The future of building is communities that are all-electric and ultra-efficient
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
From Utah to Texas to California, these homes are changing the way we think about the built environment.
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Upcycled materials make up this beautiful cabin retreat in Denmark
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Located an hour outside of Copenhagen, this beautiful vacation home is tucked into a lush forest mere steps away from a beach.
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Early-career public-sector sustainability professionals reflect on VERGE 19 (Part 1)
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Insightful on mobility. Actionable ideas for addressing food waste. Youth activism. What inspired CivicSpark leaders at this year’s conference.
How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. Gillian Ewers, VP Marketing with technology firm PragmatIC, offers insight into an approach that uses low-cost integrated circuits to bring the benefits of near-field communications (NFC) and RFID to the recycling arena.
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.
A decade in review: the most underrated clean energy stories
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Energy leaders share their views on the most important developments of the last and upcoming decades.
Documentary conveys “a sense of hope and spirit of optimism for water”
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The team behind the documentary. The world’s first screening of the 50-minute documentary Brave Blue World , narrated by Liam Neeson, was met with “rapturous applause” at a blue carpet event held at the Paramount Theatre, Los Angeles. More than 200 supporters and guests from the corporate world, environmental NGOs, charities, impact investors, utilities and film and media representatives joined the celebrations, raising a glass of beer – made from recycled wastewater – to toast
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Vegan holiday cookie recipes for every plate and palate
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Whether you’re planning to hand out cookie gift plates, donate to a bake sale or leave a treat for Santa, many people in your community will be seeking out vegan holiday cookies, so we’ve put together a list of possibilities. Get baking!
Chile Comfort for Enercon as Turbine OEM Faces Harsh 2020
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The German turbine maker Enercon is looking to Chile for Christmas cheer as it prepares for another year of hardship in its home market. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) this month revealed it had inked an exclusivity agreement with the Chilean utility Colbun to supply 132 machines for Chile’s biggest-ever wind farm, a 607-megawatt project called Horizonte.
Temperatures are rising — your voice should too
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
After COP 25's conversations, it's time for action.
Carbon-neutral, prefab development targets sustainable urbanism for Rotterdams Rijnhaven area
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2019
In a bid to revitalize the area of Rijnhaven, a Rotterdam port dating back to 1895, Blueroom and Urban Crossovers have designed a proposal for a new, mixed-use development that could serve as the city’s leading example of sustainable urbanism.
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.
Food Waste: $2.4 Trillion Left Rotting in a Heap
CleanTech Group
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Figure 1 Food Waste innovation landscape The scale of the problem The scale of the global food waste problem is astonishing. We waste.
Compostable, portable Stak pods eliminate the need for individually wrapped snacks
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Stak is an easy way to transport healthy snacks with zero waste.
Orsted Sells LNG Unit, But Says Its Natural Gas Business Isn’t Going Anywhere
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Danish energy company Ørsted has sold off its LNG unit but will hang on to its gas trading business. The firm, previously known as Danish Oil and Natural Gas, sold its upstream fossil fuels business to Ineos in 2017 and is phasing coal out of its generation mix by 2023. In a deal announced this week, its loss-making LNG business will be transferred to Glencore in return for a payment from Ørsted.
UDEM students and Daan Roosegaarde install a Smog-Eating Billboard in Monterrey
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2019
According to the team, the Smog-Eating Billboard purifies the same amount of air as 30 trees every six hours.
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.
Building the Water Utility of the Future
Varuna
DECEMBER 19, 2019
As the sources of water continue to become scarce - especially with the rise in populations, urban growth and climate change - the water utility's role in ensuring people get potable water becomes ever more critical. Because, fundamentally, the water provision in every city is an indication of its livability. There are the consequent public health issues and the loss of resiliency in the distribution system brought about by the aging infrastructure.
While Talking up Climate Action, Oil Majors Eye Argentina’s Shale Reserves
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Read time: 11 mins Even as international climate negotiators tried to make progress at the UN climate summit in Madrid in early December, fossil fuel production and consumption has continued to rise, and major oil companies have been seeking new horizons to exploit. The industry is not slowing down, even in the face of the worsening climate crisis. Although many oil companies signed on to the Paris Climate Agreement, they have simultaneously poured $50 billion into projects since 2018 that are n
Building The Water Utility Of The Future
Varuna
DECEMBER 19, 2019
As the sources of water continue to become scarce - especially with the rise in populations, urban growth and climate change - the water utility's role in ensuring people get potable water becomes ever more critical. Because, fundamentally, the water provision in every city is an indication of its livability. There are the consequent public health issues and the loss of resiliency in the distribution system brought about by the aging infrastructure.
20 Utah communities commit to 100% renewable energy by 2030
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
A total of 20 Utah communities have committed to 100% renewable energy by 2030, taking advantage of the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB 411). Under the bill, adopted earlier this year, Utah municipalities and counties that commit by December 31, 2019 and are serviced by Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) will be supported in achieving a… The post 20 Utah communities commit to 100% renewable energy by 2030 appeared first on Solar Power World.
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?
