Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Today, San Francisco has broken ground on “Tunnel Tops,” a new 14-acre national parkland that will span two sections across the top of the Presidio Parkway highway tunnels.
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Home batteries proved their resilience value during Vermont's Halloween blackout. A major rain and wind storm struck the state at the close of October, knocking out power to some 115,000 customers. Among those affected, 1,100 homes managed to keep the lights on thanks to pilot programs specifically designed to promote resilient backup power with energy storage.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
As the final leaves drop from the trees and the temperatures continue to plummet, you’ve likely already prepped the woodpile and dug out your winter wear. But before you head inside to hunker down with movies and hot cocoa, also prep your home and yard to act sustainably throughout the months ahead.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Future goals around carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases require major breakthroughs in fuel and propulsion technologies.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Just in time for your conscious holiday shopping, Veldt, Inc. is unveiling its newest luxury smartwatch, the LUXTURE AARDE, designed with sustainability and wellness in mind.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
A new report makes the case that if Scotland is to successfully end its contribution to climate change by 2045, there has to be a significant increase in public spending to help move homes and other buildings away from a reliance on fossil fuel heating. Currently around half of all Scotland’s energy usage is for heating, with the majority of that coming from fossil fuel gas.
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Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. A review of lithium ion battery recycling led by the University of Birmingham suggests that, while electric vehicles (EVs) offer a solution for cutting pollution, governments and industry need to act now to develop a robust recycling infrastructure to meet future recyclin
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Don't mourn. Organize.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
· Aluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS. · Two thirds of shoppers will switch from buying infinitely recyclable cans to plastic bottles. · One in five people will lose their deposit as they continue recycling at home. An ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme for drinks containers could result in an extra 823 million plastic bottles being produced[i], inadvertently adding to plastic pollution – one of the key issues the scheme is trying to solve.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The software has helped Metro de Madrid reduce its energy costs by 25 percent so far.
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
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University , Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a device that can identify a wide range of airborne gases and chemicals “instantly” The new prototype is portable and suitable for deployment by agencies to identify everything from tiny gas molecules like sulphur dioxide to larger molecules such as benzene.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
No one organization, industry or government can do it alone, especially by 2050.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Jetting equipment manufacturer Jetchem Systems has teamed up with United Utilities and Amey to produce two new systems designed to aid in the prevention of flooding. The Interceptor Draw Off System (or iDOS, pictured) is situated in potential areas of flooding, and draws off and stores excess waste and water in tanks. Since its initial showcase at NoDig in 2018 the firm has added an improved pump and a solar charging system.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The fall gathering of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance brings fresh faces and fresh ideas.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Using an integrated design approach, Lemay has enhanced the pedestrian experience.
Green Business Bureau
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The Carbonfund.org Foundation and Green Business Bureau (GBB) have partnered to help companies become more sustainable and accelerate their path to becoming a GBB-certified green business. GBB and Carbonfund.org encourage everyone to continually strive to reduce their carbon footprint through sensible energy reductions combined with cost-effective carbon offsets to eliminate their overall carbon footprint.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Following advice from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), a large UK manufacturer was required to monitor airborne particulates in and around its paint shop, and to automatically raise visual and audible alarms when potentially dangerous conditions arise. Equipment rental firm Ashtead Technology’s environmetnal sales manager Jay Neermul said he visited the site to assess the requirements.
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Shares in Vestas, the world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines shot up 11 percent after the firm announced order, profits and revenues were all up in the third quarter compared to last year. This came despite warnings of ongoing trade issues, a slowdown in Asia and ongoing price pressures. The order backlog climbed to a record of 3,646 million euros (U.S. $4,039 million).
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?
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Drainage and water utility specialist Lanes Group plc has used a professional actor to carry out role-play training for line managers who play a vital role in its Pathway to Success programme. Pathway to Success provides transparent, step-by-step career paths for specified job roles. For the first time, it links pay with personal performance and skills development, supported by measurable data.
