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No, Renewables Aren’t Going to Blow Up the Grid : Greentech Media

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 20, 2014 by stlaneMarch 20, 2014

The German experience shows that there are some real challenges associated with renewables integration. But they're not technical — they are mostly related to rate structures, the high cost of legacy renewable energy subsidies and overlapping energy markets between countries. … Continue reading →

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

Minnesota Adopts First Statewide Method For Calculating The Value Of Solar Power | ThinkProgress

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 20, 2014 by stlaneMarch 20, 2014

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted to become the first state in the nation to come up with a methodology for calculating the value of solar power generated by consumers — and not just how much that power … Continue reading →

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

Quirky’s New A/C Unit Smartens Up Your Dumbest Energy Hog

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 19, 2014 by stlaneMarch 19, 2014

This is Aros, a Wi-Fi connected air conditioner aimed at energy-conscious consumers that Quirky and GE are launching today. It's by far the biggest and most complicated product that Quirky has ever built, and it aims to help solve truly … Continue reading →

Posted in Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Residential Building, Retrofits, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities | Leave a reply

Things that make you go, hmmm? Exxon CEO Joins Lawsuit to Stop Fracking Near His Home

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 19, 2014 by stlaneMarch 19, 2014

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson may be the world's biggest fracker Exxon is the biggest natural gas producer in the U.S. but he isn't stupid. He'll frack my backyard and tell me it's good for me and he'll frack your place … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Greenwashing, Humor, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Polls & Opinions, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Water | Leave a reply

MISSION – WakaWaka Solar Lamps

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 10, 2014 by stlaneMarch 10, 2014

1.3 billion people around the world – a quarter of humanity – have no access to electricity, and hundreds of millions more face regular blackouts. The effects of this energy poverty are enormous. Lacking power and light severely reduces a … Continue reading →

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

Collapsible woven refugee shelters powered by the sun | Green Prophet

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 8, 2014 by stlaneMarch 10, 2014

More than 40 million people worldwide have been displaced from their homes and left to find shelter in strange lands. Maybe they find a tarp, or a tent, but their quality of life almost always remains dismal. To close this … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, City Planning & Urban Development, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, New Tech, Permaculture, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water | 2 Replies

Plastic Bag Ban: Transitioning to a Litter-Free San Antonio | The Rivard Report

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

By now, you have likely heard I am proposing a transition that will move San Antonio down a path toward becoming a litter-free community. Late last year, after multiple conversations with members of the Citizen’s Environmental Advisory Committee members are … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale – Big Oil and Bad Air on the Texas Prairie – Weather Channel

SustainableSA.com Posted on February 18, 2014 by stlaneJune 14, 2022

The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas is the site of one of the biggest energy booms in America, with oil and gas wells sprouting at an unprecedented rate. But local residents fear for their health – not from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, Climate Change, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

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

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

How Wall Street suddenly fell in love with solar : Renew Economy

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

Over the weekend, the New York Times noted that the solar power “craze” is partly responsible for Wall Street’s recent good times. The Times used the example of solar giant SolarCity, which has seen a sevenfold increase in its share … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Utilities | 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

‘Green’ has become the rule — not the exception – San Antonio Business Journal

SustainableSA.com Posted on January 3, 2014 by stlaneJune 25, 2014

Green design is no longer a niche market in building construction today. As energy and health costs have increased, demands for healthier, safer and environmentally friendly buildings have become the norm rather than the exception. “(Green architecture) is becoming much … Continue reading →

Posted in Building, Commercial Building, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Net Zero Buiilding, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy | 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

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