Tag: Harvard
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Battery Storage Breakthrough at Harvard Could Play Huge Role in Future of Renewables
By Tim Radford Scientists in the U.S. think they may be on the track of a new kind of battery technology that could store huge reserves of energy. One of the great problems of renewable energy generators such as photovoltaic cells and wind turbines is that they can’t respond to demand. [caption id="attachment_317601" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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Guiding Responsible Geoengineering Research
In an article published March 15 in the journal Science, Edward Parson of UCLA and David Keith of Harvard University outline how the current deadlock on governance of geoengineering research poses real threats to the sound management of climate risk. Their article advances concrete and actionable proposals for allowing further research — but not deployment…
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Harvard Achieves a Record 75 LEED Certifications
By Andrea Trimble, LEED AP BD+C Senior Program Manager, Green Building Services Harvard University Harvard University recently achieved an important green building milestone: our 75th LEED certification, representing over 2.4 million square fee…