The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine* invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position with an anticipated start date of August 2021.
The news today: The Illinois Community Solar program from Clearway Community Solar just landed Northwestern University as its first major commercial subscriber.
University and college endowments in the U.S. looking for strong, sustainable revenue streams would do well to embrace on-site solar generation, and the solar industry would thrive if it could forge the partnership. Solar installations would deliver stronger and more reliable returns than current investments, and create many opportunities, including enhanced fundraising, positive press, and community appeal to current and prospective students
New research revealed this week has shown that over a quarter of all universities in the UK have committed to fossil fuel divestment, and are leading the way globally.
A society-wide transition to clean energy requires action on many levels. Private consumers, commercial-level consumers, institutions, and government need to aid the transition. Additionally, of course, the production side of the industry has to continually advance the technologies and improve their competitiveness. An exciting story out of California combined with a … [continued]
We announce the launch of the Orange Button initiative, part of the US Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative. The Orange Button initiative has been designed to simplify and standardize data across the solar project lifecycle, enhance data quality, and make solar transactions more efficient. “Creating unified data standards will help the solar industry … [continued]
The international association of Academics Stand Against Poverty has come out in favor of the growing movement of universities divesting from fossil fuel investments. The news comes on the heels of several big divestment announcements, including Syracuse University’s decision to prohibit direct investment in coal mining and other fossil fuel … [continued]
University of California, Davis has been named the most sustainable American college in the Sierra Club’s Cool Schools report. […]
There are large steps and small steps that can be made to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. I think these solar electric vehicles are something in between, but definitely something to start using! The Solar Electric Vehicle Company creates innovative electric shuttles (i.e. large golf carts) for … [continued]
Editor’s note: Many investors see clean technology as a smart bet these days… but how do you get your cleantech business plan in front of the people with the money? Lead Edwards at Ecopreneurist points to one source of advice for clean/green entrepreneurs: universities… and some of this advice is … [continued]
