How addressing energy used in food processing contributes to more sustainable agriculture

Greater energy efficiency beyond the farm gate and more sustainable processes inside the farm are the two sides of the same coin.

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How addressing energy used in food processing contributes to more sustainable agriculture

Can mini-grids solve sustainable energy access?

Community energy and mini-grids are promising models for reducing global energy poverty, but the nascent sector is still far from proven.

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Can mini-grids solve sustainable energy access?

Can’t Add Solar Panels to Your Roof? Join a Community Solar Farm

Solar energy development has skyrocketed in recent years, but many … The post Can’t Add Solar Panels to Your Roof? Join a Community Solar Farm appeared first on Earth911.com.

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How to make solar+storage projects work for low-income communities

Alternatives models of financing and ownership are imperative. Here are some ideas for new ones.

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Community Solar Farms

Renters, apartment dwellers, condominium owners, and people with shaded roofs are … The post Community Solar Farms appeared first on Earth911.com.

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What midsize firms can learn from Organic Valley’s community solar deal

America’s largest farm coop is making progress by allying with a local group of municipal utilities.

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Oil and gas CEOs up their methane pledge

Here’s what to watch for as promises turn to action.

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Oil and gas CEOs up their methane pledge

Oil and gas CEOs up their methane pledge

Here’s what to watch for as promises turn to action.

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Oil and gas CEOs up their methane pledge

COP 23 developments to watch

U.S. political leadership may be absent on climate, but there’s plenty for business to track ahead of the U.N. climate conference in Bonn, Germany.

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Distributed solar beats coal on cost for co-ops

Market responses show rural electric co-ops and municipal utilities can save up to 30 percent of power costs with solar.

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