Netherlands Thinking Greener!It’s all how you view the glass right! Is it half empty or half full?
A Norwegian shipping company has implemented a new technology to create a zero-emission barge that can sail for 2-4 hours. I’m sure their glass is half full! Zero Emissions Services (ZES) has designed a shipping container that stores green renewable energy within lithium-ion batteries designed to fit inside. Clean renewable energy is what powers the barge eliminating the need to burn fossil fuels!
When the barge pulls into port, within 15 minutes it exchanges the green renewable energy container with a fully charged one. Then the barge heads back to its port of call assuring that no CO2, nitrogen, or particulates are released. This is a welcomed… Continue reading
Think Greener Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependency
Burning oil, coal and methane make up large amounts of greenhouse gasses causing climate change. Good news, oil is on its way out! The other day, I received a call from a bicycle shop indicating that our e-bicycles should be ready for pickup within the next couple of days! The faster society can switch to an electric car or e-bike, the quicker the internal combustion engines can be decommissioned, which are expected to be obsolete by 2040.
Coal is also on a steep decline. Large coal fired power plants are being shut down around the world as renewable energy is replacing the need to burn fossil fuels.
Methane,… Continue reading
Rob Leading USGBC-NJ Sustainable Tour, Giant Stadium
While practicing architecture and construction management for over 20 years, I had learned to understand the devil is in the details. I would like to apply this concept to today’s blog focusing on clean energy transmission.
Traditional power lines move electricity in one direction, from power plant to homes or businesses. The integrating of rooftop solar and solar farms requires utilities to upgrade equipment that accommodates 2-way current.
Here is another interesting detail! All utility power grids are not created equal. The early adopters of rooftop solar tend to be in wealthier communities, where utility companies have upgraded the transmission lines to carry the 2-way current! Lower income communities, where rooftop solar is not a common practice, are… Continue reading
Denmark Thinking Greener!
Yesterday, I attended an online event hosted by the State of Green, located in Denmark! As a non-for-profit, founded in 2008, they are focused on building international relationships with solution providers fostering a green transition.
With the focus on Circular Economy, the symposium was inspiring and informative.
Do you know what a circular economy is?
It is a new way of thinking how we share our worlds resources while eliminating the strain of the planet by creating a new economic model. This model tackles global challenges like climate change, waste, pollution, and biodiversity. The traditional linear economy business model extracts natural resources from the earth, creates single stream products which at the end of their life cycle end up in a landfill… Continue reading