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Problem: The most common method used to generate electricity is by burning fossil fuels. This method not only creates a large amount of pollutants, but is also unsustainable. Current solar technology, although sustainable, is expensive and requires large amounts of electricity and silicon to manufacture due to the purity of silicon needed.   To make matters worse, silicon cells need to have a close to optimum conditions to work. That means - no shadows are being cast on the cells, it has to be a relat...

Action: Dyesol is leading the industrialisation of dye solar cell (DSC) technology, the most advanced 3rd generation solar technology. DSC has been described as the most promising advancement of solar technology since the invention of the silicon cell.   DSC has been described as 'artificial photosynthesis'. Instead of using chlorophyll, DSC uses a very thin layer of special dyes, on a very thin layer of light absorbing material to collect the energy from sunlight. This energy is transformed into ele...

Problem: No Nepal, aqueles que não têm acesso eletricidade geralmente fazem uso de lâmpadas base de querosene (cerca de 2,4 milhôes de famílias). Este tipo de iluminação nem é eficaz em termos de custos, nem é "ambientalmente sustenátvel". No âmbito macro, uma vez que o querosene precisa ser importado, o governo tem que gastar suas limitadas reservas de moeda estrangeira (e a taxa internacional de petórleo vem aumentando diariamente). No âmbito micro, a emissão deste tipo de fumaça afeta olhos e pulmô...

Action: Orientação comuniátria sobre tecnologias novas e renováveis. Distribuição/venda do Solar Tuki com plano de parcelamento do pagamento: embora o custo por conjunto do Solar Tukis seja de apenas US$50 (1 conjunto = 1 painel solar e 2 unidades de lâmpadas), famílias pobres não têm dinheiro para pagá-los de uma só vez. Assim, o pagamento facilitado pelo parcelamento. Eles pagam o investimento em parcelas, utilizando o dinheiro que, de outro modo, usariam para comprar querosene. Solar Tuki uma l...

Problem: Until recently, small wind technologies and devices were not available for small rural and homestead electricity-generating applications.

Action: SWEEP --- Small Wind Environmental Energy Project We are gathering founding members and crew for this small wind renewable energy development project on five rural acres of the Mendocino coast. This project is in early-stage development of visioning, prototyping and organizing those wishing to explore small wind renewable energy, rural wind farming techniques and flying wind turbines.

Problem: The Produktif SunSpaces ( Implemented at the Montreal Productive House condo project) is a prototype innovation for applying passive solar design to balconies and patios, allowing these spaces to become become 3- to 4- season winter gardens.To seize the essence of this feature, think of the housing envelope as the skin that reacts to outdoor weather, sun, temperature and humidity, or a house that expands or shrinks according to the seasons and the needs to either conserve heat (shrink) or exp...

Action: New Product Development Process:In order to develop the SunSpaces, a dedicated team was set-up to deal with this challenge as a standalone project. The object was to build a prototype specifically for the Montreal Productive House, with design principles and application methods that can be replicated and scaled for other projects.The solution was designed to rely on already existing materials. Several precedents exist from the vernacular architecture, ranging from verandas found in hot climat...

Problem: Proof of concept stage; forming steering group; declaring Mendocino Energy, a fast-tracked renewable energy incubator, creating renewable energy solutions in harmony with nature.

Action: At this world-class incubator, federal energy policy development is created as cutting-edge technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.

Problem: Transforming Compliance from a Burden into a Business Advantage For most organizations, the primary driver for sustainability management is the need to assure full compliance with government regulations, industry standards and rising public expectations.  ESS software gets you in compliance and keeps you in compliance.  It shows your up-to-the-minute compliance status — not ...

Action: EHS Sustainability Software Packages Provide Foundation for Better Management We bring together the information management tools and resources you need to solve your toughest sustainability challenges, combining ESS software products with services and content available thru ESS and our global partner ecosystem.  ESS Sustainability Software Solu...