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Green news- The sleep gap: How social inequality affects good restFinancial pressure, bedroom sharing and stress are key determinants of sleep quality. The post The sleep gap: How social inequality affects good rest appeared first on Trellis.
- Lessons from Eileen Fisher’s newest circular collectionFocus and flexibility are just two of the requirements to build "Mended" garments into a worthwhile business. The post Lessons from Eileen Fisher’s newest circular collection appeared first on Trellis.
- Google now lets marketers measure emissions from online adsA new calculator will help ad agencies track emissions from digital marketing activities on a client-by-client basis — both on its platform and others. The post Google now lets marketers measure emissions from online ads appeared first on Trellis.
- What the EPA’s rollback announcement means right nowGutting the agency's rules will disrupt business and expose Americans to increased pollutants — if it's allowed to proceed. The timeline for much of it remains murky. The post What the EPA’s rollback announcement means right now appeared first on Trellis.
- How the next generation will reshape impact investingA staggering $84 trillion in wealth is expected to be transferred to younger generations in the next two decades. The post How the next generation will reshape impact investing appeared first on Trellis.
- The sleep gap: How social inequality affects good rest
Daily Archives: 24/12/2014
Battery Storage with Solar PV: The Next Logical Step
With solar installations continuing to grow in the residential, commercial and utility segments, one of the biggest criticisms of solar technology — that it is an intermittent source of power and does not generate electricity once the sun has set — is now coming up against the benefits and values of combining battery storage with solar PV systems. Combining banks of batteries with solar systems has primarily been an application occurring in the off grid market for those buyers living in more remote areas who have not had access to centralized electricity grid service.
The market for combining battery storage with solar has historically remained small due to, among other things, a lack of integration of varying parts of solar with storage systems. Another reason for the market’s small size is the belief that electricity pricing from electric utilities will remain reasonable and power from the grid will remain reliable. Continue reading
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Enel Moves Hybrid Renewables Forward Again with World’s First Biomass and Geothermal Project
Italy’s Enel Green Power is entrenching itself as a global leader in hybrid renewables engineering and construction with another announcement of a global first. In November, the company revealed that it would build a €15 million, 5-MW biomass plant to boost the Cornia 2 geothermal plant’s 13-MW capacity in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Tuscany, as “the first plant in the world to use biomass to heat geothermal steam and boost the energy efficiency and output of the geothermal cycle.” Continue reading
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