GTM : Are We Measuring Energy Use All Wrong?

Jay OwenGreentech

 “Ethical Markets is proud to have Dr. Skip Laitner on our Advisory Board, and we cite his work on our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® regularly.”   ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor   GTM’s Grid Edge Newsletter | June 5, 2015   June 5, 2015 This week’s grid edge roundup comes with a healthy …

Cheap Solar Advances Farther in Germany (than anywhere else)

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Home Solar Plus A Battery Could Be Cheaper Than The Grid In Germany In Just A Few Years by Jeff Spross thinkprogress.org/climate on October 3, 2014 at 9:02 am http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/10/03/3575371/hsbc-solar-battery-germany   CREDIT: Shutterstock The cost of solar power plus battery storage is about to dip below the average electricity bill in Germany. That’s …

Clean power was on the rise in the U.S., even before President Obama’s carbon rules aimed to accelerate the trend

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Latest Headlines   Tall Neighbor Coming to Arizona Desert Community : AltEnergyStocks.com Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:25 PM PDT Tall Neighbor Coming to Arizona Desert Community : AltEnergyStocks.com Tall Neighbor Coming to Arizona Desert Community Posted: 16 Jun 2014 07:21 AM PDT by Debra Fiakas CFA The citizens of a …

New “dual carbon” battery charges 20 times faster than Li-ion

Jay OwenGreentech

This is probably going to be the best battery technology out there for wind and solar power, as well as for all-electric cars. It is a good illustration of the acceleration of technology to match acceleration of climate change/global warming. Now if only politics and finance would accelerate, we could …

Alternative Energy: Solar Impulse Inspires MIT Engineering Students (VIDEO)

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Alternative Energy   Solar Impulse Inspires MIT Engineering Students (VIDEO) Posted: 20 May 2014 04:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Midsummer CIGS Solar Cells Climb To 16.2% Efficiency Posted: 20 May 2014 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Hybrid electric vehicles: Logged driving route can reduce energy consumption …

SMARTPLANET DAILY: Top 10 U.S. cities to start a new business

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

  MANAGE | READ ONLINE | PREVIOUS   SmartPlanet Daily A DAILY BRIEFING OF THE NEWEST STORIES ON SMARTPLANET, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. May 09, 2014 FROM THE DESK OF … Number three is Omaha, NE and two is Miami, FL. You’ll (probably) never guess the number one U.S. city …

Alternative Energy: More Renewable Energy Needed To Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change

Jay OwenGreentech

  Alternative Energy   More Renewable Energy Needed To Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change Posted: 17 Apr 2014 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Brits: We Prefer Onshore Wind Farms Over Fracking Posted: 17 Apr 2014 02:00 AM PDT Filed under: Energy News Bernstein: Utilities Have 4 Choices In Solar Revolution (None …

Going With the Flow Battery

Jay OwenGreentech

New flow batteries provide just the right energy storage for intermittent renewables such as solar and wind to guarantee constant supply throughout the grid Prof Peter Saunders A fully referenced and illustrated version of this article is posted on ISIS members website and is otherwise available for download here Please circulate widely and repost, …

A billion-dollar company eliminates managers | SMART PLANET Daily

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Wealth of Networks

    smartplanet DAILY A DAILY BRIEFING OF THE NEWEST STORIES ON SMARTPLANET, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. January 03, 2014 FROM THE DESK OF … At the end of this blessedly short week, can you imagine your place of work going holocratic? No managers, no job titles, just radically-transparent self-governance. …