Nature, Inc. is a Boston-based cleantech startup founded by Haruumi Shiode and Mash Ohtsuka, located at the Harvard Innovation Lab. The company is planning to ship its smart room air conditioner controller, Nature Remo, this summer. Recently, it completed a successful Kickstarter campaign to help with the endeavor. Mr. Shiode answered … [continued]
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have built the most complex building energy model of the City of Boston for use in city planning and climate goals. Christoph Reinhart, associate professor of architecture, and Carlos Cerezo, a PhD student in the Building Technology Program, together with colleagues from the MIT Sustainable … [continued]
Two low-income communities will benefit from the installation of new solar power projects due to the efforts of Boston Community Capital, with financing from Eastern Bank. When they are completed, the amount of solar power associated with the Solar Carve-Out II program for affordable housing in Massachusetts will almost double. Rooftop … [continued]
Need more clean transportation news? Of course you do! Check out these stories: Artega Unveils “Scalo” Electric Sports Car Amongst the many other cars revealed at the recent IAA motor show in Frankfurt, Germany, was the Artega “Scalo” electric sports car. Spin8 Unveils Roadmap To EV Charging Station Buildout In … [continued]
by Roberto Verzola [Roberto Verzola is the author of Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable Electricity, a book published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung which was launched on March 23, 2015. The online version of the book as well as the article this post comes from can be downloaded freely. The author may … [continued]
Switzerland and the US state Massachusetts are forging ahead with a second Innovation Days event aimed at pushing clean tech to the next level.
Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of the factors contributing to the relatively fast adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in some American metropolitan markets have been identified and characterized by a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The dominant ones, according to the new report, are: … [continued]
The first thing I think of when I read a post about walking and cycling is the savings from better health. I have a visceral reaction to the smell of gasoline. Even a whiff can trigger a headache. I am grateful for every quiet, nontoxic pedestrian pathway, the bicyclist whizzing … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Bostonians can now charge their electric cars for free… if they drive a Nissan LEAF, that is. Nissan has rolled out its “No Charge to Charge” promotion in Beantown, which lets Nissan LEAF owners charge for free at Nissan dealerships for two years. Here comes from … [continued]
A group of bipartisan mayors from over 250 cities are taking an important stand against “climate change denialism,” calling for the “swift implementation” of climate education in high schools nationwide. At the US Conference of Mayors annual meeting this June, Mayor Edwin M. Lee of San Francisco and other mayors … [continued]
