This is what energy resilience could look like
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2020
A microgrid pilot program run by Colorado cooperative Holy Cross Energy includes four all-electric homes in an affordable housing community.
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3XN unveils new, sustainable building for UNSW Sydney
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 10, 2020
Following a rigorous international competition, Danish architectural firm 3XN has won the bid to design the University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) new Multipurpose Building — a project that the architects say will have a “focus on resilience and environmental sustainability.
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Why stakeholders are raising the pressure on US business leaders to address climate
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2020
EDF released its annual survey of perceptions of environmental impact from 600 business leaders in retail, manufacturing, energy, technology and finance.
Fisker debuts an electric luxury SUV for $37,500 at CES
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 10, 2020
The new Fisker Ocean, debuted at CES, will come with many sustainable features — inside and out.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Episode 202: GreenBiz community shares 2020 ambitions, Dalkia's energy services rebrand
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2020
Listen up for audiograms from 10 corporate sustainability professionals including Google sustainability officer Kate Brandt, Unilever diversity champion Kamillah Knight and strategy guru John Elkington.
Proof the Energy Future Is Here
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 10, 2020
We’re now in the 2020s. Many of the tropes from films and literature about this era may not have come true, but there’s a lot happening around us that does feel futuristic. In this week's episode of The Interchange , we are offering up proof that we are living in the energy future — right now. Shayle and Stephen are each going to pick a use of technology that once seemed futuristic, but is now a reality.
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This lovely lampshade is made from cabbage
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 10, 2020
Veggie Lights are just that — lamp shades made out of red cabbage leaves.
A decade of covering the intersection of sustainability, careers and human resources
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2020
What’s changed in the 10 years headhunter Ellen Weinreb has been writing for GreenBiz.
Need Inspiration in 2020? Listen to These Harrowing and Motivating Founder Stories
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 10, 2020
This will mark our third year of Watt it Takes , the live interview series produced by Powerhouse and Greentech Media. As part of The Energy Gang podcast, Watt it Takes features founders and CEOs of the most innovative companies in clean energy and mobility — their backgrounds, their passions, their struggles, their deals, their management philosophies, and their near-death experiences.
Here’s Why Market Research Is Key To Your Company’s Success
Michael Grossman
JANUARY 10, 2020
Two words no CEO of a seven or eight-figure company ever likes hearing from me are "market research," as in, "I feel it would be helpful to clarify our value proposition, our strategic advantage, and our audience if we conducted some market research.". It's so toxic; I keep those two words in my back pocket at all meetings like an emergency fire alarm in case I want to cut the session short.
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.
Grist
JANUARY 10, 2020
Australia is in the midst of a devastating wildfire season that is being exacerbated by climate change. But the fires, which have been burning for months and could rage on for months to come, are also impacting the earth’s climate in several ways. Some of those impacts are well understood, while others lie at the frontiers of scientific research. The most obvious climatic impact of the fires is that they’re spewing millions of tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributin
Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Sheen Arrested at Jane Fonda's Final Weekly Climate Protest in DC
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 10, 2020
Read time: 3 mins Every Friday for the last seven weeks, actress and activist Jane Fonda has held a rally and act of civil disobedience in front of the U.S. Capitol, calling for action on climate change. Each week she's been joined by different celebrities, journalists, and activists. Previous weeks have seen actors such as Law & Order 's Sam Waterston, Fonda's co-star in Grace and Frankie , Lily Tomin, and Lincoln' s Sally Field, to name a few. .
The Netherlands Shows The Way In Tackling The Climate Emergency
Forbes Green Tech
JANUARY 10, 2020
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday ordered the country’s government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 1990 levels, in what is already the toughest and most stringent ruling handed down to a government to take immediate action on the climate emergency.
ZHA gets the green light for worlds first all-timber soccer stadium in England
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 10, 2020
The timber soccer stadium will aim to be carbon neutral.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
The future of energy is solar + storage 2020 Trends in Solar
Solar Power World
JANUARY 10, 2020
The prospect of storage is increasingly attractive in the No. 1 solar state in the nation because of wildfires. California utility PG&E began instituting Public Safety Power Shutoffs in 2019 to minimize risk from wildfires, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power for days at a time. Solar + storage installer Sunrun told KQED… The post The future of energy is solar + storage <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>2020 T
SteamIQ Tackles Our Big Steam Problem
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 10, 2020
SteamIQ founder Peter Owens. Steam is an effective way to move heat from a power plant throughout a system. But when steam traps fail, the vapor escapes into the atmosphere without doing its job, and more steam has to be made in its place. “This is functionally equivalent to leaving a window open in January in your apartment and having to compensate,” explains Peter Owens, founder of SteamIQ.
DigiCommerce – Delivering a Sustainability Culture Across Two Continents
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 10, 2020
DigiCommerce, a full-service agency based in Montreal with offices in Canada, the United States, and Vietnam, has achieved green certification by selecting, utilizing, and implementing the full capabilities of Green Business Bureau’s EcoAssessment and EcoPlanner solutions to instill a culture of sustainability within their global organization. As a company that excels in delivering personalized content and commerce solutions for businesses of all types, DigiCommerce was extremely impressed with
OYA Solar expands solar development services to Pennsylvania
Solar Power World
JANUARY 10, 2020
OYA Solar, a North American full-service solar developer, has launched development operations in Pennsylvania. OYA is committed to developing well-sited and economically supported distribution and utility-scale solar projects in communities throughout the state, the company said in a press statement. OYA uses a community-based development approach, working with property, to find the best solution amongst… The post OYA Solar expands solar development services to Pennsylvania appeared first
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
REC Group Asserts Premium Quality Dominance by Launching Its ProTrust Warranty
altenergymag
JANUARY 10, 2020
Through its superior quality standards and impeccable reliability, REC provides an outstanding warranty package to its customers. With the triple 25-year warranty, REC customers are given peace of mind around their PV installation and the generated clean energy and financial savings for a generation or longer.
