GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan. Tom Baruch. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 01:30. The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. We are presented with a rare opportunity to invest in new innovations, rebuild our data and power infrastructures and supply chains to restore and strengthen the economy while healing the environment.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2020

In a bid to curb plastic waste pollution, India-based company Rhino Machines has invented a way of using plastic to make construction blocks. The silica plastic blocks (SPBs) are strong enough to build a house and can be useful in reducing world pollution problems.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 23, 2020

British wind farms are now solving the same problems they create for the grid operator — and lowering consumer bills in the process. With fewer and fewer fossil generators left in the U.K. generation mix, and more and more renewables, the network is under strain. But more than 100 large wind farms are now providing grid services to balance out the variable nature of renewables.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2020

On June 20, the town of Verkhoyansk reported a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, or 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, which holds the record for highest Arctic temperature.

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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.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 23, 2020

In recent years, sustainability has taken a lead position in the hiring and retention of employees. Many job seekers are evaluating potential employees based on their ‘greenness’ (environmental and social sustainability) and the benefits the company offers. Companies that can adapt quickly to this new trend are easily attracting and retaining top talents.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2020

Here are some great ways to help our planet's pollinators.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2020

As many U.S. states rush to set ambitious renewable energy goals, people don't stop to think where the hydropower is coming from and whom it may be hurting.

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CleanTech Group

JUNE 23, 2020

Last week was the United Nations’ World Oceans Day, kicking off a global initiative to call on world leaders to protect 30% of.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2020

The Arrival Bus makes public transit easy, comfortable and safe, even during a pandemic.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovative clean energy company secures $10 million Series B financing and New York State-backed contract for demonstration project

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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.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2020

A systemic problem requires a systemic solution. Black businesses, because of lack of access to capital, among other reasons, cannot grow and hire like their white peers. Yet if 15% of Black-owned businesses had employment parity, they would create 600,000 new jobs and add $55 billion to the US economy, according to a study from. The post The $55 billion plan: Accelerating Black-owned businesses to create wealth, jobs and growth appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2020

Electriq Power (“Electriq”), a developer of intelligent and integrated home energy storage, management, and monitoring solutions, announced that it has enhanced the capabilities of their industry-leading PowerPod residential battery system with upgrades that offer greater value and flexibility for homeowners and installers.

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Charged

JUNE 23, 2020

The Ray , a nonprofit transportation lab, has overseen the opening of a solar-powered public fast charging station at the visitor information center on I-85 in West Point, Georgia. The station is strategically located to facilitate travel between the state capitals of Georgia and Alabama, and charging is free. This charging location was originally opened in 2015 with a 50 kW charger.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2020

Eos is proud to announce plans to deploy its latest technology battery energy storage system (BESS) in partnership with the California Energy Commission (CEC).

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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.

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LA CleanTech Incubator

JUNE 23, 2020

As Electrek previously reported, the $5 million Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Impact Fund launched on January 15. LACI is working to eradicate monoculturalism in cleantech startups by bringing on its most diverse cohort yet in spring 2020. More than 50% of participating founders are of color, and nearly 40% are women. We hear from. Read more » The post 3 diverse cleantech entrepreneurs: ‘will you value other experiences?

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2020

Efforts Underway to Hire and Train Local Team Members and Military Veterans

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2020

Greetings, Agents of Impact! How to build an impact investing portfolio that works for all stakeholders. Alabama Power, the state’s largest utility, may also be its most unusual investor. Alabama Power Foundation has made loans to reduce opioid addiction through digital health coaching, and incubated Opportunity Alabama to connect local investors into Opportunity Zones.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2020

Power Factors LLC, a leading independent software and services provider for renewable energy, is pleased to announce that Strata Solar has selected Power Factors' Drive Plus software platform for its renewable assets.

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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?

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 23, 2020

Read time: 11 mins California communities last month got an important procedural win in their efforts to get fossil fuel companies to pay for climate-related impacts. On May 26, a federal appeals court ruled that their lawsuits could go ahead in state court , which is their preferred venue, rather than federal court. . Similar lawsuits filed by Colorado communities, Baltimore, and Rhode Island are also marching on in state courts following unsuccessful attempts by fossil fuel companies to have t

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 23, 2020

Nothing is more painful than a garden that won’t grow. Regardless of whether it’s difficult soil or troublesome pests. So dangerous gardening can be genuinely disappointing. Regardless of whether you are keen on updating your garden or basically rolling out a couple of improvements. Please consider some significant elements before Continue Reading.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

