GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. Hunter Lovins. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 00:15. We’re female entrepreneurs and environmentalists. We’ve spent decades promoting clean energy technologies. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 13, 2020
PriestmanGoode has designed a durable, endlessly reusable takeaway container for restaurants and homes alike.
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
Renewable Natural Gas: Today’s Carbon-Negative Fuel. Renewable natural gas sits at the intersection of two critical challenges: addressing increased emissions from organic waste and laying the foundation for zero carbon transportation across all sectors.? By turning waste into fuel, renewable natural gas delivers negative-carbon fuel to fleets today with a production process where resources are continuously used and reused – fueling a sustainable, circular economy.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 13, 2020
These green modules could increase biodiversity, decrease the urban heat island effect and demineralize soils.
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.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. Adam Aston. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. You may not know it, but you rely on industrial heat every day. It helped make the bricks that hold up your home; the cement underfoot. It forged the steel and glass in your car, and it also cooked the aluminum, plastic and silicon in the very screen on which you may be reading these words. .
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 13, 2020
A key water permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline extension has been denied.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 13, 2020
Stop thinking of Chipotle as just another restaurant and start thinking of it as a great new clothing line. The well-known Mexican chain has launched Chipotle Goods, a line of sustainable clothing made with responsibly-sourced materials.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 13, 2020
Scottish Renewables’ Annual Conference is to be held online for the first time on 1-3 September. The event will feature speakers from organisations including Ofgem, Committee on Climate Change, Scottish Government and National Grid. At the heart of discussion will be the green economic recovery from coronavirus and Scotland’s net-zero target, according to the organisers.
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 13, 2020
In one of the U.S. renewable energy market’s biggest deals in a challenging year, Masdar is set to acquire a 50 percent stake in a 1.6-gigawatt portfolio of advanced wind, solar and energy storage projects from EDF Renewables North America. The deal, expected to close later this year, represents a new front in the global renewables collaboration between EDF and Masdar, which to date has largely focused on the Middle East and North Africa.
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 13, 2020
ImpactAlpha, August 13 – Venture capital firm S2G Ventures invests in sustainable agrifood technology. It’s now expanding into ocean health and sustainable seafood. Oceans provide a critical food source for billions of people and are crucial link in tackling climate change. S2G’s Oceans and Seafood fund will back early- and growth-stage startups developing science and.
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.
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 13, 2020
Loans accounted for 54 percent of the U.S. solar financing market in 2019, according to WoodMac’s new report — a 31 percent jump from 2018. All major solar loan providers experienced growth in 2019, and more installers are now offering loans to customers. Loanpal retained the top spot in the field, and both Loanpal and Sunlight Financial gained market share last year by adding new installer partners and gaining more share of the business flowing from their existing installer partners
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 13, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 13 – How Women Invest, a San Rafael, Calif.-based venture capital firm, is aiming to raise $10 million for its first fund from up to 249 accredited investors. The mission, fund cofounder Erika Cramer told ImpactAlpha, is to bring more diverse women into the venture capital world and, in turn, fund more diverse. The post How Women Invest closes first $5 million for new gender lens fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 13, 2020
We’re constantly going through waves of hype in different energy sectors: flexible solar panels, vertical-axis wind, electric planes, vehicle-to-grid, the smart home, blockchain. Some are real, some are not. Some just need to mature. So what phase are we in now? In this episode, Shayle and Stephen are digging into different sectors and trends at various stages of the climatetech hype cycle.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 13, 2020
Coronavirus-hit waste management businesses in Scotland have until the end of August to apply for a grant to assist them in adapting their operations. Launched by Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government, up to £10,000 per site is available towards the capital costs associated with changing infrastructure and equipment. These adaptations are designed to maintain environmental performance and sustainability while implementing controls to prevent the spread of the virus.
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.
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 13, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 13 – The national reckoning with racial justice has generated a raft of reports and resources for investors. Recent contributions: Inconvenient truths. Social-justice investing firm Robasciotti & Philipson examines the industry’s history of systemic racism and challenges long-held industry beliefs stifling change in its Race in Finance series.
altenergymag
AUGUST 13, 2020
The CrossWind consortium, a joint venture between Shell in the Netherlands and Eneco, has awarded Fugro a contract to deliver comprehensive geotechnical site investigation solutions to support development of the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 13, 2020
The disproportionate harms to Black Americans wrought by COVID and those wrought by police brutality are symptoms of the same disease: racism hardwired into our political, economic, social and cultural systems. What Black and Latinx communities are experiencing is the culmination of four centuries of laws, policies, practices and attitudes engineered to benefit white people.
altenergymag
AUGUST 13, 2020
Transitioning 20% of all vehicles to electric by 2030 will reduce carbon emissions and save customers billions in fuel costs
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?