California and 7 other states commit to faster electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
Charged
JANUARY 10, 2020
California is joining with seven other states to develop an action plan to put hundreds of thousands more zero-emission trucks and buses on the roads. This new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle collaborative effort will be implemented through the multi-state ZEV Task Force , and will be facilitated by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).
Alencon to bring PV plant repowering devices to Intersolar North America
Solar Power World
JANUARY 10, 2020
Alencon Systems will demonstrate its unique line-up of power electronics solutions for repowering older PV systems, coupling solar and storage and microgrids at Intersolar North America 2020 in San Diego from February 4 through 6. The Alencon products on display at Intersolar will include the SPOT Version 6, the newest version of Alencon’s industry solar… The post Alencon to bring PV plant repowering devices to Intersolar North America appeared first on Solar Power World.
GM Plans Electric Hummer Truck With LeBron In Super Bowl Spot–But No Slam Dunk Guaranteed
Forbes Green Tech
JANUARY 10, 2020
Reinventing the symbol of wasteful energy into an environmentally upright citizen in the age of radical climate change may require more talent than LeBron can deliver. There’s not much regulatory pressure to electrify large vehicles.
S-5! mounts adapt to two models of metal rooftops on single solar project
Solar Power World
JANUARY 10, 2020
S-5!, an authority on metal roof attachment solutions, recently participated in a complex solar conversion project at a manufacturing facility in Clinton, Illinois. This large-scale, multi-faceted project at the McElroy Metal plant required a two-fold approach as the facility consisted of two different metal roof types: a face-attached trapezoidal profile on one section of the… The post S-5!
Global Briefing: Coal decline leads to CO2 drop in US, Germany and Spain
Business Green
JANUARY 10, 2020
Coal continues its decline as renewables take hold in Germany, Spain, USA and even Fukushima, plus all the green business news you may have missed this week.
The Week in impact investing: Power dynamics
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 10, 2020
TGIF, Agents of Impact! The Week’s Agent of Impact Delilah Rothenberg, Predistribution Initiative. It’s easy to pile on private equity. The industry’s predilection for heaping debt and risk onto companies and workers, while paying itself lavishly, has been blamed for the demise of brands from Toys R Us to Hostess Brands. Last month, TOMS Shoes, the social enterprise darling bought by Bain The post The Week in impact investing: Power dynamics appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewables Poised to Support New Age of Development as Global Decision Makers Gather for 10th Assembly
altenergymag
JANUARY 10, 2020
More than 1,500 delegates from around the world arrive in Abu Dhabi to advance the energy transformation
Reports: EU Commission plots €1tr Green Deal investment plan
Business Green
JANUARY 10, 2020
Commission is said to be prepping a sustainable investment plan to mobilise €1tr investment over the next decade in support of the net zero transition.
Time To Sing A Different Tune? Why Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Might Embrace Climate Impacts In Their Sales Pitches
Forbes Green Tech
JANUARY 10, 2020
In terms of addressing climate change, 71% of CFOs say they face moderate or higher pressure from at least one stakeholder group.
Agent of Impact: Delilah Rothenberg, Predistribution Initiative
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 10, 2020
It’s easy to pile on private equity. The industry’s predilection for heaping debt and risk onto companies and workers, while paying itself lavishly, has been blamed for the demise of brands from Toys R Us to Hostess Brands. Last month, TOMS Shoes, the social enterprise darling bought by Bain Capital in 2014, was handed over The post Agent of Impact: Delilah Rothenberg, Predistribution Initiative appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
14 Effective Tips For Creating and Sustaining Strong Cybersecurity Teams
Forbes Green Tech
JANUARY 10, 2020
All it takes is one breach to cause some serious damage.
Fisker debuts an electric luxury SUV for $37,500 at CES
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 10, 2020
At the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, acclaimed American-Danish automotive designer Henrik Fisker, CEO of the eponymous startup Fisker Inc. , has unveiled the hotly anticipated Fisker Ocean. This all-electric luxury SUV comes with a range close to 300 miles and a competitive starting price of $37,500. Described by Fisker as “the world’s most sustainable vehicle,” the Ocean will be powered by an approximately 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack and come equipped with a full-length solar roof capable
Climate action infiltrates CES clamour, but electronics industry must do more
Business Green
JANUARY 10, 2020
Lots of big tech companies talk about emissions reductions programs, but the truth is the industry as a whole still isn't doing that much.
This lovely lampshade is made from cabbage
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 10, 2020
Lighting can set the tone of a room, so a lamp with a natural and compostable lampshade can create a cozy, gorgeous and sustainable setting. In a partnership between Indian designer Vaidehi Thakkar and London-based Nir Meiri Studio, Veggie Lights are just that — lampshades made out of red cabbage leaves that lend a warm glow to any space. A testament to the duo’s dedication to exploring and highlighting sustainable options, Veggie Lights offer a useful and elegant decor option straight from the
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