ZeroAvia hails major milestone for zero carbon flight as six-seater aircraft completes test flight at Cranfield Airport. The UK's "first ever" successful test flight of a commercial-scale, electric aircraft took place at Cranfield Airport yesterday, green aviation specialist ZeroAvia has confirmed. Yesterday's successful test means the six-seater hydrogen-electric aircraft is Europe's largest zero emission plane currently flying, according to the company, which is now planning to carry out longe

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 23, 2020

When you prepare for a week of meals, you usually cook larger amounts of food to prepare You may be a home cook with a flair for preparing the healthiest and most delicious dishes. But are you sure that you are as eco-friendly as possible in the way you cook Continue Reading. The post Eco-Friendly Cooking Tips That Will Change Your Life appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Public urged to check ahead to avoid overwhelming charity shops with mountain of clothing donations. Charity shops and collection banks across the UK could be swamped with 67 million items of clothing and 22 million shoes as coronavirus restrictions begin to lift, according to a new analysis from waste body WRAP that warns millions of Britons have used the lockdown period to sort old clothes ahead of a major clear out.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 23, 2020

Practice Tests or Study Guides? Not Sure What to Choose for Certified Green IT Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Exam Preparation? Grab Both and Become a Certified Specialist! Microsoft AZ-300 is the first step for those professionals who want to earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential. This exam is important for the obvious reason: its associated badge is a very prestigious career option Continue Reading.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

ZeroAvia hails major milestone for zero carbon flight as six-seater aircraft completes test flight at Cranfield Airport. The UK's "first ever" successful test flight of a commercial-scale, electric aircraft took place at Cranfield Airport yesterday, green aviation specialist ZeroAvia has confirmed. Yesterday's successful test means the six-seater battery electric aircraft has become Europe's largest zero emission plane currently flying, according to the company, which is now planning to carry ou

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2020

New rules proposed by the Securities & Exchange Commission would make it harder for investors to file resolutions and get independent advice. Last November, the S.E.C. launched the biggest attack on shareholder rights in its history, when three of the five commissioners voted to give preliminary approval to two proposals that curtail shareholders’ ability to.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Tech giant set to invest in firms that are 'building products, services, and technologies to decarbonise the economy and protect the planet'. Tech giant Amazon has today launch the latest phase of its high profile Climate Pledge initiative, unveiling a new $2bn venture investment program to help scale up "visionary companies whose products and services will facilitate the transition to a zero carbon economy".

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Charged

JUNE 23, 2020

ROHM Semiconductor has announced its 4th-generation 1,200-volt SiC MOSFETs optimized for EV powertrain systems, including the main drive inverter, as well as power supplies for industrial equipment. ROHM says that the new SiC MOSFETs deliver low ON resistance with high-speed switching performance, contributing to greater miniaturization and lower power consumption in a variety of applications, including automotive traction inverters and switching power supplies.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Sofia offshore wind farm off UK coast in North Sea is set to have 100 262-metre tall turbines after developer Innogy signed a deal with turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa. A wind farm planned in UK waters in the central North Sea is set to be the first in Europe to boast a new generation of king-sized turbines produced by Siemens Gamesa. Developer Innogy confirmed yesterday that it had signed a preferred supplier agreement with the turbine maker for 100 of its new 14MW offshore turbines, which

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Charged

JUNE 23, 2020

Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain have signed an agreement to expand their strategic partnership in the field of electrification. Punch Powertrain holds majority control in the new Joint 61/39 Venture, which will design, manufacture and supply Punch Powertrain’s DT2 dual-clutch transmission for PSA’s next generation of hybrid EVs. The business will initially supply Groupe PSA’s global operations, and aims to eventually supply other vehicle manufacturers worldwide.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

With supportive investment and policy signals H2-powered flight could emerge as a major player for short-medium journeys within 10-15 years, study estimates. Hydrogen-powered planes have "significant, and so far underestimated" potential to become a major force in the future of flight, and to thereby help reduce the aviation sector's growing impact on the climate, according to the findings of a major industry and EU-backed study released yesterday.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2020

The Energy Hub Inverter has a high weighted efficiency of 99% and when DC coupled with batteries, the combined efficiency reaches 90.8%. With built-in metering providing insight into actual energy consumption and production, smart energy upgrades can be easily made to meet consumers' evolving energy needs.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Reports from CBI, EnergyUK, ECIU, and ScottishPower all hammer home calls for ambitious green recovery package. The consensus keeps building. As fresh reports emerged suggesting that a major building retrofit programme could provide one of the centrepieces for the government's imminent economic stimulus package, three major new reports have been published this week further strengthening the case for an explicitly green recovery.

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