Last week was the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo, held at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Participants from around the world presented cutting edge electric & hybrid marine propulsion technologies, including microturbines, drive control systems, emission reduction technologies, fuel cell technology, and energy storage solutions.
Urban Electric Power had a booth at the event, where we showcased our clean, affordable, and safe zinc manganese batteries.
Here are highlights from the first week of the Climate Summit in Paris. World leaders spent the week making speeches and holding sessions to fund the expansion of renewable energy and sustainability, setting the stage for week two, where high-level negotiations will take place.
This week, we explore the R-951 Residence in Brooklyn, NY. This three story building is the first of it's kind in New York City, earning the NYSERDA Energy Star, Passive House and Net-Zero Certification.
We must use the technology available to us to transition to a more sustainable way of living, and we are starting to see this evolution take place. Here on the UEP blog, we want to focus on different examples of how clean technology can promote sustainable living, much like our zinc-manganese dioxide batteries.
We begin this week with P.S. 62, the first ever net-zero school in New York City designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which opened for classes this month in Staten Island:
Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo unveiled New York State's new energy plan: Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), a joint effort between the Public Service Commission (PSC), NYSERDA, and state and local governments. This comprehensive strategy will spur clean energy innovation and investment through promoting energy efficiency, electric vehicles, microgrids, wind, solar, and energy storage.
This week was Grid Edge Live 2015, hosted by GreenTechMedia and held in San Diego, CA at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. This event addresses key issues facing utilities, technology vendors, advanced energy consumers and regulators.
This week, energy leaders from around the world gathered in New York City for New York Energy Week. Check out tweets from the event:
This week, The Hyatt Regency in Dallas, TX was abuzz with visions of our energy future, as hundreds of energy storage professionals packed the hotel for the annual Energy Storage Association Conference and Expo.
Our talented executive team took a road trip last week to Battcon the annual stationary battery conference and trade show, which was held at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, FL. The event featured presentations, panels, workshops, and trade show offerings from many prominent battery manufacturers.
There are many different stakeholders involved in funding this clean energy boom, including renewable energy companies, large investment firms and banks, and government organizations. Recently, major technology corporations like Apple and Google have also become more heavily involved, investing money in solar plants and wind farms around the world, and greening their own operations. For instance, Apple has recently announced that all U.S. operations were powered by 100% renewable energy and Google plans to purchase half of the energy from the Altamont Wind Farm to power their Mountain View headquarters, the Googleplex.
Both Google and Apple have invested more than one billion dollars each in clean energy. We wanted to provide a brief look at some of their contributions, as they demonstrate their commitment to sustainability around the world.