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Net-Zero Is the Holy Grail of Commercial Green Buildings

It wasn’t that long ago that the term ‘green building’ was seen as something extra you did or tried to incorporate into construction in order to greenwash it or give it a ‘touchy-feely’ green aspect...

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New Solar Investing Platform Connects Investors to Vetted Commercial Solar...

The launch of a new financing marketplace for commercial solar projects could make solar investing as easy as investing in the public markets, and give investors the healthy returns from renewable...

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Patagonia Invests $13M in Hawaiian Rooftop Solar Projects

What do you do to further your goal of using business to help solve environmental issues, when you already give back a percentage of your profits to environmental organizations, you’ve become a B Corp...

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This Social Network Connects Solar Homeowners

Can a social network, crowdsourced performance data, and collaborative analysis of home solar power systems lead to smarter solar power, and more of it? If the direction that Generaytor is heading is...

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Waste to Energy Biofuel Project Aims for Community-Powered Energy

While some cleantech entrepreneurs are looking to further develop solar power, wind power, and marine power to meet some of our future energy needs, others are looking much closer to home with their...

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Top Tips to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Your Office Building

We live in an era where sources of non-renewable energy are fast depleting. However, thanks to the evolving technology, renewable energy sources are being tapped as potent alternatives that will,...

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Smarter Solar Irrigation Model Uses Centralized Solar, Distributed Pumps

In rural areas of Senegal, getting water for irrigating crops often comes with a hefty price tag, not only in terms of the cost to buy the fuel for it (about $1 per day for an average gas-powered...

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Wave Energy Prize Challenge Seeks to Halve the Cost

Compared to some of the other renewable energy technologies, such as solar and wind, wave energy is still in its infancy (OK, maybe its early adolescence), and so far, wave energy advances haven’t yet...

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This Nonprofit Provides Free Energy Audits for Small Businesses

One way for small businesses to green up their operations can be through choosing a renewable energy source, whether it’s a rooftop solar installation or the purchase of clean energy through their...

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How to Green a Burrito or Fresh-Mex Restaurant: Top 10 Sustainable Strategies

Want to green your Fresh-Mex or burrito place?  There are some sustainable strategies unique to both restaurants in general and those which serve cuisine like burritos, tacos, and nachos.  Here are the...

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Support Community Choice at the Business of Local Energy Symposium, California

The Business of Local Energy Symposium will be held March 4 in San Jose, CA. Meet entrepreneurs from fields like energy efficiency, micro-grids, and renewables The post Support Community Choice at the...

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Pre-fab Solar Plan Could Slash Cost Of Solar Farms

A start-up in Australia is experimenting with pre-fabricated solar systems that can be transported to remote locations and set up in a matter of days or even hours. Later, they can be taken down and...

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CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → BERLIN Updates

Via CleanTechnica: We’ve got several notable updates regarding our first cleantech conference — CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → BERLIN — to share with you. First of all, we now have: → a Facebook event...

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Portable Solar Panels Bring Power To Remote Locations

John Hingley of MIlton Keynes, England, has developed a portable solar panel system he says is a self contained microgrid for remote areas or places hit by natural disaster. The post Portable Solar...

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New Computer Promotes Small Scale Hydro Power

Engineers at the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a computer program that is able to accurately predict how much electricity a small scale hydro power installation will...

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Biofuel Propels Plane to New World Record

Camelina oilseed is part of a new biofuel industry initiative that has significant potential for an eco-business The post Biofuel Propels Plane to New World Record appeared first on Ecopreneurist.

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Fabric that Generates Electricity from Sunshine and Motion

Fabric that generates electricity. Sounds like something from The Jetsons, right? Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have brought us a step closer to the future. They’re developing a fabric...

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Biofuel Propels Plane to New World Record

Camelina oilseed is part of a new biofuel industry initiative that has significant potential for an eco-business. The post Biofuel Propels Plane to New World Record appeared first on EnergySeek.

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Fabric that Generates Electricity from Sunshine and Motion

Fabric that generates electricity. Sounds like something from The Jetsons, right? Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have brought us a step closer to the future. They’re developing a fabric...

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Clean Energy on the Rise for Business One Year after Trump’s Withdrawal from...

Clean energy on the rise — it’s big news in the US business sector. One long year after the Trump administration withdrew from the Paris Agreement, renewable clean energy is stronger than ever in the...

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