TOPIC: ENERGY (23)
Earth Hour
http://www.earthhour.orgEarth Hour calls on individuals, businesses, communities and governments to go beyond the hour by committing to a positive action for the planet and celebrating that commitment with the people of the world by switching off their lights for one designated hour.
Mosaic
https://joinmosaic.comMosaic is an online marketplace that connects investors to high quality solar projects. Our mission is to open up clean energy investing to the public and fundamentally change the way energy is financed.
Gridmates
http://www.gridmates.comGridmates brings peer to peer energy sharing in the first transactive energy platform to eliminate energy poverty. We make it possible for you to send electricity to people in need.
Light Up The World (LUTW)
http://lutw.orgLUTW is an international development organization whose goal is to provide renewable energy technologies and high efficiency lighting to communities around the world that do not have access to appropriate and affordable energy solutions.
Good Energy
http://www.goodenergy.co.ukWe were the first supplier to offer 100% renewable electricity to UK households when we were founded back in 1999. Over a decade later, all other suppliers still rely on electricity generated using fossil fuels or nuclear power. Good Energy's electricity is sourced purely from the wind, water, sun and through sustainable biogeneration.
Ethical Electric
http://ethicalelectric.comAt Ethical Electric, we're the good guys in the energy business. Ethical Electric is America's first socially responsible energy supply company for your home.
We're changing the options consumers have for buying renewable energy, including: 100% clean energy from wind and solar for your home, a share of a solar farm or wind farm and energy conservation for your home.
Pavegen
http://www.pavegen.comPavegen have globally pioneered a flooring tile that converts the kinetic energy from people's footsteps into renewable electricity. When stepped on, the Pavegen surface flexes a near imperceptible 5mm, generating up to 8 watts of power over the duration of the footstep, enough to power local applications such as street lighting, advertising displays, and communications technology. Installed successfully at sites around the world, including the 2013 Paris Marathon and London 2012 Olympic Games, the Pavegen flooring tiles are also able to collect, monitor and communicate live data using its unique API wireless interface. The software can calculate the amount of power generated and the number of footsteps on each tile, as well as control energy efficient lighting and send out live updates via social media channels. The highly engaging off grid technology has the ability to transform smart cities of the future, by providing a low-carbon energy contribution and real-time data analytics in high footfall areas.
Frontier Markets
http://www.frontiermkts.comFrontier Markets (FM) is a sales, marketing and after-sales service distribution company in Rajasthan. Founded in 2011, Frontier Markets works with local channel partners and field staff to educate, relate, and reach households providing them access to high quality and affordable clean energy solutions. FM creates solar retail points in the last mile and support them with service centers and after-sales. FM works with manufacturers to get the right products to our rural customers. FM creates women entrepreneurs which is the solar saheli campaign; as FMll as working with local rural villagers to build presence of solar in Rajasthan. To date, FM have sold over 103,000 solar solutions and have created 800 retail points and 500 solar sahelis. Frontier Markets’ mission is to provide over 5 million products to 20 million households in India by 2020.
The Solutions Project
http://thesolutionsproject.orgThe Solutions Project aims to use the powerful combination of science + business + culture to accelerate the transition to 100% clean, renewable energy.
Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
http://www.self.orgThe Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is a cutting-edge, independent not-for-profit organization that designs and implements sustainable energy solutions for enhancements in health, education, agriculture and economic growth in the developing world.
The Solar Foundation
http://www.thesolarfoundation.orgThe Solar Foundation is an independent national 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to demonstrate the global benefits of solar energy through research and education. Founded in 1977 and based in Washington, DC, we are increasing the widespread adoption of solar energy and transforming the marketplace through our coordinated public education & outreach efforts, high-level data collection, and innovative research.
Soofa
http://www.soofa.coSoofa is a solar-powered bench that provides you with free outdoor charging and location-based information like air quality and noise levels by uploading environmental sensor data to soofa.co. The smart urban furniture is developed by Changing Environments, a MIT Media Lab spin-off.
The creators behind the smart urban furniture, Soofa, are three women who share one vision: Getting you out of the homes and into a new, smarter and more sustainable city.
GreenPower
http://www.greenpower.gov.auGreenPower is the only voluntary government accredited program that enables your energy provider to purchase renewable energy on your behalf.
Energy Savers
http://www.energysavers.govEnergy Savers provides homeowners with tips for saving money and energy at home and on the road. By following just a few of the simple tips here in the Energy Savers guide section of the website, you can make your home more comfortable and easier to heat and cool—while you save money. We bring you the latest information on energy-saving, efficient technologies. We even give tips for using clean, renewable energy to power your home.
access:energy
http://accessenergy.org/access:energy designs, manufactures, and services renewable energy technologies in East Africa. We've developed an award-winning portfolio of products and service expertise designed to help meet the enormous demand for affordable energy in the region.
