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UEP On The Road: Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo

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UEP On The Road: Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo

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.

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#COP21 - Highlights from the First Week

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#COP21 - Highlights from the First Week

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.

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SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS: Net Zero Energy School in Staten Island

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SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS: Net Zero Energy School in Staten Island

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:

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Grid Edge Live 2015

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Grid Edge Live 2015

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.

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How are Google and Apple Powering the Renewable Energy Revolution?

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How are Google and Apple Powering the Renewable Energy Revolution?

      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.

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