Today, Think Greener, LLC traveled to Lambertville, New Jersey to spotlight a sustainable Net-Zero Gaia’s Way Farm. This was the first of three spotlights selected for our 90-Day International Climate Action Challenge 2021, facilitated by the Green Team Academy.
We were blessed with beautiful weather to shoot with three different camera angels while capturing utterly amazing content! Gaia’s Way Farm is a great example of a single-family residence that is off the grid, self-sustaining, not connected to any municipal water or waste infrastructure.
While continuing to renovate the historic farmhouse, the owners implement the principal of upcycling used construction material. They managed to divert 98% of construction waste from the landfill. Following the guidelines of LEED and WELL rating systems, they track and measure… Continue reading
Engineers at MIT have been working with nanotechnology to create light from different types of plants! Yes, you read it correctly. This new solution is an example of groundbreaking technology that will change the way we inhabit and view the world in the future. It is very exciting to think about what our sustainable world will look like in 30 or 50 years from now.
These bright light emitting plants stay lit for minutes and can be recharged within 10 seconds from an ordinary LED source. This new emerging field of research, called plant nanobionics, has successfully implemented light capacitors within basil, watercress, tobacco and even the very large Thailand elephant ear plant! This can be useful for outdoor light sources as researchers are now… Continue reading
Recently, my blogs have been focusing on renewable energy solutions and the current state of power grid capabilities to handle the energy transition to a new, green economy. Have you seen any new EV charging stations in your local area? If you have not, it will soon be the new normal in your neighborhood blending into your current infrastructure.
The US needs a cohesive EV charging infrastructure plan to handle and maintain a stable power grid. President Biden is supporting it with implementing a half of million charging stations installed across America.
It is essential for public private partnerships (P3) to join forces to keep the power grid reliable while meeting the increasing energy demand. The power needs to come from green renewable sources and… Continue reading
Have you ever heard of a Solar Garden? Well today, Think Greener will shine our sustainable spotlight on Agrivoltaics. Pairing solar panels with farmland is a no brainer and is a glimpse into our future!
It is my pleasure to introduce Jack’s Solar Garden, a 24-acre family farm located in Colorado. The farm transformed from traditional farming, growing wheat as a cash crop and hay to feed their cattle. It is the nation’s largest commercially agrivoltaics research system and vegetation growth under solar panels.
This scalable, sustainable practice helps reduce the impact farming has on our natural resources. Farming is extremely energy intensive and creates about one third of greenhouse gas emissions and account for 85% of global water consumption. Some of the benefits of… Continue reading