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Distributed Energy Helped Fight California’s Grid Outages, But It Could Do Much More

GreenTechMedia

During last week’s heat-wave-driven grid emergency in California, grid operator CAISO and the state’s utilities sent out desperate calls to demand response providers, behind-the-meter battery aggregators, electric-vehicle charging providers, microgrid operators and backup generator owners, seeking whatever help they could provide.

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NYPA launches hydrogen gas blending demonstration project

Renewable Energy World

The New York Power Authority is exploring the ability of transitioning a natural gas-fired turbine to run on green hydrogen with a demonstration project at Brentwood Power Station. Peer-reviewed results from the demonstration project will be shared with the industry and the public after its conclusion.

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AeroFarms is trying to cultivate the future of vertical farming

Business Green

The public market offering and the capital gained during the process will be crucial for AeroFarms to reach the next level of its growth and to achieve several strategic expansions, including improving operational and energy efficiency, adding into new products (right now it's focusing on berries), and maintaining its social impact. "We

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Waste & Recycling Innovations • 4/21/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

We have called on industry leaders to guide this solutions-based forum and panel on how innovation can move us away from landfill dependency and decrease the impacts on our environment. Join our discussion around transforming the waste industry with technology, passion, and people. How do we get back on track? Theodosia Fehsenfeld.

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BP and Environmental Defense Fund Collaborate to Reduce Methane Emissions

CleanTX

Joint effort focuses on developing technologies and management practices to accelerate reductions of methane emissions across the global oil and gas industry. We’ve made great progress driving down emissions across our own business, including meeting our industry-leading methane intensity target of 0.2

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Camera-based study reveals methane leaks far worse than expected in New Mexico region

Envirotec Magazine

The airplane-mounted sensor used by the researchers to detect methane leaks from oil and natural gas production in the New Mexico half of the Permian Basin. Environmental watchers and energy industry engineers fear that leaks from mines, wells, refineries, storage facilities and pipelines are vastly underreported.

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Carbon to Value Initiative Leaders Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program Announce Formation of the Carbontech Leadership Council

Greentown Labs

The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. The CLC’s corporate leaders will represent diverse industries that have made formal commitments to reducing carbon emissions in their core businesses and beyond.