Originally published on RenewEconomy. Here’s a surprising statistic: Despite all the trials and tribulations – and mostly the inconsistency – over climate and clean energy policies across the world, the climate sector in the past year has performed better than the broader market for the first time since the global … [continued]
Originally published on Think Progress. By Ari Phillips. It’s hard to imagine modern life, let alone the modern economy, without aviation. Yet some airlines generate more greenhouse gases to fly the friendly skies than others. Demand for air travel has been rising as developing economies expand and incomes increase. This … [continued]
Being on a whirlwind work trip around Ukraine for about one week, I got way behind on my normal news routine and cleantech buffets. Apologies. To catch up, I’m posting 3 (yes, 3!) cleantech buffets this morning. Here’s the third one, on cleantech leftovers not covering in the first two … [continued]
Brighter, more energy-efficient LED light bulbs are in the near-future, thanks to a new high-performance LED driver that’s been developed by researchers from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering. The newly designed LED driver provides power to the light bulbs via a rather innovative new approach that’s been dubbed … [continued]
Originally published on Outlier, Opower’s blog. by Barry Fischer Last week, we called attention to America’s massive energy inefficiency problem. The amount of energy wasted by the US economy in 2012, we noted, could power the United Kingdom for 7 years. But of course the United Kingdom is more than just a reference … [continued]
Originally published on Outlier, Opower’s blog. by Barry Fischer, Opower’s head writer An updated analysis published last month by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory suggests that the USA is just 39% energy efficient. Put another way, more than half (i.e. 61%) of the energy that flows through our economy is ultimately wasted. The predominance … [continued]
Halogen, CFLs, LEDs, Watts, Lumens—what’s the difference? What’s best? We’ve got you covered! Lighting a typical Minnesota home accounts for about 10 percent of the energy needed to power one’s home. One of the best ways to reduce your electricity bill is to replace traditional incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY … [continued]
Anticipation mounts as the next generation of video game systems are starting to hit the market, promising more realistic graphics, better sound and a more movie-like experience. Last year, Nintendo released the Wii U, the successor to the Wii. This fall, Sony will release the PlayStation 4, while Microsoft enters … [continued]
This article originally published on Climate Progress by Joanna M. Foster Has the Department of Energy been systematically overestimating the cost of energy-efficient standards for decades? A new study says yes and it means you’re not getting the best technology available. As a July that smothered much of the East … [continued]
Leading Indian companies have taken the first major step towards a possible emissions trading scheme, with more than 20 of India’s leading companies joining an initiative to voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions. The voluntary emissions reporting program has been launched by the World Resources Institute India, the Confederation of … [continued]
