These entrepreneurs want consumers to reuse wine bottles
GreenBiz
JULY 28, 2021
Although the approaches used by Good Goods and Gotham Project are different, both companies play up the importance of digital technology and sturdier glass.
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Heartbreaking video shows salmon suffering through heat wave
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 28, 2021
A video captured by nonprofit group Columbia Riverkeeper shows the horrifying effects of the Pacific Northwest heat wave on sockeye salmon. Just short of a salmon snuff film, the video shows listless fish dotted with white fungal patches and red lesions as they struggle to survive an epically hot river.
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London floods spark worry over climate change preparedness
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 28, 2021
On Sunday, the residents of London were caught up in flash floods following a heavy downpour, reigniting conversations about climate change preparedness.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Why Will High Carbon Emitting Buildings Be Worth Less Over Time
The Environmental Blog
JULY 28, 2021
Earlier the value of a building depended on its location and the features it offered. However, as sustainable construction is gaining importance, many cities are now set to change the rules of the game in commercial real estate. Buildings that are energy efficient are now being rewarded with high energy grades and displayed publicly which is changing how tenants look at the value of the building.
XpreSole Panto waterproof boots are made from coffee grounds
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 28, 2021
Sustainable shoe brand Ccilu has developed a line of waterproof boots, called XpreSole Panto, made with recycled coffee grounds and other eco-friendly materials.
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A redesign helps an Enel power plant transition away from coal
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 28, 2021
In a competition to create designs to update power plants in Italy, Frigerio Design Group takes the win with its forward-thinking and innovative approach.
Can hiring equipment bridge a skills gap?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 28, 2021
The UK skills shortage has been amplified as a result of COVID-19, according to research which has apparently found that site managers are not confident in the ability of their team to operate or fix a steam boiler. In the recent survey, 99% of industrial workers said it is either very difficult or somewhat difficult to hire staff with the skills required to operate or fix a steam boiler because of the impact of COVID19.
French offices receive a green update with Benetti MOSS walls
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 28, 2021
Sometimes, the best ideas are inspired in the most unlikely of ways.
Measuring methane at landfill sites using drones
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 28, 2021
Viridor is working with UAV expert High Compliance, to understand the flight characteristics required for effective methane emissions surveys. Waste management firm Viridor says it is demonstrating its ambition to tackle climate change by supporting the development of new technologies for measuring and reporting methane emissions across its UK landfill sites.
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.
LEED Certification Checklist for Building Design and Construction (BD+C)
Green Business Bureau
JULY 28, 2021
LEED Certification: Getting Started. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most prominent green building rating and certification system used throughout the world. LEED can be a very beneficial certification to pursue, however understanding the process of getting certified can be confusing. Whether it be a new building or an existing building, the LEED certification process offers a rating system for all different types of construction.
New floating wind turbine Projects and government initiatives to set the scene for the development of green energy
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2021
Floating wind turbine platforms are evolving as one of the most electrifying technical advances for the wind industry. The concept of floating wind turbine is highly gaining popularity over conventional offshore wind turbines as it offers numerous advantages. For starters, floating wind turbines are getting access to far-fetched wind resources over deep waters.
Shell to become clean energy provider with acquisition of Inspire
Renewable Energy World
JULY 28, 2021
Inspire, a company that purchases renewable energy credits (RECS) and retires them on behalf of its customers, announced it has signed an agreement to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell New Energies US LLC. As part of Shell, Inspire intends to rapidly scale its offering of access to sustainable energy to U.S. households. According to its website , Inspire is licensed to do business in several deregulated states and DC.
Sustainability Roundtable Strikes Partnership with LevelTen Energy to Help Medium-Sized Businesses Meet Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2021
New partnership enables Sustainability Roundtable to source off-site renewable energy through the LevelTen Platform on behalf of clients participating in its Net Zero Consortium for Buyers
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.
Elon Musk offers more details about the opening of Tesla’s Superchargers
Charged
JULY 28, 2021
The news that Tesla will open up its proprietary Supercharging network to drivers of other electric vehicles is a hugely important development for the EV industry, but there are many questions about how the transition will be achieved. During the company’s Q2 earnings conference call, Elon Musk released some more details about Tesla’s plans (and took a little shot at another high-tech company that’s not known for opening up its networks).
Expansion, Mergers, and Grants to Propel Innovation and Installation of Wind Turbines Worldwide
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2021
The technological development to produce more efficient and reliable wind turbines is making wind power more cost-effective. Further, government initiative to discover alternative sources of energy and depleting natural resources of energy drives the global wind turbine market.
Are we entering a new era for utility-scale solar?
Renewable Energy World
JULY 28, 2021
By Maren Schmidt, FIMER. As someone who has worked in the global solar PV sector for many years, recent reports outlining the huge growth in renewable energies and specifically solar PV, are very encouraging. For example, despite the disruption of the past 12-18 months, in its recent Renewable Energy Market Update, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that, in 2020, annual renewable capacity additions increased 45 percent to almost 280 GW – the highest year-on-year increase since 1999.
SolarPACES conference, Online Event, 27th of Solar Power& Chemical Energy Systems
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2021
SolarPACES conference is the foremost symposium for the who's who in concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems. It offers a forum for research, industry, politics and financing stakeholders within the framework of a scientific conference program with leading world experts.
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?
