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New Study Finds 4,100 Solar Jobs in Texas | Sierra Club National

SustainableSA.com Posted on February 11, 2014 by stlaneMarch 10, 2014

AUSTIN, TX – A new report from The Solar Foundation (TSF), a national non-profit research organization, finds more than 4,100 Texans are now working in the solar power industry, marking a 28 per cent increase in solar jobs in one … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Job Creation, Microgrids, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Utilities | Leave a reply

Bill Sinkin’s persuasive power led CPS Energy to support Solar San Antonio

SustainableSA.com Posted on February 7, 2014 by stlaneMarch 10, 2014

When Bill Sinkin first approached CPS Energy about promoting solar power, officials were amenable, said Joe Fulton, who was director of environmental planning and research at the time. A change in leadership delayed the agreement, but since it was inked … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

Ingeniously Simple Solar-Powered Charger – My Modern Metropolis

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 30, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 30, 2014

Designers Kyuho Song and Boa Oh have developed a solution to having no electrical power source to plug into on the go. While our advancing technology provides countless benefits, it has also added to our modern day inconveniences. One such … Continue reading →

Posted in Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Microgrids, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Utilities | Leave a reply

10 Reasons Why EarthShips Are F!#%ing Awesome

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 22, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 22, 2014

Earthships are 100% sustainable homes that are both cheap to build and awesome to live in. They offer amenities like no other sustainable building style you have come across. For the reasons that follow, I believe Earthships can actually change … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Energy Efficiency, Food, Food, Farms & Gardens, New Tech, Permaculture, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Uncategorized, Water | Leave a reply

Batteries to Bolster Solar

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 22, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 22, 2014

When SolarCity and Tesla last month announced they were teaming up to offer battery backup for residential solar PV systems, they generated much excitement … and a disproportionate amount of press. From Greentech Media to the New York Times, stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Microgrids, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Rocky Mountain Institute, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

The Grid Edge: How Will Utilities, Vendors and Energy Service Providers Adapt? : Greentech Media

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 22, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 22, 2014

The Grid Edge: How Will Utilities, Vendors and Energy Service Providers Adapt? The intersection of grid modernization and the rise of a new end-to-end energy system is already upon us. The term “smart grid” is getting a bit long in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Microgrids, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

Read This Retiring Utility Commissioner’s Candid Words About Energy Policy : Greentech Media

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 22, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 22, 2014

Read This Retiring Utility Commissioner’s Candid Words About Energy Policy “I suspect that [utilities] would still dearly like to strangle rooftop solar if they could.” When public servants leave office, they sometimes offer up the most candid words of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, CPS Energy, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Polls & Opinions, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

2030 District initiative coming to San Antonio – San Antonio Express-News

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 18, 2014 by stlaneMarch 11, 2014

Architecture 2030 challenges the global architecture and building community to implement strategies to reduce energy and water consumption and vehicle emissions by 50 percent by 2030. Becoming a 2030 District offers San Antonio an ideal model for monitoring emissions and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, New Tech, Permaculture, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

NC State News :: NC State News and Information » Researchers Find Simple, Cheap Way to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 15, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 15, 2014

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Organic mega flow battery promises breakthrough for renewable energy

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 14, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 14, 2014

A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar far more economical … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, New Tech, Renewable Energy, Retrofits, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability | Leave a reply

NREL: Soft Costs Now Largest Piece Of Solar Installation Costs | CleanTechnica

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 23, 2013 by stlaneMarch 23, 2014

Two reports published by the US Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL show that soft costs — such as financing and other non-hardware costs — now make up the largest section of solar installation costs, coming in at 64% … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Isothermal Compressed Air Storage, Job Creation, Microgrids, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Sustainability’s Next Frontier | MIT Sloan Management Review

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 23, 2013 by stlaneDecember 23, 2013

In this 2013 report, new research by MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group looks at companies that “walk the talk” in addressing significant sustainability concerns. So-called “Walkers” focus heavily on five fronts: sustainability strategy, business case, measurement, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Job Creation, New Tech, Polls & Opinions, Renewable Energy, Retrofits, Surveys, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

Sustainability Professionals ‘Needed Across All Industries’ · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 20, 2013 by stlaneDecember 24, 2013

More companies are hiring sustainability professionals, with the green goods and services field increasing 5 percent from 2010 to 2011 to reach 3.4 million workers, but there’s still considerable room to grow, according to a report published by the McGraw … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Job Creation, New Tech, Polls & Opinions, Renewable Energy, Retrofits, Surveys, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

Market Forces Mainstream Sustainability – Economic Intelligence (usnews.com)

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 20, 2013 by stlaneDecember 23, 2013

The face of sustainability is changing, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group and MIT Sloan Management Review. In a worldwide survey of more than 1,000 executives and managers, BCG and Sloan took the pulse of sustainability efforts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Job Creation, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Polls & Opinions, Renewable Energy, Retrofits, Surveys, Sustainability | Leave a reply

Thanks to Tomatoes, Purifying Water May Have Just Gotten Easier | Care2 Causes

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 18, 2013 by stlaneDecember 18, 2013

What if there was a way to purify contaminated water in developing countries with a cost-effective method that’s both resourceful and effective? What if there was a way to provide clean drinking water to every thirsty mouth on the planet? … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Doing Something, Fertilizers, Food, Food Pharmacy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Job Creation, New Tech, Pollution, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

The End of Environment-Destroying Fertilizers Could Be Near | Care2 Causes

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 18, 2013 by stlaneDecember 18, 2013

Research breakthroughs have been pretty great for Mother Earth lately: We’re on the cusp of treating polluted water with little more than apple and tomato peels, and now Professor Edward Cocking from the University of Nottingham has created a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Carbon, Cool Tech, Economic Development, Fertilizers, Food, Food Pharmacy, Food Security, Food, Farms & Gardens, Fossil Fuels, New Tech, Planting Guides, Sustainability | Leave a reply

Debunking the Renewables “Disinformation Campaign”

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 17, 2013 by stlaneDecember 17, 2013

According to Fox Business reporter Shibani Joshi, renewables are successful in Germany and not in the U.S. because Germany has “got a lot more sun than we do.” Sure, California might get sun now and then, Joshi conceded during her … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

A New Proposal From Arizona’s Ratepayer Advocate Seeks to Fix Net Metering : Greentech Media

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 9, 2013 by stlaneDecember 9, 2013

A new proposal from Arizona’s ratepayer advocate seeks to resolve the hostility between utilities and solar advocates over net energy metering. Regulators “will look to us because their main function is to make sure residential ratepayers get fair treatment, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Job Creation, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

Enlightened economic interest – the argument for energy efficiency and renewables. Focus on outcomes not motives. Energy wisdom over Climate problems. Bidirectional value tariff

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 21, 2013 by stlaneNovember 21, 2013

What's in store for the future of energy? VERGE SF 2013 concluded with this 27 minute freewheeling discussion among sustainability heavyweights. The New York Times reporter Andy Revkin caught up with Amory Lovins, chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, New Tech, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

This Tiny Pod Car Runs On Air | GizmoCrazed

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 9, 2013 by stlaneNovember 9, 2013

Top speed 50 mph, Range 125 miles, runs on compressed-air at a cost of 1 cent per mile and costs $10,000. In September 2013 it was announced that the car would be manufactured in Sardinia, Italy, for sale in summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, Isothermal Compressed Air Storage, New Tech, Pollution, Sustainability, Uncategorized | 1 Reply

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