Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Only half (53%) of UK engineering firms think net zero by 2050 is achievable for them. 1 in 2 are currently experiencing a skills gap or limitations in their current workforce (46%), however due to the current economic climate, recruitment is currently their lowest priority (35%). Almost half say new applicants lack the required technical skills needed to fill vacancies (48%).
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Setting the Stage with GreenBiz Founder Joel Makower. GreenBiz Founder Joel Makower shares the top trends in sustainable business and insights into the year ahead. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s GreenBiz 21, February 9-11, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link]. Watch our other must-see talks here: [link]. OUR LINKS. Website: [link].
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Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Research reveals manufacturing sector as one of the best prepared to meet 2050 UK Net Zero targets with 57 per cent of businesses having a strategy to reduce their carbon footprint. 33% of manufacturing businesses said the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the sustainability goals of their manufacturing business as priorities have shifted. A new survey of SME[1] decision makers conducted by YouGov on behalf of World Kinect Energy Services appears to reveal that the manufacturing industry is one of
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Bill Gates on How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need. Bill Gates sets out a bold plan to reach net-zero emissions in time to avoid a climate disaster and outlines the steps he’s taking through his Breakthrough Energy platform. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s GreenBiz 21, February 9-11, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link].
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.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Photo credit: Marco Curaba/Shutterstock.com. A new research project aims to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for one of the most sought after luxury car brands in the world. The collaborative effort was announced on 18 February by the University of Birmingham and Bentley Motors. The £2.6m RaRE (Rare-earth Recycling for E-machines) project is funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, and
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Backing Up Statements with Action: The Intersection of Business and Human Rights with Sanda Ojiambo. UN Global Compact CEO Sanda Ojiambo addresses the evolution of business and human rights in the context of today's social justice movement. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s GreenBiz 21, February 9-11, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link].
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
All We Can Save: Why We Must Learn from Indigenous Wisdom. Attorneys and activists Tara Houska and Sherri Mitchell talk with All We Can Save Co-Founder Katharine Wilkinson about indigenous teachings. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s GreenBiz 21, February 9-11, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link]. Watch our other must-see talks here: [link].
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Imagine a comfortable, fashionable electric scooter made from sustainable materials that doesn’t sacrifice quality. ILY-Ai is just that.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
An example of a pit latrine, where human waste is deposited in the soil where nature is able to safely sanitise it (image credit: Dr Simon Willcock, Bangor University). The first global-scale assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation appears to find that nature provides at least 18% of sanitation services in 48 cities worldwide.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
The Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal is a contemporary transit building that pays homage to the environment and the region’s Coast Salish tribes.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Gene-editing tools such as CRISPR have the potential to favourably alter elements such as flavour, disease resistance and yield, say proponents, but some retail stakeholders and other groups are calling for greater regulation at this stage. In response to a civil society appeal for UK supermarkets to back strong regulation of new gene-edited crops and animals, the Co-op has made a clear statement of its support.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Inspired by Chengdu’s rich history and strong local character, MLA+ crafted a public space that puts a modern spin on local cultural icons.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Scientists at The University of Manchester say they have found a way to increase the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells, thereby boosting their likely uptake. Perovskite solar cells have attracted interest because, unlike silicon solar cells, they can be mass produced through roll-to-roll processing. Additionally, they are light and colourful, with the versatility to be used in non-traditional settings such as windows and contoured roofs.
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Guitars produce a distinct and quality sound not just from the strings, but also from the tonewood of the body. The soundboard, the back, and the sides, all contribute to the desirable sound of this stringed instrument. Some brands and manufacturers source out their tonewood from sources that are used and hidden by other species. . The post 7 Most Sustainable Guitar Woods & The Brands Using Them appeared first on U.S.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with OTT Hydrometry Ltd. 2020 was an unusual year in many respects, but for OTT Hydromet, one of the more remarkable features of the year was an unprecedented level of orders for water level and flow monitoring equipment. Amid increasing pressure from climate change and urbanisation, OTT’s UK Managing Director Nigel Grimsley explains the growing demand for monitoring technology that enables more effective water management.
Charged
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
The French city of Triel-sur-Seine has launched a trial of an electric shuttle service that uses a six-meter electric bus made by Bluebus, a subsidiary of the Bolloré Group. The minibuses, which will be delivered this summer, are part of an order for up to 800 e-buses from three manufacturers by Île-de-France Mobilités, an agency that coordinates the various transport companies (including some 90 private bus companies) operating in the Île-de-France region.