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
Retailer's new 'Project Earth' initiative will see the firm work with its suppliers and brands to boost the sustainability credentials of its products as it works to become a more circular business by launching a range of in-store repair, recycle and reuse initiatives. Selfridges has become the latest major brand to set out its strategy for delivering net zero carbon emissions, today unveiling a raft of stretching sustainability goals that include a promise to ensure that the majority of the env
altenergymag
AUGUST 13, 2020
On 16th of September 2020, solar expert, Fronius will be launching its own virtual solar fair for the first time, devoted to 24 hours of sun.
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
Campaign group Plan B poised to file court action claiming government failed to take into account climate obligations when bailing out Covid-hit firms. The government has defended its decision to hand billions of pounds in financial support to struggling carbon-intensive companies in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, amid accusations it "ignored" the ramifications of these bailouts for the UK's legally-binding net zero emissions target and Paris Agreement climate obligations.
altenergymag
AUGUST 13, 2020
The state is constructing tens of thousands of new buildings that cost more to build and lock in higher CO2 emissions all amid growing efforts to accelerate emission reductions
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 13, 2020
Read time: 5 mins A New England-based environmental law group is taking major oil companies to court, claiming the firms have failed to adapt some of their petroleum storage terminals to withstand increasingly severe storm and flooding events worsened by the climate crisis. .
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
Biomethane produced at Cambridgeshire facility has been directly connected to the Gas National Transmission System for first time. Renewable gas produced from cattle manure and straw at a farm in Cambridgeshire has been directly injected into the gas grid to help householders heat their homes and cook meals, in what National Grid claims is a UK first.
R-Squared Energy
AUGUST 13, 2020
This is the sixth and final article in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, natural gas , coal , and renewable energy. Today, I want to conclude with global carbon dioxide emissions.
Forbes Green Tech
AUGUST 13, 2020
Kamala Harris brings a different perspective to the climate crisis - equity and fairness.
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
New lights promise to slash emissions and energy bills. Siemens Mobility has installed low energy LED technology at thousands of traffic lights across London, in an effort to make the capital's traffic signals brighter, greener, and less high maintenance. The transport technology company revealed earlier this week that it has finished a three-month programme of retrofits across 161 locations in north and northeast London.
Solar Power World
AUGUST 13, 2020
By Allison Ruedig, freelance copywriter, Aurora Solar Solar business owners have had a rough time leading their teams through this pandemic year. In addition to managing their current projects and staff (often from a distance), they’ve also been tasked to keep their business above water despite: Their teams’ reduced ability to generate leads, assess sites,… The post How to turn 3 pandemic-era solar challenges into opportunities appeared first on Solar Power World.
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
Folding bike maker's new subscription service is geared at the growing number of people who have embraced cycling during the pandemic. British bike maker Brompton is set launch a subscription service next month amid a surge in the popularity of cycling during the pandemic. People who sign up to the initiative will pay £30 a month for one of the bike manufacturer's iconic folding bikes if they sign up for a 12-month contract, or £42 a month for a rolling monthly contract.
Charged
AUGUST 13, 2020
Vehicle chargers that earn the ENERGY STAR label are independently certified to save energy, based on criteria set by the EPA. The agency started with Level 1 and Level 2 chargers, and is currently in the process of expanding eligibility to include DC fast chargers. Work on a test method has been completed, and draft performance requirements were distributed this summer for comment from industry stakeholders.
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
Kemsley power station is designed to process 550,000 tonnes of waste per year to produce both electricity and heat. A combined heat and power plant in Kent has become the first operational energy-from-waste facility to receive payments under the government's Contracts for Difference clean energy subsidy scheme, the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) confirmed this week.
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 13, 2020
Business Green
AUGUST 13, 2020
One Nation Conservatives group of more than 100 MPs call for 2030 fossil fuel car ban, carbon tax and tree planting funding. A group of moderate Conservative MPs has served up a raft of policy recommendations designed to help deliver on the Prime Minister's pledge to "build back greener" from the Covid-19 recession, including proposals to bring forward the petrol and diesel car sale ban to 2030, plant tens of thousands of trees, and create a domestic carbon tax.
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