Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge Summary As energy democracy and social justice increasingly drive energy planning, Chelsea, Massachusetts hopes to become a model for how it’s done by developing a ‘microgrid without borders.’ Community and climate activists, city officials and energy...
Bryan Hochberg, The Suffolk Journal Summary The race to combat climate change continues to accelerate as more cities work to find new methods to become environmentally sustainable. Metropolitan areas throughout the country are operating to enact advanced ways to reduce carbon...
Alyssa Danigelis, Energy Manager Today Summary Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh set the city on a path to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 when he signed the Metro Mayors Climate Mitigation Commitment in 2016. A new report undertaken at Walsh’s request identifies the specific energy-related...
Boston Planning & Development Agency Summary On June 14, 2018 the BPDA board adopted the Smart Utilities Policy for Article Development Review . On this page you can access the full policy document and learn about the Smart Utilities Vision project that led to the policy. Access...
Riley Villiers, The Daily Free Press Summary Despite some delays, Boston is entering into the energy buying business with a push from the mayor’s office to jumpstart programs that will obtain electricity for the City. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and his administration announced Aug. 22...
Press Release, Globe Newswire Cambridge among first U.S. cities to move to tactical implementation of carbon neutrality as part of its Net Zero Action Plan CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has released the results of a Low Carbon...
Press Release, Business Wire BOSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--ENGIE North America Inc. and Axium Infrastructure (operating jointly as Longwood Energy Partners) have completed the acquisition of a microgrid and district energy system serving six Harvard-affiliated medical institutions in the...
Truelian Lee and Jacqueline P. Patel, The Harvard Crimson Construction is underway in Allston. Photo: Jacqueline S. Chea Summary Harvard last month completed the steel framework of the “District Energy Facility,” a building located on Harvard-owned land in Allston that will supply...
Summary Facilities engineers, faculty, and students at Dartmouth College, MIT, University of Rochester, and University of Bridgeport teamed together with Ramboll to conduct research on campus district hot water conversion at their campuses. Throughout the process Ramboll gathered various...
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Colin Durrant, Harvard University Credit: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects Summary New district energy facility prioritizes climate resiliency, includes largest thermal storage tank in Massachusetts. Energy fuels innovation and Harvard's growing innovation corridor in Allston...
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