Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:53:02 +0000
Energy efficiency is the subject of a recent study by RMI, which finds two-thirds of fossil fuel energy is wasted each year.
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:18:04 +0000
This week, the US Department of Energy (DOE) finalized Part 1 of a national definition of a zero emissions building, focused on operational carbon emissions. The long-anticipated definition includes three key criteria: energy efficiency, no on-site emissions, and all-clean power sources. Buildings following the definition will improve peoples’ health and safety … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:35:07 +0000
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and RMI—founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute—have collaborated to provide a virtual training to support the development of renewable energy projects and created a how-to guide on battery energy storage systems. The publicly available virtual training and how-to-guide are available through RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) and are designed to help energy leaders with advancing renewable energy development.
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:34:53 +0000
A new RMI tool can enable charging and grid development that reflects the needs of communities, ensuring that everyone reaps … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:19:37 +0000
We provide a glossary for a variety of terms you may encounter when reading about energy and climate change. While … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:53:54 +0000
New RMI report shows that decarbonizing on-demand last-mile deliveries globally requires electrifying modes locally. The global on-demand last-mile delivery service, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:06:03 +0000
Groundbreaking materials have the potential to provide life-altering cooling to millions who lack it. How do they work? And how … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:21:50 +0000
RMI analyzed 24 states under current climate policies to see where they could best slash emissions by 2030 and keep … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 13:32:49 +0000
By addressing equity issues, RMI’s Solarize cohorts have made rooftop solar and lower electricity bills available to more people around the country. Shaketia Simpson loved the idea of powering her house with solar energy, but always thought of it as a future project because it was too expensive. Simpson, an operating director at Discovery Montessori […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 05:30:57 +0000
As Women’s History Month kicks off, meet some of the RMI women who are working for a clean, sustainable future. RMI is made up of more than 600 passionate, committed, climate change experts — 57 percent of whom identify as female. March is Women’s History Month, when we celebrate women’s contributions to society. Meet some […]