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Solar power brings hope to Ugandan refugee camps
Founded in 2007 Stanford University, d.light design has started a new project delivering subsidized #solar home systems to #refugees living in camps in #Uganda .
Read Environment+Energy Leader:
environmentenergyleader.com/2024/05/solar-…

.Forbes tells the story of Stanford alumni Andrew Ponec and Justin Briggs, along with MIT graduate David Bierman, and their thermal energy storage startup, Antora Energy, which got its first boost from the TomKat Center's Innovation Transfer program:
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#Stanford is among the first #healthcare organizations to receive the national certification, which recognized the organization's progress toward reducing #emissions that contribute to climate change and other #sustainability goals.
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The illusion of “excess capacity” in Kenya
In a country like #Kenya , with much renewable #energy and a weak #grid , “excess capacity” is a poor measure of power adequacy that can skew policy and funding choices. Read takeaways from the peer-reviewed study:
energyforgrowth.org/article/the-il…

About a quarter of #health burden comes from coal-fired power stations that generate just 3% of country’s electricity, Stanford University study finds. One plant behind 670 deaths annually.
theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Groundbreaking electric vehicle #battery doubles range to 700 miles on a single charge.
Read coverage of recent research Stanford University The Brighter Side of News:
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#AI components in the traditional guidance, navigation, and control pipeline  make these rendezvous smoother, faster, more fuel efficient, and safer.
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Adopting a distributed approach to #fertilizer production can revolutionize ammonia production, paving the way for a #sustainable , resilient, and low- #carbon agriculture, @CarnegieScience-led research Stanford University shows.
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carnegiescience.edu/green-fertiliz…

At Stanford, John Kerry called for tax incentives for clean #energy technology and end to #fossil fuel subsidies, The Stanford Daily reports.
stanforddaily.com/2024/05/09/sto…

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Sustainability #Accelerator leader;
Horn of Africa;
#STEM diversity;
#Wildfires and #utilities

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Design of first #nuclear #fusion experiment to produce more energy than went in, and what’s next.
Andrea 'Annie' Kritcher will present her work that led to the recent breakthrough Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Free, open to the public, Stanford University, registration required:
extremebreakthrough.sites.stanford.edu

Pollution & Health Conference: May 20-21 Stanford University, in person. Open to people seriously interested in #pollution and #health research, education, and solutions. Apply to attend.
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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
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A new survey offers a rare window into how the world’s largest institutional #investors think about environmental, social, and governance priorities.
Read about the results Stanford Graduate School of Business:
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#ESG #climate #GHG #emissions

Annette Mendoza studied using perovskites for #solar energy SLAC's summer program meant to increase representation in STEM, which is open to all U.S. graduate students. She is now an engineer in #sustainable #energy Tesla. Read about her journey:
www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2024-05-0…

Wildfire: Risk exposure and mitigation for western utilities
Stanford Woods Institute researchers analyze western #utilities ’ #wildfire #mitigation plans, highlighting those that are leading the way.
Brief description and link to white paper:
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Michael Wara

How to get #corporate #sustainability right

Mastercard’s CSO, @EllenJackowski, discusses how companies can avoid #greenwashing and achieve environmental goals on #carbon emissions.
Brief article and video of conversation w/@ChrField:
woods.stanford.edu/news/how-get-c…

The U.S. can strike a deal among #Egypt , #Ethiopia , and #Somaliland that supports regional democracy and stability and the free passage of U.S. cargo in the Red Sea, Hoover Institution research fellow Oliver McPherson-Smith Oliver McPherson-Smith, Ph.D proposes.
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#Battery recycling;
National Academy of Sciences;
JB Straubel's startup;
Gas #stoves ' NOx.
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#Sustainability Accelerator Stanford University hires first executive director
Charlotte Pera, a veteran of major #climate -focused organizations, returns to Stanford in July to co-lead the #Accelerator w/faculty director Yi Cui.
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sustainability.stanford.edu/news/sustainab…