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
Ewa – Baltic Sea, Poland 2021Think Greener is looking forward to visiting Poland again in the next couple of months. We will continue to shine our sustainable spotlight on Poland’s steps towards a green transition. Poland is changing their mindset on how to generate power. Historically, the country has based its energy production on coal mining which has been a significant factor in the Polish economy.
Poland’s climate minister has agreed to invest in renewable energy, teaming with PGE (Polska Grupa Energetyczna) and the University of Gdansk to implement offshore wind generation in the Baltic Sea. This agreement is in collaboration with Denmark who is a leader in wind technology.
The countries surrounding the Baltic Sea have signed an agreement to collaborate and share… Continue reading