Energy

The Breaking Barriers initiative is developing two resilience centers in Atlanta that will be backed by a solar-powered microgrid with battery storage. Read More

North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution. Smithfield Foods plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields. Read More

Heat pump water heaters use thermodynamics that is a more energy efficient way to heat houses, in industrial applications and many other uses. Read More

Here are a few of the key possibilities pending before Congress. Read More

Since 2015, more than 35GWs of renewable energy projects have been installed in the United States to meet the sustainability needs of corporate and industrial customers. The growing need has driven an entire new method of commercialization of renewable projects and created a new revenue stream. As corporate customers forge ahead with their renewable energy and sustainability goals, renewable energy technologies, such as battery and solar energy, are seeing great advancement. Read More

The bad news: We are rapidly depleting the natural systems upon which all life relies. The good news: We're awash with solutions. Read More

World Green Building Council beefs up 2030 net zero challenge to industry to take account of embodied CO2 and lifecycle impacts of construction materials. Read More

Companies and cities should work together on renewables to get the most benefits, share knowledge across the public/private divide and ensure equality for communities. Read More

Business has a critical role to play in the race to decarbonize. Read More

Long-duration energy storage is the linchpin technology that will let the economy run off of intermittent renewable energy sources and backup power after grid disruptions.  Read More