Think Greener Every Day!
Did you ever think hot sand could be a sustainable solution helping to reverse climate change?
The answer is, yes. I touched on this concept in a recent blog called Renewable Energy Storage Solutions. Lithium-ion batteries are great energy storage for laptops, small electronics and EV’s but it’s not always the best method for storing renewable energy for long durations and at larger capacities.
This is where sand comes into action! Helping the world to achieve carbon neutrality in the built environment. As we implement more renewable energy sources to power our buildings, industries, and the grid with solar and wind, we need continuous power even when the sun and wind are not available.
To meet this energy storage challenge, scientist… Continue reading
NYC Catastrophic Flash Flooding
Climate Migration is happening to society at many different levels around the world and is becoming more frequent and not just temporary anymore! Much like eastern North Carolina, that sits on a coastal plain, vulnerable to flooding due to the increase of extreme rainfall and hurricanes influenced by climate change.
Looking back, about 2 years ago, while working in corporate America, I would attend company meetings to discuss business development opportunities, identify new trends and mitigation efforts that would be needed in the future. I spoke up and said, “Soon the world will be facing mass migration of human civilizations at a large scale because of climate change”. Honestly, I am not sure how many of my team members really understood… Continue reading
I have some exciting news to share with you all!
Think Greener has enrolled in the Green Team Academy 2021 International #ClimateActionChallenge! Our team is comprised of 4 passionate ordinary people, two from the East coast, one from the Midwest, and one from the West coast of the USA. We are Team #49 out of 61 from 25 countries that have stepped up to participate in the challenge. Think Greener is part of 207 challengers from Barbados, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Curaçao, Dominica, Egypt, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Switzerland, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe!
ICAC21 90 Day Challenge Certificate
Today marks day 1 of the 90-day challenge and Think Greener is looking forward to… Continue reading
Think Greener in Couthuin, Belgium
Renewable Energy is here to stay! I have stated that before and will continue to do so. The cost for producing electricity via wind and solar continues to drop making it America’s fastest growing energy source.
The next hurdle, we are about to clear, is creating cheap sustainable energy storage technologies. Energy storage can come in many different shapes and forms. Scientists at NREL are working on ways to increase the ability for alkaline batteries to hold a longer charge while used in small electronics and in Lithium-ion batteries to help power laptops and electric vehicles.
As scientist create these new technologies, they are already thinking about the supply chain and the raw material required for production, such as how… Continue reading