Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

Following the 2013/14 floods there was a ‘Repair & Renew’ grant available to homes and businesses to establish flood resistance and/or resilience measures to reduce the risk of future flooding or minimise its impact. The Government expected the flood defence sector to suddenly be able to accommodate this increase in work.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

The conversation was hosted by the San Francisco-based Museum of Craft and Design , which recently housed an exhibition titled “Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience,” in which visionary architects and artists were asked to create artistically interpretative solutions and prototypes for survival shelter in a warming world. (My

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 10, 2021

“With continuing storage cost declines and growing policy support and regulatory reform in states and the federal government, energy storage is on an accelerating trajectory to enable a resilient, decarbonized, and affordable electric grid for all.”. The data truly speaks for itself,” Finn-Foley said.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

Vehicle to grid (V2G) has been a hot topic globally as grid management and resilience become a growing concern. Resilience V2G allows for consumers to secure a backup power source in the case of an emergency. Rather than exporting, vehicles can in these cases be used as battery storage.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2022

That is what is needed to foster a team spirit that is resilient, innovative, and exceeds expectations. A successful leader should also embody grit and resilience in their journey. One of the toughest and most stressful decisions of my life was in 2013 when the then CEO of Husk walked away literally overnight. It is essential.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Given this great progress in the industry, it’s no surprise that climatetech investments grew nearly five times faster than the wider VC industry did from 2013 to 2019, according to PWC’s “The State of Climate Tech 2020” report. Let’s keep this momentum going as we settle into this century’s “roaring 20s”—the decade for climate action!

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s time for Louisiana leadership to prioritize resilient solutions – solar photovoltaics paired with battery storage ( solar+storage ) paired with energy efficient housing – over continued fossil-fuel investment. Look to Resilient Power Solutions. Fossil-Fuel Failures. It’s time to look to alternatives.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 28, 2021

Idaho Falls reached out to INL after an outage in December 2013 left about 3,500 residents in subzero cold for three hours. What we are focusing on here is using existing power generation in new ways to improve reliability and resilience. The grid is changing very rapidly,” said Thomas Mosier, INL’s energy systems group lead.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Fast-acting battery technology performs many roles: frequency regulation, capacity, deferral of wires upgrades, resilience, firming renewable generation and more. Finn-Foley displayed the Energy Information Administration's projections for national solar deployment from 2011, 2012 and 2013.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

2013 – Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) made landfall in the Philippines and directly hit Ormoc and Kananga including EDC’s Leyte Site. The journey of the Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant from 1983 to 2023 has been marked not just by growth, but by resiliency in the face of major challenges.

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Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2022

The deal builds on bolsters Network Rail and EDF's existing traction supply partnership, which saw the two companies agree a 10-year deal for EDF to supply low-carbon electricity to power the UK's electrified rail network back in 2013.

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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They have resilience. The Building Blocks of Resilience. A company can’t thrive amid uncertainty without financial, portfolio, and organizational resilience. A company can’t thrive amid uncertainty without financial, portfolio, and organizational resilience. The business had very little financial resilience.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

of funding, and the Bude Climate Partnership, which has clinched £200,000 to shore up the Cornish town's climate resiliency. National Lottery claims to have handed £340m to environmental projects through almost 4,800 grants since April 2013 through its Community Fund.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 15, 2021

Milford created CEG’s Resilient Power Project in 2013 after Superstorm Sandy, to ensure that frontline communities and climate-vulnerable populations had access to new technologies like solar and battery storage, which can provide power during blackouts. Keane, President of SmartPower.

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Elemental Excelerator

JULY 7, 2022

Terviva was one of Elemental’s first investments in 2013. Naveen joins an already established board that includes Chair Laurene Powell Jobs, Elemental CEO Dawn Lippert, Kelvin Taketa, Cheryl Martin, and David Crane. This news follows an additional $32.5 M commitment from the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 29, 2020

enjoyed a boom period for large-scale solar between 2013 and 2017, rivaling Germany as the hottest market in Europe. The network operator, National Grid ESO, is bringing more markets online all the time to improve the grid's flexibility and resiliency. Despite a reputation for gray skies, the U.K.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When another one of the most powerful storms, Typhoon Haiyan, struck the Philippines in 2013 with winds of 195 miles per hour, it killed more than 6,000 people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. By a stroke of good fortune, the storm hit a relatively unpopulated region, causing only six deaths.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In total, 900,000,000 kWh of electricity has been saved since 2013. According to Evergy, more than 270,000 Missouri residents participate in Evergy energy-efficiency programs. More than 74,000 homes have been powered with energy saved and more than 2,200 businesses have been impacted. Photo: EE Images / CC.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

McPherson said that urban forests are unique because they connect global atmospheric benefits with ecosystem benefits and resilience and mitigation benefits. A 2013 study found that adding a row of trees between a roadway and nearby houses reduced pollution levels in the houses by 50 percent.)