Grist
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Palm oil is a dirty word for many environmentalists. Thousands of acres of forest, and the carbon-dense peat soils beneath, have gone up in flames, clearing the way for rows of oil palm trees. For decades, governments of Southeast Asia gave agricultural companies the rights to develop vast swathes of forest, and those companies turned wilderness into plantations as fast as they could.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Over 4,500 sea turtles have been rescued in Texas.
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?
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
While overall registration volumes were down across the industry for the year due to COVID-19 impacts, the fact that EVs experienced such increased share indicates rising consumer acceptance of EVs.
Charged
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
In 2015, Israeli battery developer StoreDot announced plans to enter the EV market with battery cells that it said could enable a 300-mile battery pack to be charged in 5 minutes. Now the company has launched engineering samples of its first-generation batteries that are designed to be manufactured at scale on traditional Li-lion production lines. The first production batch of sample cells is meant to showcase the technology to potential partners, including battery-makers and vehicle OEMs.
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Musk hasn't simply revolutionized the electric vehicle market — he's created his own billion-dollar rivals.
Charged
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Image caption: In the first stage, the silicon film exists as a rigid but wobbly columnar structure. In the second stage, the columns touch at the top, forming a vaulted structure, which is strong due to arch action. In the third stage, further deposition of silicon atoms results in a sponge-like structure. The red dashed lines show how the silicon deforms as a force is applied.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Sustainable Sourcing and Contract Bids. Sustainable sourcing, sometimes referred to as green procurement , has become commonplace in most state and federal contract bids. These federal government and municipal organizations are requiring their suppliers and vendors to be sustainable. Many private sector companies issuing Requests For Proposals or contract bids also require or prefer purchasing from sustainable suppliers.
Planet Pulse
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Water plays a critical role in sustainable agriculture production and food security worldwide. However, with the world population expected to grow to over 10 billion people by 2050, coupled with climate change, competition for water resources is rapidly increasing, having a particular impact on agriculture. Manna Irrigation , an Ag-Tech company that provides growers around the world with irrigation recommendations, crop monitoring maps, and irrigation planning tools, is using satellite data from
Sunrun
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Many of the areas of the country that are most populated are also the most susceptible to extreme weather. It’s a bit ironic because weather is a big part of the reason that these places are so desirable. But when that weather gets extreme, things can get scary. One of the biggest challenges facing communities as they deal with extreme weather is providing reliable power.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Judge upholds local resident's appeal against wind farm cabling and substation infrastructure forcing government to formally reconsider plans. The High Court has quashed the government's decision to allow Vattenfall to build a huge 1.8GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk, arguing Ministers had failed to take into account the full impacts of onshore transmission infrastructure.
Charged
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
BorgWarner and AKASOL have signed an agreement to position BorgWarner to expand its commercial vehicle electrification capabilities. As part of the agreement, a subsidiary of BorgWarner will pay €120 per share in cash for all outstanding shares of AKASOL. Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, AKASOL designs and manufactures customizable battery packs for buses, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles and industrial vehicles, as well as for ships and boats.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Intervention comes as Labour leader Keir Starmer laments businesses 'waiting for politicians to catch up' on climate action. Labour has waded into the furore surrounding the Green Homes Grant scheme, slamming the government's "shambolic delivery" of the building retrofits programme and demanding answers as to why over £1bn of its funding looks set to be withdrawn, just as reports emerged suggesting the scheme could be scrapped altogether at the end of next month.
Renewable Energy World
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
An electric and gas utility in Pennsylvania and Maryland has signed a deal to bring renewable natural gas from a landfill into its distribution system. UGI Utilities Inc.’s agreement with Archaea Energy is the company’s first RNG supply interconnect agreement. The utility will accept RNG from the Keystone Landfill located in Dunmore, PA. The RNG supply will be injected into UGI Utilities’ high-pressure natural gas pipeline serving its distribution system located in Lackawanna County, PA.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
UK Export Finance claims to have now provided £500m support since 2019 for three wind projects in Taiwan. Britain's offshore wind industry secured an export boost yesterday, with the government announcing plans to provide £200m in credit guarantees to help finance a 605MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan through the UK's export credit agency. UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing the buyer credit guarantees to support contractors East Anglia-based maintenance ship operator Seajacks and enginee
Renewable Energy World
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
by Jill Feblowitz. These days, companies and governments alike are making commitments to net zero emissions. While commitments are good, making progress requires investment. That means putting money on deploying existing technology in the near term, while continuing to fund innovation to deliver cost-effective approaches in the future. The current picture looks promising, but there is always a chance the momentum will lag.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Distributed systems. Back in the 20th century, the Internet won out over legacy approaches because attributes like resource sharing, The post The Week in Impact Investing: Distributed appeared first on Impact Alpha.
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
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