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JackSawyer
Student Boston MA United States Member Since: 05/28/2016
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The Exponential Growth of Electric Vehicle Adoption
The rise of electric car companies like Tesla, growing fears of climate change, and tougher policies on emissions have culminated in a growing attention on the electric vehicle industry. And the EV industry is ready for this attention “because the factors required to unlock demand...are [now] in place” (Mims). These factors will allow the EV market to grow exponentially and compete against gas cars for the first time...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 04/05/2023 + Show |
New Federal Rules To Hinder California's Clean Energy Goals
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) is a "strategy that will help conserve desert lands and plan for a clean energy future. It will provide permanent protection to the desert’s public lands while also identifying those areas where development of renewable energy will conflict least with natural or cultural values" (Jacobson)....
By JackSawyer // Student 1 reply Last updated: 07/03/2016 + Show |
Solar Power Expected to see Sixfold Growth
The International Renewable Energy Agency has recently come out with an encouraging prediction for solar energy - they expect it to grow sixfold by 2030. This projected growth is supported by the understanding that solar will continue to decline in price to the point where it becomes more affordable that fossil fuel alternatives. Solar...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/28/2016 + Show |
California's Nuclear Energy Coming to a Close
PG&E, one of California's largest energy utilities, announced on June 21st that it will be closing its last running nuclear power plant in California, the Diablo Canyon, within the next decade! This is a big win for the renewable energy transition currently taking place in California. In addition to this, PG&E plans to replace the plant with a...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/26/2016 + Show |
Volkswagen Punished for Emissions Cheating
In September 2015 a report came out stating that 11 million of Volkswagen's cars contained software that falsified emission data. Since then, the car manufacturer has been facing a great deal of scrutiny and has been subjected to many lawsuits from car owners and legal action from Germany, South Korea, and the United States. Despite the news...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/25/2016 + Show |
EPA Methane Cut - New Regulations, and Resistance
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has recently finalized a new methane rule that will see heavy regulations implemented into the gas and oil sectors. Methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that traps heat 86 times more effectively than CO2, has been a byproduct of gas and oil operations, and subsequently, the EPA is targeting these sectors in...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/19/2016 + Show |
Is Apple Going Into the Renewable Energy Industry?
Apple has recently formed a subsidiary called Apple Energy, it plans to focus on Apple's renewable energy initiatives as well as potentially open up new business ventures for the tech giant. Apple has been investing in solar farms recently and have also followed this up by purchasing an energy-to-waste facility in North Carolina. It appears Apple...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/17/2016 + Show |
Promising Growth for Electric Vehicles but will it Continue?
Eleven years ago there were a few hundred electric vehicle on the planet, today there are 400,000. This is a big growth spurt for EV adoption, but if we are to reach goals set by individual countries and the Paris Agreement, that adoption rate must keep growing exponentially. Fortunately, there are a number factors that lend themselves to this...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/11/2016 + Show |
Natural Gas - A Casualty of California's Renewable Energy Boom?
After California's 2000 and 2001 energy crisis the state decided to install natural gas plants to help support energy demands, as well as offer a somewhat cleaner and more environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels. However, with the fracking boom and rise of renewable energies, natural gas plants have been finding it difficult to adapt...
By JackSawyer // Student Last updated: 06/10/2016 + Show |
California's Excellent Problem - Excess Solar Energy!
This spring California has seen a low demand for power during the day while solar energy continues to be churned out by panels that are able to supply power for 3 million homes - there is excess energy, and this creates an interesting problem - what can you do with excess energy? Companies are trying to find creative and profitable solutions to...
By JackSawyer // Student 1 reply Last updated: 06/05/2016 + Show |
Increasing Transparency in the Built Environment - March 30, 2017, 7:30-9:30 am - Denver
Increasing Transparency in the Built Environment March 30, 2017, 7:30-9:30 am Xcel Energy 1800 Larimer St. Denver , CO 80202 Join USGBC Colorado and the Denver Chapter of IFMA for a March 30 breakfast to learn how our industry is working to increase transparency in the built environment. A panel of experts will discuss efforts being...
By JackSawyer // Student Event Date: 03/30/2017 + Show |
U.S. Energy Storage Summit 2016 - December 7 - 8, San Francisco
U.S. Energy Storage Summit 2016 Wednesday, December 7 (All day) - Thursday, December 8 (All day) 5 Embarcadero Center San Francisco , CA 94111 Now in its second year, GreenTech Media's U.S. Energy Storage Summit will bring together utilities, financiers, regulators, technology innovators, and storage practitioners for two full days of...
By JackSawyer // Student Event Date: 12/07/2016 + Show |
Help Build What’s Next - California November 16, 1:30-4:30 google 345 Spear St San Francisco, CA 94105 Are you a Sustainable Building Leader, or... Do you Want to be? Check out this promising workshop series, hosted by cradle2cradle, BuildingGreen, and google: Built Positive workshops are for thought leaders in the built...
By JackSawyer // Student Event Date: 11/16/2016 + Show |
San Francisco Green Festival Celebrates 15 Years:
San Francisco Green Festival Celebrates 15 Years! SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL Friday, November 11 at 12:00 PM - to - Sunday, November 13 at 5:00 PM (PST) Pier 35 1454 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94133 New Location Pier 35 Friday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm **Kids 16...
By JackSawyer // Student Event Date: 11/11/2016 + Show |
A Turning Point in California's Clean Energy Future - Webcast - September 6th, 2016
This hour long webcast will cover the proposal to phase out PG&E's production of nuclear power in California by 2025. A coalition of labor leaders, environmental groups, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company came together in June to propose shifting California's energy solutions to increase the amount of carbon neutral sources while phasing out...
By JackSawyer // Student Event Date: 09/06/2016 + Show |
Massachusetts & the Internet of Things Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 - 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Boston Convention and Exhibition Center 415 Summer St Boston, Massachusetts United States MassTLC is hosting a conference on the Internet of Things (Iot) and are bringing in companies that have developed, tested and deployed a range of smart devices...
By JackSawyer // Student Event Date: 06/08/2016 + Show |
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