedly autonomous vehicles … [continued]
A new white paper from research firm Navigant Research investigates the transition under way as the lighting industry shifts from traditional lighting sources to integrated lighting. “The lighting industry is headed down a path of market transformation,” Navigant Research said, “with new technology developments and innovative applications expected to displace … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. If you haven’t heard the news: ~1.3 billion people don’t have electricity… or any electricity at all. The health, education, and economic difficulties that result are impossible to comprehend. Those are some notes from Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability at Masdar and Director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, … [continued]
Buying a house is an exciting part of life, the start of a new chapter, and frankly…freakin’ scary! Typically that’s not because of any spooky creatures but because of the massive mortgage that people usually take on to afford one, the number of things that can go wrong, and unforeseen … [continued]
An analysis of data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Dept. of Energy for Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) has found that over 2.5 million Americans are employed in the clean energy sector. BW Research Partnership conducted it, along with several partners, which include The Solar Foundation, Clean Energy Trust … [continued]
Closing out this series of “link bombs,” here are other cleantech/green news items that don’t fit into the solar energy, wind energy, electric vehicle, and bicycling categories: Climate Change Related Leo DiCaprio Wins Oscar for Best Climate Activist! Leonardo DiCaprio’s Huge Carbon Footprint Leo DiCaprio Talks Climate Change Syria’s Drought Has Likely Been Its Worst … [continued]
LED streetlights aren’t anything new, but one company has taken that idea to a whole new level. Autoblog shared a report on an exciting new modular streetlight solution that stands at the convergence of the Internet of Things, energy efficient LED lighting, and solar panels. EnGoPlanet recently announced a partnership with the City … [continued]
Cree, the world’s leading LED lighting company, is set to reinvent the LED residential streetlight with a new product providing energy savings and warm color. Cree proclaims itself as “leading the LED lighting revolution,” and in many respects it’s not wrong. Announced earlier this month, Cree introduced Cree RSW LED … [continued]
Leading lighting provider Cree has introduced SmartCast Power over Ethernet, a new way to power lighting and enable the Internet of Things. Cree’s SmartCast Technology was introduced back in February of 2014, and was billed as “the first self-programming wireless lighting-control system that reduces energy consumption by more than 70%.” … [continued]
Originally published on Medium. By Griffin Hagle Last week, GE announced that it will stop manufacturing CFLs by the end of 2016. In what may be the clearest sign yet that the LED has arrived as the world’s preferred light source, the company expects LEDs to occupy half of US light … [continued]
