How Much do Solar Panels Cost in Arlington, Texas? The average cost of solar panels in Arlington is between $2.50 to $2.75 per watt. This means an average system of course 6 megawatts will run you somewhere in the neighborhood of $15,000 and $16,500. It’s important to remember, of course, this is before any rebates,… Continue reading Solar Panels in Arlington, TX – Costs and Reviews
How Much do Solar Panels Cost in Cary, North Carolina? The average cost of solar panels in Cary, NC is around $2.25-2.50 per watt, which is lower than the national average of around $3.00 per watt. Therefore, an average 6 kw system is going to run somewhere in the neighborhood $10-11,000. This number, we will… Continue reading Solar Panels in Cary, NC – Costs and Recommendations
How Much Do Solar Panels Cost In Hawaii? Costs in Hawaii are going to differ quite a lot from those on the mainland because, as with most things in Hawaii, shipping and freight charges are going to drive costs up. Overall, it looks as though solar panels and installation are going to cost somewhere around… Continue reading Cost of Solar Panels in Hawaii- and installer reviews
FRIDAY, APRIL 8Switch off the lights and get your candles ready because Earth Hour happens tomorrow, Saturday, March 25, from 8:30 to 9:30 in your local time-zone. During the event, WWF invites you and over a billion people worldwide to turn off your lights in support of a global environmental cause. In honour of this… Continue reading LOOKING AT ENERGY FROM ABOVE FOR EARTH HOUR
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014Equinox Fellow Olatunde Ajoke Omoware sees Agbado, Nigeria as a community ready to be energized and uplifted by education. A majority of Agbado’s population falls in the low-income bracket and is served by only one public secondary school. The lack of formal education available in Agbado has led to Ajoke regularly witnessing… Continue reading SPROUTING GREAT IDEAS – R.E.E.L. INITIATIVE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 by Mike Maccarone, Learning 2030 Contributor As teachers (of science, in my case) we encourage our students to wonder (and wander) through school, through life, with a curiosity about how it all works. From the seen to the unseen, the intuitive to the head-scratching. We aim to equip students with tools… Continue reading QUESTION EVERYTHING, THINK OUTSIDE THE 011000100110111101111000
SATURDAY, MARCH 25Discourse Media is excited to announce that it has selected four fellows for the second Access to Energy Journalism fellowship (AEJF) — a project aimed at producing critical, deep reporting on global energy poverty. This fellowship will focus on reporting about energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. Journalists Adelana Olajide, Sally Nyakanyanga, Kossi Elom… Continue reading INTRODUCING DISCOURSE MEDIA’S 2017 ACCESS TO ENERGY JOURNALISM FELLOWS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015With his recent work identified as one of the Top 100 Stories of 2014 by Discover Magazine, the beginning of 2015 has been an ideal time to catch up with Energy 2030 Contributor Alán Aspuru-Guzik. Clockwise, from left: Dr. Changwon Suh, Prof. Roy G. Gordon, Dr. Brian Huskinson, Dr. Suleyman Er, Dr.… Continue reading ENERGY 2030 CATCH UP – ALÁN ASPURU-GUZIK
MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Discourse Media collaborates with nine journalist fellows from around the world to report on energy poverty. This collaborative multimedia series will examine systemic issues driving energy poverty around the world, and potential paths forward. Discourse Media has selected the finalists for the Access to Energy Journalism Fellowship (AEJF) — a project aimed at enabling… Continue reading DISCOURSE MEDIA ANNOUNCES ENERGY POVERTY JOURNALISM FELLOWS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 By Kerry Davis, Ed.D, CCC/SLP, Learning 2030 Blog Contributor Mention professional development (PD) to teachers, and you can almost feel the collective eye-rolling. The value of PD activities that are integrated into the work week is supported by research but only when these activities are collaborative and learner-centred does the self-reflection… Continue reading #EDCHAT: ARE YOU ONLY 140 CHARACTERS AWAY FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?
