Thousands were paid to use extra renewable electricity on windy weekend theguardian.com/business/2019/…

Tesla motors has been granted a license to generate electricity in the UK. A new player has entered the UK virtual power plant market. ofgem.gov.uk/publications-a…

The June issue of the IBPSA-England newsletter is out! News from #BSO2020 Building Simulation and Optimization Conference, webinars from DesignBuilder, jobs from UCL Inst. for Environmental Design and Engineering and Oxford Brookes University, and much more! mailchi.mp/ucl/ibpsa-engl…

California bets on batteries to ease blackout worries ft.com/content/2c5f76… Closing quote hits the nail on the head “This is not about matching storage directly to a resource. It’s about incorporating it, and incorporating flexibility, into grid planning,” she said.

Bianca Howard on teaching design management, collaboration and co-creation at Loughborough University . Nice learning outcomes and hands-on class environment ! #DCSS

#ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021 #IWD #intersectionality

Downtown S.F.’s office buildings are guzzling tons of energy no one is using—“This might warrant rethinking when we design buildings, how do we make them future-proof in their use,” Bianca Howard said… sfchronicle.com/sf/article/dow… via San Francisco Chronicle

Bianca Howard, Asst. Professor at Columbia Engineering, presents "Decision-making for Building Decarbonization." Her talk covers the complex choices and intelligent solutions needed to transition to energy-efficient, flexible, & low-carbon buildings. #Decarbonization #BuildingEnergy #DSD2024