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NREL Gets Ready To Perform Ground-Truth Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Equitable Decarbonization and Energy…

November 2, 20213 years ago US Department of Energy 0 Comments

The Basalt Vista community, nestled high in the mountains in Basalt, Colorado, is about to get a whole lot smarter in the pursuit of energy efficiency and renewable energy integration. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is installing its R&D 100 Award-winning foresee™ software in local homes to field-test smart energy management … [continued]

Rock Dust Captures Carbon Dioxide From The Atmosphere & Deposits It In The Ocean

July 16, 20204 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

A new study published in Nature claims spreading basaltic rock dust on the fields where crops are grown could pull up to 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Energy Resilience In The Roaring Fork Valley

May 21, 20196 years ago RMI 0 Comments

On the evening of July 3, 2018, a wildfire broke out a half mile from the Rocky Mountain Institute office in Basalt, Colorado, in the heart of the Roaring Fork Valley. This fire—dubbed the Lake Christine Fire—spread to engulf more than 12,500 acres and came within minutes of shutting down power to the upper Roaring Fork Valley.