WGSI Equinox SummitCONTACTTo arrange interviews or for additional information:RJ Taylor, WGSI External Relations Specialistp: (519) 569-7600 ext. 5371e: rtaylor@wgsi.org NEWS RELEASESPathways to a Lower Carbon & More Electrified Future – Unveiling the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030February 19 – But, this is not our present scenario. Today’s energy needs are met largely by high-carbon sources and… Continue reading NEWSROOM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET8 June Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas, Perimeter Institute As humans, we have developed technologies to control energy transformations from agriculture to nuclear weapons. Increasing technological ability has co-evolved with increasing intensity of energy use and growing complexity of our civilization. These forces have shaped our environmental footprint and our… Continue reading David Keith: Technology, Energy and Nature – Human Values and Open Choices
September 29Opening Ceremony, Keynote & Benchmark Plenary SessionKEYNOTE: Brandon Busteed, Executive Director, Gallup Education PREMIERE OF LEARNING 2030 BENCHMARK VIDEOS PLENARY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?Panelists: Graham Brown-Martin, Guilherme Cintra, Penny Milton, Susan Opok; Michael Brooks (moderator) This multidisciplinary panel will draw from the themes explored in the Benchmark videos to explore the opportunities… Continue reading PUBLIC EVENTS
What is the cost of solar panels in San Diego? As of January 2021, the average price of a solar system in San Diego was around $2.25 – $2.75 per watt, which would put the average price of a 6kw residential power system at about $10-12,000. While this may seem cost prohibitive, keep in mind… Continue reading Solar Panels in San Diego – cost and local reviews
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ETJune 7Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas, Perimeter Institute(directions) Human societies use complexity – within their institutions and technologies – to address their various problems, and they need high-quality energy to create and sustain this complexity. But now greater complexity is producing diminishing returns in wellbeing, while the energetic cost of… Continue reading Thomas Homer-Dixon: Civilization Far From Equilibrium – Energy, Complexity, and Human Survival
Pathways to a Lower Carbon & More Electrified Future – Unveiling the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030Waterloo, Ontario, February 19, 2012 – Imagine a world with too much energy… clean energy. How different would our human civilization be with fewer energy limitations – less risk of climate change, no peak oil, and more renewable ways to… Continue reading Pathways to a Lower Carbon & More Electrified Future – Unveiling the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030
When the atomic age dawned in the 1950s, we were promised clean, abundant, safe energy. Instead, the splitting of the atom locked us into an endless debate over nuclear waste, meltdowns, inefficiencies, cost over-runs, and the weaponization of plutonium.Thorium WGSI Equinox SummitDecades down the road, what if we could solve all these problems? What if… Continue reading POWER PLANTS THAT EAT THEIR WASTE? WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?
Canada’s Geothermal energy industry made a big-step forward with a $2.4 million investment by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) in Calgary-based Borealis GeoPower’s optimal geothermal exploration project. Borealis GeoPower’s optimized geothermal exploration methodology is a carefully ordered set of processes and technologies that builds up an increasingly precise picture of a geothermal resource, allowing the… Continue reading OPTIMIZED GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION: BOREALIS GEOPOWER
Energy transitions: future without fossil energies is desirable, and it is eventually inevitable. But the road from today’s overwhelmingly fossil-fueled civilization to a new global solar energy system based on efficient conversions of renewable flows will be neither fast nor cheap. Vaclav Smil is bullish on gas and other transitional technologies that can pave the… Continue reading Vaclav Smil: Energy Transitions
Dr. Catherine Wilkinson is the senior writer at project drawdown where she collaborated with Paul Hawken on the New York Times bestseller: “Drawdown, the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming.” Catherine’s interdisciplinary background cuts across research strategy and thought leadership with a focus on exploring amplifying and invigorating action to address climate… Continue reading KATHARINE WILKINSON OF PROJECT DRAWDOWN – #GENERATIONSDG OPENING KEYNOTE
From April 22-25, Generation SDG Summit contributors explored what resources, planning strategies and accountability structures communities we will need to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To transition our world to 100% reliance on solar panel technology will take work from all of us! APRIL 22VIDEO Opening remarksVIDEO Project Drawdown – keynote address… Continue reading SUMMIT RECAP
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013 by Dr. Guy Claxton, Learning 2030 Advisor I may have missed something, but I believe that the necessary starting point for thinking about the school of the future can’t be to tinker ‘away from’ what we have. We need a clear vision of what young people want (and need) outside of… Continue reading THE HIGH SCHOOL OF 2030 MUST BE BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 by Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger Participants in the Equinox Energy Summit are reaching a critical milestone, as their deliberations shift from talk of goals and vision to specific instructions for action. They have broken-up into groups to consider what must be done now to shape an education system for teachers,… Continue reading EDUCATION GOES INTO DETOX
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR), a regional parallel to the Voluntary National Review (VNR), are an emerging process by which sub-national governments can report on their progress on Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as solar panel installations and utility scale solar farms. Like the VNR, the goal of the VLR… Continue reading VOLUNTARY LOCAL REVIEW PILOT PROJECT
What is the cost of solar panels in Las Vegas? Solar panels in Nevada are going to run you right about $2.66 per watt, which puts the cost of a 250 watt solar panel at about $665. Though that’s cost-prohibitive, keep in mind that every tax payer is entitled to claim as much as 26%… Continue reading Solar panels in Las Vegas– costs and recommendations