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Koreen Brennan
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Paris has only made car use more efficient (not banned) and increased ease of using other options and people chose other options, and got a reward - less pollution, better health.
Systems thinking is a necessity if we want to use the energy we produce most efficiently and cost effectively. Why don't we do this already? It's a travesty, really. There is no excuse for the neglect of well-designed distributed energy networks.
Cities, towns, and even countries doing some creative things to increase quality of life while repairing ecosystems. These two things are not mutually exclusive but mutually beneficial.
Would love to see more media attention to this clearly important news.
This is the actual reality of the situation.
Some mechanics are doing this with some newer ICE vehicles too. Thoughts?
Sand batteries, salt batteries, solid state - energy storage tech is evolving rapidly and becoming more effective and cheaper, fast. There is still a lot of upside potential here. Fossil fuels cannot compete. This is real energy independence.
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California is exploring placing solar panels where they can help save water, crops, and reduce urban heat islands. Increases health benefits, $$ savings, resource preservation. There is nothing more effective than whole systems design to solve multiple problems. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/p...
Research on cities deploying batteries, heat pumps, and EVs together shows that meeting the fossil fuel reduction targets would save 22 to 37% of energy costs; the transition pays for itself.
There's a lot of opportunity to transition existing fossil fuel sites to renewables. This is one of the more creative examples. I'm wondering how this is working currently. medium.com/@koreenbrenn...
California's canal-top solar pilot has wrapped up, and the early results suggest the idea could do much more than generate clean electricity.
C40 cities just redoubled their promise to cut fossil fuel usage in half by 2030. Here is how they can actually keep that promise — and save money doing it
The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen.
And it worked.
Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%.
Industrial process heat is the real prize.
We often push back against car drive-thrus in cities, but I had never considered the idea of a bike-thru until now. It’s a brilliant way to help small businesses populate dense urban areas while completely removing the heavy burden of car parking minimums.
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Classic cars converted into EVs could be ‘future’ for mechanics, group says
https://www.evshift.com/469361/classic-cars-converted-into-evs-could-be-future-for-mechanics-group-says/
There is an eerie quiet when “old bangers” are converted into electric vehicles. The familiar rumble of a classic …
The major water basins on the North American continent. Turtle Island’s original organization and structure.
If states respond as they have for decades — with massive capital plans designed to meet just 50 hours of peak load — customers will end up paying more to subsidize an underutilized grid. The smartest near-term path is to squeeze more value out of the system we already have.
Having interesting discussions with a Latin American city about an advisory role in urbanism and transportation, and it’s led me to remember how my 2.5 years advising Medellín, Colombia were among the most interesting of my career. Cities around the world can learn a lot from Latin American cities.
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The transformation of abandoned coal mines in the United Kingdom into renewable energy hubs represents a powerful shift in post-industrial land use strategy. These former fossil fuel sites are now being repurposed to generate clean wind and geothermal energy
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
The fastest approach to expand the grid is via the distribution system, using front-of-meter storage to precisely target substations and feeders that need relief, writes Jigar Shah of Deploy Action.
Medellín has been called the most innovative city in the world, and recently hosted the World Urban Forum WUF7 to huge acclaim. It has taken back the city's public realm, found simple solutions to com...
