Twenty-four locations have been documented in the DOE Office of Geothermal’s Geothermal Heat Pump Case Study Yearbook. Green pins indicate the most recently published case studies. Image by National Laboratory of the Rockies.
5 New Case Studies Add to Database of Geothermal Systems Installed Across the Nation By Becca Sweet, NLR The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Geothermal (OG) has published five new case studies on a variety of geothermal heating and cooling applications. These case studies, researched and written by the … [continued]
I was looking out the window the other day and saw a middle-schooler biking home from school with her mom and dad. They were all on electric bikes (ebikes). It hit me at that moment that ebikes were really helping to increase school commuting by bike. Also of note: we … [continued]
Utility scale solar power plants and rooftop solar installations are providing public schools with relief from high electricity costs while bringing new educational and workforce development opportunities into the classroom (courtesy of RWE).
Utility scale solar power plants and rooftop solar installations are providing public schools with relief from high electricity costs while bringing new educational and workforce development opportunities into the classroom…who could hate it?
Gagan Dhillon, CEO of Synop, and I sat down recently to discuss why electric school buses are the perfect starter V2G fleet, real-world results from electric school bus V2G programs, making electric school bus (and other EV) fleets pencil out after the federal tax-credit cliff, EV fleet energy management, and … [continued]
Five middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) — Northridge Middle School, Pacoima Middle School, Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, Sun Valley Magnet School, and Sutter Middle School — will get solar PV systems and EV charging infrastructure. The project developer is Ameresco, Inc., a leading … [continued]
Biloxi Public Schools (BPS) will be acquiring 29 new all-electric school buses and installing charging infrastructure for them. Electric school buses generate no direct air pollution, unlike their diesel and gas counterparts that emit exhaust which harms human health. Diesel exhaust, in particular, is a problem. “In its comprehensive assessment … [continued]
Students get off a school bus using both the stairs and the wheelchair lift. Photo by WRI's Electric School Bus Initiative
School buses, intended to provide safe and secure rides for all children, are largely failing kids with disabilities, prompting urgent calls for improvements. “I experienced accessibility problems at least three times a week,” one youth reflected in a student discussion. Either there was not enough space to secure a wheelchair, … [continued]
An obstacle course built at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)
Argonne High School Autonomous Vehicle Competition teaches participants about teamwork, engineering, planning and problem-solving skills. Conner Schroeder, a senior at Guilford High School in Rockford was prepared for minor fog. But he and his teammates were unprepared for a “torrential rain” on the obstacle course. Knowing there wasn’t much they could … [continued]
Expects Full Delivery of 25 Units in the First Quarter of 2025 Fort Lee, NJ — Power Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPSI) (“Pioneer” or the “Company”), a leader in the design, manufacture, service and integration of electrical power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment and mobile electric vehicle (“EV”) charging … [continued]
Solar and battery storage systems provide energy access on and off the grid to ensure reliable electricity flows even during critical disruptions. Roseau Valley, Dominica — The Island of Dominica came one step closer toward its goal of becoming a fully climate-resilient nation with two new solar microgrids. The Dominica … [continued]
