Latest News | Kruda | Kilowatt | Renewable | Utility | Dependable | Affordable

Li-ion Tamer lithium battery failure detection device added to Honeywell fire portfolio

Honeywell and Nexceris, developer of Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, announced the formation of a strategic alliance to address lithium-ion battery system safety. The partnership, which builds on Honeywell’s fire portfolio, will enhance its detection technology with Li-ion Tamer’s products and give customers early warning capability of potential battery failure and the ability to […]

Heat traps: Mapping the legacy of exclusion in cities

Extreme heat often kills more people in this country than hurricanes, floods, lightning and tornadoes. But heat is not an equal opportunity killer. “It’s very selective in the way it kills people,” said Vivek Shandas, professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University in Oregon, whose new study, published in the journal Climate, […]

Communicating across the chasm: How companies can navigate the new investor ESG landscape

Two weeks ago, I joined 200 sustainability, finance and investment leaders at the second annual GreenFin Summit during GreenBiz 20, where attendees forged critical connections between the investment and sustainability communities. While many companies have been tackling environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for decades, investors are newly incentivized to incorporate sustainability into their own […]

Mainstreaming blue carbon to finance coastal resilience

Oceans and coastal plant species such as mangroves and seagrasses cover only a small fraction of the earth, but are responsible for sequestering over half of all the carbon captured by living organisms. However, despite being some of the most efficient known carbon sinks, they are also among the ecosystems most threatened by climate change. Threats such as rising […]

Scientists learn more about the first hours of a lithium-ion battery’s life

The first hours of a lithium-ion battery’s life largely determine just how well it will perform. In those moments, a set of molecules self-assembles into a structure inside the battery that will affect the battery for years to come. This component, known as the solid-electrolyte interphase or SEI, has the crucial job of blocking some […]

Simple, solar-powered water desalination

A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source. The system uses multiple layers […]

Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered

Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy – primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don’t use for photosynthesis. Those are the findings of a new modeling study conducted by engineering, plant biology and physics researchers at North Carolina State University. “Plants only use some wavelengths of […]

Guest post: The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’

Across vast swaths of the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, frozen ground holds billions of tonnes of carbon. As global temperatures rise, this “permafrost” land is at increasing risk of thawing out, potentially releasing its long-held carbon into the atmosphere. Abrupt permafrost thaw is one of the most frequently discussed “tipping points” that could be crossed […]

Environmentalism & The Electric Car

Clean Power Published on February 12th, 2020 | by Robert Dee February 12th, 2020 by Robert Dee According to a recent poll in the Washington Post, 43% of adults are very certain that human activity is causing climate change. There is no doubt that massive lobby money, primarily to the Republican Party from the fossil […]

Oh SH*T! It’s Valentines Day! Last-Minute Eco-Gifts For Your Eco-Sweetie

February 12th, 2020 by Scott Cooney Fellas, I’ve been there — these things happen. Valentine’s Day (or a birthday, or an anniversary…) sneaks up on you and all of a sudden you’re scrambling to make sure your eco-sweetie knows you love her. Of course you do, but you’re a dude. You are not wired well […]

Menu