VILNIUS, Lithuania–(BUSINESS WIRE) — WePower, the blockchain-based green energy trading platform, announces today that it has successfully raised $40 million from 22,933 contributors during its ICO, making it one of the most demanded blockchain projects of the year. The successful ICO will further WePower’s goals of driving global green energy … [continued]
Clean tech jobs for veterans could be at risk if the Trump Administration and its Republican supporters in Congress follow through on EPA and DOE cuts.
Just one day after Trump kicks off his 2020 campaign in Florida to an adoring crowd, scientists flex their muscles in a rally against Trump in Boston.
Elon Musk points out that fracking is significantly dangerous, in a quick explanation at a recent conference. He sums up the immensity of the danger and then leads into the need for electric cars that do not use fossil fuels. http://youtu.be/xVZvxMF63ks?t=1m7s You can also watch AFP’s video on this segment of … [continued]
In a discussion today about solar energy and the coming Year of Light, author John Perlin helped enlighten me about the importance of the solar cell (photovoltaic systems) as a source for renewable electrical energy. What is the single most significant consideration in designing a PV system, as opposed to … [continued]
Climate news in general captured press attention on Friday and Saturday alongside the goings-on at the Lima COP20 meeting. Here’s a roundup, including several research reports, carbon capture and storage schemes, commitments and funding developments, a recent retirement, and weather in the Philippines. More bad news about the environment broke. … [continued]
Originally published on Union of Concerned Scientists. By Ken Kimmell While the mid-term elections headlines naturally focus on the change in leadership in the U.S. Senate, nothing in the results should change anyone’s mind on these clear truths: we know Americans trust science, support cutting global warming emissions, and want … [continued]
The powerful cable television series Years of Living Dangerously, a remarkable view of the human impacts of climate change that we reviewed several times earlier this year, returns to television in rerun form this weekend. If you missed the compelling series the first time, you really owe it to yourself (and … [continued]
1Sun4All David Schieren is the chief executive officer of a leading Long Island, New York, solar engineering and installation company. He’s also a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon alumnus and outspoken advocate for the competition, writes Carol Laurie for Solar Decathlon. Schieren emphasizes the Solar Decathlon’s unique way of teaching … [continued]
By Sam Stranks A new material has entered the emerging low-cost photovoltaics arena and is threatening to blow much of the existing competition away. Power conversion efficiencies (how efficiently incident sunlight is converted to electrical power) in perovskite-based solar cells have increased from a starting point of 3.8% in 2009 to a staggering … [continued]