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 14, 2020

Whether as a defense against global pandemics or as part of a wider climate strategy companies are exploring ways of improving their supply chain resilience. Now more than ever companies need to increase their efforts to build more resilience into their supply chains so that they can quickly respond to changing demands and disruptions.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

First, the decision creates a $100 million equity resilience program to promote battery storage as a means of providing backup power for vulnerable customers in high fire threat areas. California faces unprecedented risks from wildfires.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Related: San Diego Zoo successfully clones an endangered Przewalski’s horse To improve the species’ resilience to diseases, several organizations have come together. “We’ve come a long way since 2013 when we began the funding, permitting, design, and development of this project with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.”

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 19, 2022

More importantly, policy leaders need to engage community leaders and tech innovators in the process of designing and implementing those policies to ensure they achieve the outcomes we are collectively striving for — broad access to climate technologies, more economic and job opportunities, better health outcomes, and more resilient communities.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Two separate analyses published this week have detailed how households and businesses around the country are currently paying the price for political decisions taken in the wake of the last surge to energy bills in 2013 that ultimately served to undermine the UK's energy security.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Devastation from Typhoon Haiyan, which ripped through the Philippines in 2013. The authors recognize even the most ambitious adaptations won’t prevent all impacts; at this point, adaptation is simply about reducing as much damage as possible. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 4, 2021

Related: Critically endangered bird found alive in Hawaii “While the exact number remains unknown and is also subject to change with new births and deaths , it is well below population levels that would provide resiliency, redundancy and representation to the population,” the agency said in a statement. In 2020, the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 4, 2021

Related: Critically endangered bird found alive in Hawaii “While the exact number remains unknown and is also subject to change with new births and deaths , it is well below population levels that would provide resiliency, redundancy and representation to the population,” the agency said in a statement. In 2020, the U.S.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

"The COVID 19 pandemic has intensified McDonald's focus on strengthening the resilience of our communities and the planet," said Jenny McColloch, vice president for sustainability at the company. "As The government has also set a target to cut emissions by 26 per cent against 2013 levels by 2030.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Affirmed by its 10-year Economic Strategy and Climate Action Plan , Maine aims to use the Roadmap to prepare and position itself for thoughtful, targeted development of offshore wind that will grow the state’s economy and improve its economic resiliency overall. Act regionally to maximize benefits and lower costs.

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Grist

MAY 17, 2021

Beach nourishment plays a central role in the Texas General Land Office’s coastal resiliency master plan , with several multi-million dollar projects in the pipeline. That’s why the agency is also focused on restoring dunes and strengthening them with grasses, which may provide a more resilient buffer against high tides and sea-level rise.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

These technologies can be used to create community resilience hubs throughout the state, providing services during hurricanes and other extreme weather events. in 30 years – began in 2013, but the project was abandoned in 2017 when estimated costs soared by billions. Construction on the nuclear reactors – the first in the U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The global offshore market has now grown on average by 24 per cent each year since 2013. This vision is being enabled by the relative resilience of the renewables sector throughout the on-going coronavirus crisis. But wind remained resilient. Our turbines produced a record amount of electricity.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 2, 2020

That was in 2013, and we are just today gearing up again to have the first utility-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. . We have to figure out how to be resilient and try to pivot our approaches. The post NYSERDA CEO Alicia Barton on Resilience in the Cleantech Industry appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

A 2030 target will also guide the US government's approach to more sustainable and resilient infrastructure, zero-emissions vehicles and buildings, improved agricultural practices, and durable carbon removal. Finally, the commitment would inspire other industrialised nations to set bold targets of their own.".

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In British Columbia, the low carbon fuel requirement has reduced GHG emissions by more than nine megatonnes since 2013. The clean fuel standard will support economic resilience in Canada’s rural and resource communities and enhance energy security in the global low carbon economy,” said Ian Thomson , president of Advanced Biofuels Canada.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

And in further research published in August, AMDA members reported receiving just $40 million of public and private grants and $10 million in concessional debt since 2013. “It’s a miracle some of these projects can get across the line because you have to have so much resiliency built in.".

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In 2017 the city of Miami Beach dove into the second stage of its $400- to $500-million investment project, (which began in 2013), to raise roads and install pumps in response to annually rising sea-levels. By Emily Blitstein In Miami, flooding has been a serious development topic over the last decade.

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