Don't ban new technologies — experiment with them carefully
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Silicon Valley's many disruptive effects on society and business are no reason to ban some of its more promising products, such as shared city scooters.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Silicon Valley's many disruptive effects on society and business are no reason to ban some of its more promising products, such as shared city scooters.
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
There’s an access problem within the solar industry. We’ve reported on it many times, when racial and income disparity prevents the widespread adoption of solar power. As the median income of solar owners slowly creeps down, there is still an expanse of low- to middle-income households and renters left out of the conversation. One nonprofit… The post A nonprofit solar panel manufacturer wants to install in disadvantaged communities — for free appeared first on Solar Power World
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Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Oil's days as a transportation fuel are numbered because the economics of renewable energy are so compelling, says a new report from BNP Paribas. In order to compete, the oil price would need to be $9-$10 a barrel, says the report's author Mark Lewis, the bank's head of sustainability.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
As it prepares to launch its first electric SUV next year, Ford is starting a new campaign to educate the public about the benefits of electric cars. It's about time.
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.
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
With demand for minerals such as cobalt and lithium set to skyrocket, firms, investors and governments must step up to ensure the clean energy sector does better than its fossil fuel counterpart.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Poor land use is increasing erosion, nutrient depletion and other threats. But sustainable practices and technologies can reverse this trend.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Water bottles, lunch bags and clothing laced with microfibers: welcome to what some are calling the "plastic age." A recent study reports plastic pollution caused by people is so all encompassing it’s deposited itself into our fossil record. Related: But this didn’t occur overnight as contamination has been building since 1945. “Our love of plastic is being left behind in our fossil record,” said Jennifer Brandon, at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations. Available immediately, the new Bio-LNG offering is targeted at businesses running continuous, energy-intensive manufacturing or industrial processes, as well as the transportation industry.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Decarbonized energy systems are completely feasible, technically. The only barriers are political and cultural.
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
For a market that’s increasingly described as mature, the global wind industry still knows how to put up startlingly big numbers. Wind developers placed orders for 31 gigawatts of turbines during the second quarter, the highest volume on record, and 79 gigawatts over the past 12 months, according to Wood Mackenzie’s quarterly analysis of the turbine market.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Proving that less can be more, architect Bruno Zaitter upcycled a secondhand shipping container into a 538-square-foot abode with a bedroom, bathroom, living and dining area, kitchen and an outdoor terrace.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Improved habitat for birds, bees and other wildlife is to be created along the River Thames in Kent and Essex in a new partnership between the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the RSPB. The Thames Estuary contains some of the most important and protected wetland habitat in the UK, supporting a wide range of flora and fauna, including many species in decline or under threat.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Persistence, personalization and really good follow-up enabled a former Peace Corps volunteer to play in the start-up big leagues.
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
In the face of the climate crisis, we are seeing a new generation of innovators rising to the task and developing high-impact solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. These entrepreneurs are creating new technologies and business models that could change every aspect of how we live – from what we eat to how […].
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Memorials and national landmarks are common across the country as a way to draw respectfully remember events of historical relevance. This often takes the form of a statue or plaque, but following the Santa Rosa fires in October 2017, one artist took her own approach to remember the devastation, in the form of a living quilt.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials. The Traca is a new solution that allows recycling companies to provide essential information to producers, recyclers, regulators and the end destination.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Even when goods are sold as rental or subscription services to extend their lifespan, other factors still matter in determining whether they're circular.
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM), also referred to as Energy Disaggregation, is a technology using either sensor-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to identify granular energy consumption data at appliance-level from whole-home energy data. The Home Energy Management Systems market has been valued at $7.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to $26.9 billion in […].
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?
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The ability to recycle materials has been around for generations, and as an increasing number of residential and commercial facilities take on the metal, plastic and glass, it has become a common task to put your recycling at the curb on garbage pick-up day.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Sponsored by Keysight. Autonomous Driving systems use innovative information systems which integrate automotive Ethernet networking, sensor fusions, optical cameras and V2X communications. Discover how these features are being influenced by 5G to make automotive vehicles safer and to help reduce the number of road accidents to zero. Download the white paper here: Download Now.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Citi, Keurig Dr Pepper and Micron set speedy targets, while Ingersoll Rand plays the long game.
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Although the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence technologies are in their initial stages, they are ushering in a new era for a safer and cleaner environment. Here's how.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The world’s largest coral reef, where 400 types of coral as well as about 10 percent of the world's fish live, has gone from "poor" to "very poor.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Silicon Valley startup TeraWatt Technology has announced that its prototype 4.5 Ah solid-state battery design achieved a record-breaking energy density of 1,122 Wh/L (432 Wh/kg) in validation tests conducted by third parties, including the Japanese testing service TOYO System. TeraWatt says this 4.5 Ah design, which is branded as TERA3.0, will be available for select early adopters in 2021 and for full release in 2022.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
And three residential policies can promote economic development, improve health and reduce carbon emissions.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 3 – It’s expensive to be poor in America. Low- and moderate-income communities face a shortage of at least 7.2 million affordable housing units. With its Reconstruct Challenge, Louisville-based Access Ventures, aims to identify approaches to reduce ancillary costs, including transportation and food costs, that can push many families’ total housing costs north The post Access Ventures seeks new ways to lower costs for the housing insecure appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Hell, hath no fury like Hurricane Dorian. Those on Abaco and Grand Bahama Island recently met Dorian as she made her presence known causing havoc to around 13,000 homes and at press time killing seven in her wake. Her fierce 185 m.p.h. winds forced people to hunker down or leave the islands altogether but they weren’t the only ones affected. Animals such as the endangered Bahama nuthatch bird living in the biomes aka pineyards also felt Dorian’s wrath.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Volkswagen plans to install around 4,000 charging points at its German company facilities by 2025, beginning with 60 points recently installed for employees at a component plant in Braunschweig. The company will invest some €250 million ($276.5 million) to expand the charging infrastructure at its European sites, aiming to add around 36,000 new charging points across the continent.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
When will these near- and zero-emissions (NZ and ZE) technologies become the new norm? All signs point to 2025.
U.S. Green Technology
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Residential structures consume nearly 40 percent of all energy produced in the United States. For most homeowners, monthly energy bills are one of the largest expenses they have. Instead of spending more money than you need to on energy, you need to work on reducing this expense. Homeowners have to work a bit harder in. The post 8 Energy-Efficient Tips For Your Home appeared first on U.S.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Near the Himalayas, a new eco-conscious residential development known as the Woodside has taken root in the mountains of Kasauli, a small town in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
The Porsche Taycan [TIE-kon] is the most highly-anticipated EV we’ve seen in a long time – in fact, the sound of the spirited young horse’s approaching hoofbeats has arguably generated more excitement than any non-Tesla vehicle to date (sorry, Audi and Jaguar). Porsche unveiled its magnum opus at three simultaneous events in Germany, China, and a spectacular spot overlooking Niagara Falls, where CEO Oliver Blume stressed the importance of the Taycan to Porsche’s prospects.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
For a more productive, efficient circular economy, an engineering approach to cellular biology could be the key.
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