This is an interesting chart from Bloomberg Green comparing some of today’s innovations against innovations of the past. At the top of today’s innovations are EV batteries, which from 2010-2020, saw annual deployment growth similar to that of US WWII aircrafts. However, when it comes… Read More
One of the things that you need to do when you’re constructing a building is arrange for new utility connections. Sometimes there’s enough capacity to support what you’re building and sometimes the capacities need to be upgraded (which usually becomes the responsibility of the developer).… Read More
Well here is a clever idea by Berlin designer Tobias Trübenbacher. It is a wind-powered streetlight — one that also detects when people are nearby and emits an insect-friendly light spectrum. Lots of cities already rely (partially) on solar powered lights and signage. But that… Read More
The United Nations and Bloomberg New Energy Finance recently published a report covering global trends in the renewable energy space for 2017. Here are some of their key findings: – 2016 was a record year in terms of renewable power capacity installed worldwide. This includes… Read More
The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority recently completed a 350 MW solar tender. They received a total of 6 bids and the low bidder was Japan’s Marubeni Corp and China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd. Their bid was USD $24.2 per MWh or 2.42 cents… Read More
Airbnb is a platform that connects people who have extra space with people who need space. It’s a peer-to-peer hospitality company. Yeloha, which is a startup I just discovered today, is a peer-to-peer solar company based out of Boston. In the same vein as Airbnb,… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 