Patel College of Global Sustainability

Week 2 in Hamburg entailed a lot research about the Efficiency House Plus with Electromobility, including lots of help from google translate. For those of you unfamiliar, like myself about a month ago, Efficiency House Plus with Electromobility is a new building scheme currently being pushed by the German government. Through the use of solar pv, [...]

Have been working on a review of the DC’s Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). Like many RPS policies in the nation, credits with significant monetary value are being awarded to less than ideal technologies; technologies that are not particularly new, innovative or environmentally benign and much less beneficial. The intent of most RPS policies is to create [...]

Panama Canal – Miraflores

Process of Passage Through the Canal

I have spent extensive time researching the Panama Canal’s history and the future implications of the expansion project that is expected to bring billions more in revenue to Panama. The canal is truly a sight to see and the entire process of a vessel passing [...]

This week was a busy one. We moved to our new office and warehouse and spent all week organizing and getting things set up like they need to be. There is still much work to still be done, but it is nice to have the space of a larger warehouse so more products can be [...]

It has been a great first week in Barbados. Along with research for case studies, meeting the staff members of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, interacting with local Barbadians, navigating the non-gridded streets, enjoying the cuisine, snorkeling, and taking pictures have all been the highlights of this week. Barbados offers so much in terms [...]

Just getting settled in here in Barbados.

We have a lot of research to do, but we gave ourselves a little bit of a head start, starting some of the work at home. We’re just about finished developing our survey to distribute to our contacts at our target destinations, and then it’s a whole lot more [...]

Entrepreneur starting a Grassroots Farming Movement @ Parque Urraca, Panama City

In my time here in Panama I have had the opportunity to meet and read about many American entrepreneurs that have made the choice to seek new markets outside of the United States. With bubbles forming and popping at an ever increasing rate in [...]

Week 6- Internship Complete

With the last remaining days of my internship, I continued to focus on the report. Throughout this entire internship I have experienced more than I could have possibly asked for. In Europe, especially the areas I focused on, were infused with signs of sustainability on every corner. The transportation model [...]