Budget Cuts Affecting America’s This month seven former heads of the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (from both Republican and Democratic Administrations) got together to warn Congress that Trump’s budget was going to seriously hurt America’s energy future. Trump’s budget cut calls for a 5.6 percent cut to […]
Renewable energy and solar LED efforts are producing a vast amount of jobs for the energy efficiency industry. Across the globe, solar PV has the highest employment in the renewable energy sector, with roughly 2.5 million jobs. Liquid biofuels trail closely behind with 1.8 million jobs, followed by wind power at approximately one million jobs. […]
Currently, utilities and co-ops are ramping up renewables. America now generates more kilowatt-hours of renewable energy than any other country in the world. Creating jobs and bettering the environment, zero-fuel cost renewable generation provides a critical hedge against future increases in fossil-fuel prices. While federal incentives have bolstered supply of renewable energy, support for renewable […]
Now customers can purchase Solar Power from their neighbor’s roof thanks to a startup company in Brooklyn, L03 Energy. They are completely changing how homeowners can buy and sell their electricity. They have created a market for clean energy. This is changing how power utility companies have been traditionally running things for a long time. […]
US Cities now have begun to offer large scale renewable energy to their customers. There are now programs that allow customers to purchase off the grid large scale renewable energy. There is now a bigger than ever demand clean energy and greenhouse gas reductions. Many Fortune 500 companies are seeking to go clean and because […]
Smart Cities are a rapid growing trend that is spreading everywhere. There are many benefits of Smart Cities Broadband Networks, some of those benefits are revenue generation, enhanced public safety and city services. Cities are growing at a fast pace and it will benefit everyone by helping with basic everyday tasks to helping with safety. […]
Moore’s Law refers to an observation made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. He noticed that the processing power of emerging computers had doubled every year since their invention. Moore assumed this trend would continue into the foreseeable future, and Moore’s Law was born. A new carbon law, modeled after Moore’s Law, has been proposed in order […]
The smart grid concept is being looked to by politicians and municipalities around the world. Energy independence, climate change, and resilience in emergencies are just some of the many benefits to the smart grid solution. Of course, smart grids are integral in smart cities as part of the Internet of Things. ClearWorld products, which are […]
Smart cities are adjusting their framework to incorporate a smart parking program. The city of San Diego recently began a program to replace their traditional, coin-operated parking meters with “smart” tech, allowing users to pay with a credit card. Also, City officials hope to allow consumers to pay by mobile phone in the near future. […]