DC Project May Unlock PACE Funding For Affordable Housing Across US
The clean energy renovation of a Washington, DC housing complex may unlock PACE funding’s untapped potential for affordable housing across America.
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Thanks To Energy Storage, “Free” Rooftop Solar For Emergencies (CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
With energy storage, rooftop solar at low income housing projects can pay for itself, provide storm resiliency, reduce utility bills, and generate revenue.
Huuuuuuuuge New Thermal Hydrolysis System For DC Wastewater Is World’s Hugest
Despite the climate deniers in Congress, the US capital city has a $470 million advanced wastewater treatment system that generates renewable energy.
Apple & Google Dominate Frankfurt Buzz, VW Cheated & May Be Fined $18 Billion, BMW…
Here’s some more good (and crazy) clean transportation news for you weekend reading pleasure: The Buzz In Frankfurt Is All About Apple & Google The Frankfurt Motor Show saw lots of gorgeous new models (check out the Audi e-tron quattro and Porsche Mission E, for example), but the buzz all week was not … [continued]
US Energy Efficiency Ranks Released: How’d Your State Do?
Massachusetts and California top ACEEE’s energy efficiency ranks for the fourth straight year while clear winners and losers stand out across America.
5 Largest Public Transit Systems In US (Infographic)
“Let’s Take a Ride” is a visual measurement of what occurs in a great choreographic movement every day on the five largest public transit systems in the US. In particular, these public transit systems are in: Chicago, New York City, Boston, Washington DC, and San Francisco. It is an impressive infographic, with numbers such as 400 million: the … [continued]
Amtrak Expands Fast East Coast Acela Fleet
Amtrak’s 13-year-old Acela trains have made a huge difference to commuting and other travel along the busy Northeast corridor between Boston and Washington, DC. Now a 6.5-hour trip, it used to take a full business day, or longer. The high-speed, tilting, inter-city train, currently the country’s fastest, can achieve up to … [continued]
Hey Haters, RGGI Cap And Trade Powered 800 MW New Renewables in 2013
The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA’s proposed emissions rule can succeed.
US Bike Ridership Surges With Protected Bike Lanes, Study Finds
Avid urban cyclists can always find a way to reach their destinations. They can maneuver in tight spaces where bike and motor vehicle traffic mix. Not so with the less experienced—and it seems from an extensive national study released last week that protected bike lanes (aka “cycle tracks”) provide these bicyclists … [continued]
Solar & Global Politics, & Why Ukraine & Qatar Are Critical Hubs There
Originally published on SolarWakeup. By Yann Brandt Solar may be a small portion of energy production globally but the importance in geo-politics continues to grow. All energy usage may be local, when a homeowner plugs in their cell phone charge into the wall but when it comes to energy production, it … [continued]
