Category: Climate Action & Science

Two years ago, we brought our readers news about the Joule Hive thermal battery from Electrified Thermal Solutions. ETS is an MIT spin-off that began researching the benefits of electrified firebrick more than 12…

The city of New York and its partner the New York Power Authority have selected Brooklyn-headquartered it’s electric to build out the city’s permanent curbside EV charging network across all five boroughs. The company…

It’s no secret that European (and US and Japanese) automakers and truckmakers have fallen far behind their Chinese competitors, even as they continue to lobby against emissions regulations and other measures designed to force…

Making the cement that holds together our buildings and streets is a highly carbon-intensive process — one that involves burning lots of fossil fuels to blast materials with searing heat. But startups are developing…

I’m seeking feedback on a venting solution for a new construction project in cimate zone 4B.The Setup:Roofing: Metal roof over plywood deck.Assembly: Hybrid conditioned attic. R-49 fiberglass batts will be…

Hi,We have designed an AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) block home and we need some particular detail drawings for an unvented roof and a window section.  Can you guys do this?

Segway is giving its compact MUXI utility e-bike a fairly significant upgrade, adding everything from automatic electronic shifting to front suspension and a higher Class 3 top speed. more… Source: Electrek.

Emerging lightly from the park landscape of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) near Vienna, VISTA is a new visitor and science center by Studio MAKS and Bollinger + Grohmann that brings…

A cave in Maharashtra can now be entered without travelling to it. Through a virtual reality experience developed around Ajanta, visitors can move through a digitally reconstructed version of the caves from somewhere else…

New York City has chosen Brooklyn-based it’s electric to supply the hardware for its permanent curbside EV charging network, which will bring nearly 700 Level 2 charging points to all five boroughs over the…

The new BMW iX3 is the first to get the updated system, which integrates the navigation and driver assistance info into a single view. Source: InsideEVs.

New York selected Brooklyn-based It’s Electric to install 700 curbside EV chargers over the next three years. Source: InsideEVs.