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Public power safety shutoffs have revitalized the California solar market, according to residential installer Vivint Solar. The shutoffs have been pursued most recently and notoriously by California utility Pacific Gas & Electric but more modestly by Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric. Though the company knocks on “millions of doors a year,” CEO David Bywater said on the company’s Q3 earnings call that recent power outages have pushed all potential
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
A complex water quality challenge is on the horizon for utilities as more becomes known about micro-pollutants, customers acquire the means to carry out analysis at the kitchen tap and the downward pressure on cost remains. BlueTech Research chief executive Paul O’Callaghan captures viewpoints from industry leaders in the field. The nineteenth century techniques that have defined water treatment in cities and towns across the developed world may be reaching their expiry date.
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
This week, we present the second episode in our three-part interview series on climate risk. You can listen to the first episode here. As the latest wildfires in California finally get under control, residents and public officials are in a state of panic. The scope and frequency of these disasters is expanding quickly. And it’s not solved by sprinkling more wind and solar on the grid — it’s a planning issue of the highest magnitude.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
In October Anglian Water engineers concluded the inspection of the Sultzer Reservoir , one of two underground Victorian, treated water reservoirs originally built in 1871 at Lakenham, Norwich, which are still used by the utility. Between them they store 12 million litres of drinking water as it makes its way to customers’ taps. Part of a routine maintenance programme, Anglian Water engineers inspected the structure of the reservoir.
Charged
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The good news: global automakers are getting more serious about electrification, announcing numerous new models and planning massive investments. The bad news: the trend is increasingly bypassing the North American market, as many of the new EVs, including models from US automakers , are to be sold only in China or Europe. Honda recently underlined this trend, announcing that it will sell only electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe beginning in 2022, three years earlier than previously planned.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
An explosion at a fuel storage facility in the town of Crockett in the San Francisco Bay Area on 15 October involved around 200 firefighters in a seven-hour struggle to control the blaze. Occuring on the premises of petrochemicals firm NuStar , it caused the closure of a nearby freeway and sent a large plume of dark smoke into the air. The firm said two tanks had been involved, containing around 250k litres of ethanol.
Charged
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Airbus has invested in US-based battery technology company Amprius. Amprius will direct the funding to its new batteries based on silicon nanowire anode technology, supporting the development of higher-volume production capacity and higher energy density cells. Airbus aerospace programs such as Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo Satellite and Urban Air Mobility stand to benefit from improved battery technology.
Forbes Green Tech
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The United Nations is reporting that prolonged droughts in southern Africa have led to food shortages, which will impact 45 million people. Climate change is a culprit.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 7 – At a time the world needs to be radically ramping up financing for the low-carbon transition, investment is dropping instead. Global climate financing fell to $546 billion in 2018, a decline of 11% from $612 billion in 2017, according to the Climate Policy Initiative’s annual tally of climate-related primary investment. The The post Investor wake-up call: Global climate financing fell 11% last year appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Forbes Green Tech
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Today, Air Co. came out of stealth after two years of research and development to announce their first consumer product: vodka that removes one pound of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per bottle.
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today that multinational solar project developers Grasshopper Solar and BrightNight Energy are joining SEIA’s board of directors, effective immediately.
Charged
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
BMW i Ventures plans to invest in CelLink, a San Carlos, California-based manufacturer of flexible circuit technology. The funding will support CelLink as it moves several projects into full-scale production. CelLink, which plans to continue to ramp production of large-area flexible circuits for power and data transmission in its first manufacturing facility through the end of the year.
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Filtrine Manufacturing Company now powers its entire operation in Keene, New Hampshire, with solar energy with the recent addition of a 793.1-kW rooftop array. The system installed this fall by ReVision Energy includes 2,234 solar panels and generates over 900 MWh of solar electricity per year. Another 30-kW array installed in 2013 includes 120 solar… The post ReVision Energy completes 793-kW solar array for water fountain manufacturer appeared first on Solar Power World.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 7 – Galen Robotics, maker of a less-invasive surgical robot, was lured from Silicon Valley to Pigtown, west of downtown Baltimore, by city and state incentives to attract companies to Opportunity Zones. The firm is the first transplant to Baltimore to secure an equity investment from a qualified Opportunity Fund, reports the Baltimore Sun.
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