How Americans Are Embracing the Power of Their Homes

Just a few years ago, living off the grid conjured up images of tiny cabins in the middle of nowhere. Today, the dream of average American homeowners powering their homes with alternative energies is coming true. Solar panels on your neighbor’s…

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How Americans Are Embracing the Power of Their Homes

The Olympics contest for cities: Urban resilience

Drawing inspiration from the discipline-driven commitment and friendly global competition at the Olympics to make our cities more resilient.

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The Olympics contest for cities: Urban resilience

Nissan takes on Tesla in vehicle-to-grid energy tech race

The maker of the Leaf electric car has unveiled a home energy storage system using recycled car batteries, plus a program allowing EV owners to sell power back to the grid.

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Nissan takes on Tesla in vehicle-to-grid energy tech race

The grid is at a crossroads — pick your next move carefully

It’s time to start answering the hard questions about how renewable energy will be integrated with the grid.

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The grid is at a crossroads — pick your next move carefully

Rome seeks collaborators to confront its water woes

Water problems are springing up in major cities around the world, forcing leaders to hammer out new strategies for supply, quality and resilience.

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Rome seeks collaborators to confront its water woes

When regulation hinders environmental innovation

As free marketers like to argue, the regulatory environment can sometimes stifle innovation, including in sustainability.

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When regulation hinders environmental innovation

Distributed defectors: When customers leave the grid

It won't be long before solar-plus-battery systems become cheaper than utility-sourced electricity.

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Distributed defectors: When customers leave the grid

Why Sinking Solar Prices are Bad for Startups, Great for Enterprises

The price of the key ingredient in photovoltaic prices has dropped 89 percent since early 2008, bringing bad news for companies manufacturing solar panels — but creating big opportunities for companies that want to get off the grid.

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Why Sinking Solar Prices are Bad for Startups, Great for Enterprises