India’s Samunnati to list green bond to back climate-resilient farming
Impact Alpha
JULY 28, 2021
ImpactAlpha, July 28 – Chennai-based Samunnati is a rare source of financing for India’s 130 million smallholder farmers, coupling capital with agricultural support. The post India’s Samunnati to list green bond to back climate-resilient farming appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
PVinMotion conference 2021, Conference& Exhibition on Solutions for Vehicle Integration, 6-8 December 2021, online
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2021
PVinMotion is the world's first scientific conference dedicated to vehicle-integrated PV. It provides a seminal platform for scientists and researchers in PV and materials, vehicle manufacturers, module producers, electronics and materials suppliers, consultants, advisers and designers to meet, to network and to exchange ideas. The first edition will be held online, the motto is "Solutions for vehicle integration".
Investment trends in grid-scale battery storage
Renewable Energy World
JULY 28, 2021
By Danyel Desa. The deployment of renewables has reached the point where balancing the electric grid requires shifting the supply of intermittent energy sources and demand on a MW-to-GW scale. Continued growth in the renewables market depends heavily on the widespread implementation of effective energy storage technologies. The widespread use of grid storage can save utilities and their customers large amounts of money by evening out demand across time.
Sumitomo expands cathode material production
Charged
JULY 28, 2021
Sumitomo Metal Mining plans to build a new plant in Besshi, Japan, and will expand its Harima Refinery, in order to produce more cathode material. The company’s planned production capacity is 2,000 tons of cathode material per month, and its goal is 10,000 tons per month by 2027. The company says it is seeing higher demand for its high-nickel cathode materials in the secondary-battery market.
South African fintech Yoco raises $83 million for small-business lending
Impact Alpha
JULY 28, 2021
ImpactAlpha, July 28 — The Cape Town-based platform provides digital payments and other financial services to more than 150,000 small business owners in. The post South African fintech Yoco raises $83 million for small-business lending appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Li-Cycle and Univar to provide waste management for Li-ion battery production
Charged
JULY 28, 2021
Li-Cycle has partnered with Univar Solutions to provide waste management solutions for lithium-ion batteries. Univar will collect, sort, and divert waste at Li-Cycle facilities. Battery recycler Li-Cycle uses its proprietary Spoke & Hub technology to achieve a high material recovery rate and to produce new battery materials from recycled batteries.
Q&A with Asahi Pompey: How the Goldman Sachs executive is helping the investment bank meet calls for racial and gender equity
Impact Alpha
JULY 28, 2021
ImpactAlpha, July 28 – When confronted with the reality that her 11-year son, a young Black man in America, had seen George Floyd’s. The post Q&A with Asahi Pompey: How the Goldman Sachs executive is helping the investment bank meet calls for racial and gender equity appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Eric Pasi, Impact Power Solutions
Solar Power World
JULY 28, 2021
For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? Wrapping up my collegiate career in 2006, I was somewhat listless and apathetic toward almost everything. That year, An Inconvenient Truth came… The post People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Eric Pasi, Impact Power Solutions appeared first on Solar Power Wor
The Brief: Climate fund step-change, climate-resilient agriculture, fintech in South Africa, decarbonizing buildings, Q&A with Goldman’s Asahi Pompey
Impact Alpha
JULY 28, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Mark your calendars for this ImpactAlpha partner event: Truth in Impact. The impact consultancy Tideline will launch its “Guide. The post The Brief: Climate fund step-change, climate-resilient agriculture, fintech in South Africa, decarbonizing buildings, Q&A with Goldman’s Asahi Pompey appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Irish Broadcaster RTÉ Apologises for Poor Climate Coverage
DeSmogBlog
JULY 28, 2021
Ireland’s national broadcaster has publicly apologised for failing to link recent extreme weather events to climate change, pledging to set up a dedicated climate reporting unit in the run-up to COP26. In an unusual move, RTÉ’s Managing Director of News and Current Affairs Jon Williams tweeted that the broadcaster had been wrong not to make the connection clear, calling it a “sin of omission” and insisting that the “lesson” had been “learned” In an article on RTÉ’s websit
People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Mona Reese, Brightstar Solar
Solar Power World
JULY 28, 2021
For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get into solar? Jon and I completed the photovoltaic program at SUNY Ulster during weekends while working at our corporate jobs. We had a solar background,… The post People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Mona Reese, Brightstar Solar appeared first on Solar Power World.
'Major milestone': Orkney tidal turbine dubbed 'world's most powerful' connects to grid
Business Green
JULY 28, 2021
The O2 tidal turbine in Orkney is expected to generate enough electricity to power 2,000 homes as well as supplying an onshore green hydrogen electrolyser. An innovative 2MW tidal power turbine has started generating electricity off the east coast of Orkney as part of a pioneering renewable energy project to produce green hydrogen and supply predictable power to the UK grid, Orbital Marine Power announced today.
A Record Decline In Carbon Emissions
R-Squared Energy
JULY 28, 2021
According to the recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 , global energy demand fell by an estimated by 4.5% in 2020. This is the largest annual decline since the end of World War II. The plunge in energy demand was the largest factor behind the estimated 6% decline in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, which was also the largest such decline since World War II.
Tesco and ScottishPower open 30MW onshore wind farm in Scottish Highlands
Business Green
JULY 28, 2021
Subsidy-free Halsary project begins generating electricity as part of power purchase agreement between Tesco and ScottishPower Renewables. A 30MW onshore wind farm has come online in the Scottish Highlands thanks to a deal between Tesco and ScottishPower Renewables, which will see the supermarket giant directly purchase electricity from the facility in order to help power its UK operations.
People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Karl Jaeger, LightWave Solar
Solar Power World
JULY 28, 2021
For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? After graduating college I was unsure of what I wanted to do with my life professionally. So, instead of jumping into a… The post People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Karl Jaeger, LightWave Solar appeared first on Solar Power World.
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