Tidal Power
Most forms of renewable energy are far more connected to each other than they seem. The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can…
ISO 14000 Collection 2: Comprehensive Environmental Management Systems Collection
Standardization can help to increase efficiency of products and services while protecting the people that interact with them. They are also needed to protect nature….
Guide for Addressing Environmental Issues in Product Standards (ISO GUIDE 64:2008)
Natural climatic shift has driven the Earth through many geological epochs. It has often been accepted that we are in the Holocene (meaning “entirely recent”),…
AIAA S-111A-2014: Space Solar Cell Testing
A past post focused on AIAA S-117-2010, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) standard that recommends a specific verification program for any space…
ANSI GELPP 0001-2002: Livestock Operations Conditions
In the middle of the 20th Century, there was a “Green Revolution”. During this time, due to scientific accomplishments, the overall crop yield increased greatly,…
ISO/IEC 18025:2014 Environmental Data Coding Specifications (EDCS)
ISO/IEC 18025:2014 provides a collection of nine Environmental Data Coding Specifications (EDCS) dictionaries used to model environmental concepts. Together, environmental data can be encoded unambiguously…
Overview of Energy Production & Consumption Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration Website
The US Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration has extensive primary data for energy production. It’s website provides free access to weekly energy reports on…
ANSI | Energy | Sustainability
ANSI Smart and Sustainable Cities Workshop
With growing opportunities for smart and sustainable city development brought about by both improved technology and an increased awareness of the benefits of such development,…
ANSI | Energy | Sustainability
Smart Grid Features
The Smart Grid is a collection of technologies, all communicating and interacting with each other, grid operators, producers, and consumers. Utilizing the existing infrastructure and…