How Wastewater Treatment Can Reduce Energy Usage
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 19, 2019
In the United States, every year, municipal plants consume in excess of 30 terawatt hours of electricity during the treatment of wastewater. According to the Department of Energy, this translates to an annual expense of around $2 billion for electricity alone. The demand for clean drinking water will only increase. So what can be done. The post How Wastewater Treatment Can Reduce Energy Usage appeared first on U.S.
Contractors Corner: Ideal Energy
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
After more than 12 years in the military serving overseas, Troy Van Beek founded Ideal Energy in 2009 in Fairfield, Iowa, to continue serving others, this time down a path of sustainability. Today the company primarily works on commercial and industrial solar installations under 1 MW. Ideal Energy excels at providing C&I customers with a… The post Contractors Corner: Ideal Energy appeared first on Solar Power World.
Competing Electric Car Charging Standards Can Be Easily Fixed
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 19, 2019
An outline of the battles over electric car fast charging plugs, and why adapters are a better solution than trying to standardize too quickly
Sigora Solar announces banner year
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Virginia-based Sigora Solar has cemented its role as a dominant player in the solar industry after recently securing impressive procurements and national leadership roles in policy. In the past several months: Sigora was part of the largest solar PPA initiative by a local government in Virginia to date, as one of the three team contract awardees… The post Sigora Solar announces banner year appeared first on Solar Power World.
How Circular Supply Chains Will Take Businesses From Landfill To Refill
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 19, 2019
If we’re serious about reducing billions of tons of waste, we need the corporate world to come up with creative solutions to support sustainability and the bottom line.
10 Puerto Rican schools now have renewable micogrids from RMI and partners
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Save the Children and Kinesis Foundation have completed the installation of 10 renewable microgrids in 10 schools located in the mountainous region of Puerto Rico. Many of the schools that received microgrid systems were without power for six months after the 2017 hurricanes. Four hundred faculty members and 3,600 students were… The post 10 Puerto Rican schools now have renewable micogrids from RMI and partners appeared first on Solar Power World.
Statement from AWEA on FERC PJM MOPR Order and SPP exit fee decision
altenergymag
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) order on PJM Interconnection’s capacity market:
RER Energy Group celebrates 10-year anniversary
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Pennsylvania-headquartered solar installer RER Energy Group is celebrating 10 years of business. As one of the few independent and self-funded firms of its size in the rapidly growing renewable marketplace, RER has achieved significant organic growth since its inception in 2009. “We started RER 10 years ago with a client-first philosophy and commitment to providing top-quality… The post RER Energy Group celebrates 10-year anniversary appeared first on Solar Power World.
Major upgrade of San Antonio's Alamo 1 solar farm leads to increased performance
altenergymag
DECEMBER 19, 2019
A first-of-its-kind renovation has significantly improved the overall performance and reliability of OCI Solar Power's Alamo I solar farm, located on San Antonio's south side.
Survey finds clean energy policy will be important bipartisan issue in 2020 election
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The Conservative Energy Network (CEN) released the results of its fourth annual National Clean Energy Survey. Findings from the survey suggests that clean energy policy is an important issue to a strong majority of voters and will be crucial to the success of candidates in swing districts and states in the 2020 election. Commissioned by… The post Survey finds clean energy policy will be important bipartisan issue in 2020 election appeared first on Solar Power World.
FERC Oversteps its Authority Approving MOPR Proposal
altenergymag
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Following is a statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s decision to impose a Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the PJM capacity market:
December 2019 Issue: 2020 Renewable Energy Handbook
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 19, 2019
WELCOME TO THE SOLAR+ DECADE SOLAR POWER ALONE is capable of lowering electric bills and greening the environment, but for it to be most effective at keeping the lights on in this time of climate change and voluntary blackouts, it must be paired with storage. SEIA has proclaimed 2020 to 2030 to be the Solar+… The post December 2019 Issue: 2020 Renewable Energy Handbook appeared first on Solar Power World.
Distributed Solar Development Unveils Custom Solar Canopy That Enabled MGM Springfield’s LEED Platinum Certification
altenergymag
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The canopy will contribute to MGM’s stated goal of reducing carbon emissions per square foot by 45% by 2025, using a 2007 baseline. Built with U.S.-made Nucor steel and a proprietary water management system, the 1.382MW solar canopy sits atop the roof deck of the MGM Springfield’s parking garage.
Catalytic capital: Reshaping risks and rewards to make markets work in 2020
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 19, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 19 – Attractive returns are in the eye of the beholder. For some investors, catalyzing capital for high-impact ventures – or better yet, whole new markets – is a bona fide home run. Those able to accept higher risks or lower returns, more flexible terms or longer repayment periods, get to bridge not only The post Catalytic capital: Reshaping risks and rewards to make markets work in 2020 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Alectris signs an MOU with Artelia Vietnam for O&M services in Vietnam
altenergymag
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Alectris is proud to announce the signing of an MOU with Artelia Vietnam, an international, multi-disciplinary consultancy, engineering and project management group. Cooperation embraces joint delivering of Operation & Maintenance services to solar assets throughout Vietnam.
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