Federal hurdles, including onerous fees and development delays, are seriously hampering tribal nations' efforts to implement ambitious alternative energy projects that could generate reliable power, new jobs, clean energy, and massive new economic opportunities. Although the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) committed hundreds of billions to support clean energy initiatives across the country, a perfect storm of interconnection requirements, a high [...]
What if a nation struggling with reducing its heavy carbon footprint, an affordable housing deficit, and substandard energy efficiencies could tackle all three at the same time? Well, it can and we're going to do it. The ingredients? Some serious outside-the-box thinking and a marriage of innovative technologies. Our testbeds? Where affordable housing and energy efficiencies are at their worst: [...]
It's no secret that heat pumps are gaining in popularity. They're more energy-efficient, eco-friendly, and thrive on the very same conditions (moderating winters, intensifying summers) that are the signatures of climate change. But where the U.S.'s adoption of heat pumps is still measured on a per-housing unit basis, Europe is going one step further. Make that one giant leap further. [...]
At a time when so much of the country is transitioning to green, efficient energy systems, many if not most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) face numerous and significant impediments to joining that movement. But in those challenges also exist opportunities which, if adequately met, could help to fuel this same energy revolution. First, the challenges: Financial Limits. Many HBCUs [...]
Distributed Energy Systems (DES) are the central nervous system of the green energy revolution, which is why we're so big on the thinking behind it, the tools that are modernizing it, and the widespread embrace of the systems for reducing carbon outputs, improving resiliency, and more. Much more. Here are just some of the reasons we're so high on DES. [...]
A new market survey claims global spending on solar panels will reach $273.15B by 2029, up from $187.69B in 2023, representing a CAGR of 6.45%. This growth is being driven by a number of factors, including: Numerous providers of hardware, design, reliability, and service entering the space Continued advancements in innovation Government subsidies to drive adoption and reduce carbon output [...]
Eager to support public and private sector organizations focused on meeting the nation's rapidly growing demand for distributed energy services, the Dept. of Energy (DOE) has released a list of tools and services the agency will make available facilitate their efforts. With an eye on clean energy production for the massively expanding AI industry, the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board [...]
This article is a reprint from The Washington Informed, dated May 15, 2024. Brian McLaughlin, an experienced leader with more than 26 years of professional experience in the nonprofit, public and for-profit areas, has co-founded a business, PlanitWorks, that operates in the booming green energy industry. “I want to drive the clean energy revolution into all communities,” said McLaughlin, a [...]
