Tue.Dec 21, 2021

article thumbnail

Why the growth of climate and ESG inside boardrooms gives me hope

GreenBiz

If the board of directors that should provide oversight doesn't have the insight and foresight to do so, how can investors use the ratings and rankings to assess its ESG governance and value creation?

article thumbnail

Eco-innovations tackling food waste at every level

Inhabitat - Innovation

At first glance, food waste may not seem like a big issue. You toss a partial head of cabbage and the last few carrots, but you compost them so it just goes back into the natural circle of the ecosystem, right?

Waste 245
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Recyclability vs Recycling Infrastructure: How to Engage Stakeholders and Align Solutions

GreenBiz

Date/Time: January 18, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Companies are innovating at an unprecedented speed to offer products that are more sustainable and provide greater value to customers. For businesses to be truly sustainable, they must look beyond the immediate use of products and understand the full lifecycle of their impact. Considering how innovations will be received by existing and future infrastructure is the key to designing for the future Please join Tetra Pak and the Foodservices Packa

Recycling 388
article thumbnail

This year's warmer winter could create irreversible damage

Inhabitat - Innovation

February 2021 brought the planet's 16th-warmest February, and this December is much warmer than it should be. Although warmer climates are being experienced across the world, experts say that the temperatures have a much bigger impact in regions that are usually cold.

215
215
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The role of Uber and Lyft in sustainable cities

GreenBiz

Lyft and Uber have committed to going 100 percent electric by 2030 and 2040, respectively, but cities can take steps to ensure they follow through.

article thumbnail

Tiny home on wheels in Poland fits a family of four

Inhabitat - Innovation

"We use natural and organic materials for the construction, insulation and finishings," said REDUKT, a Poland-based designer of tiny homes. "We make efforts to make our houses as sustainable as possible. We care about our planet and health.

Health 207

More Trending

article thumbnail

AI tech ESET Campus will break ground in 2024

Inhabitat - Innovation

Designer Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled a new technology campus for cybersecurity and AI in Bratislava, Slovakia called ESET Campus. The new central European tech hub is comprised of 55,000 square meters and was a partnership between designers BIG, Inflow, Pantograph, BuroHappold and ARUP.

article thumbnail

Boost the sustainability of your manufacturing operations

GreenBiz

Sponsored: To operate sustainable manufacturing operations, it’s time for companies to balance their business and sustainability goals.

article thumbnail

Trials will appraise AD-boosting biochar product

Envirotec Magazine

Edinburgh-based Carbogenics. Industrial trials are to be undertaken at farm sites in Scotland and the East Midlands to look at how a proprietary biochar product works with different anaerobic digestion (AD) feedstocks. AD uses microorganisms to convert farm, food and industrial wastes into biogas and fertiliser. There are around 650 AD plants in the UK with scope for more as the private and public sectors increasingly look towards a circular economy and net zero emissions.

Methane 130
article thumbnail

8 Easy Ways to Become Environmentally Friendly and Live Happily

Green Living Guy

In this day and age when the effects of climate change are so evident in our lives, becoming environmentally conscious is something that we should all strive for. The good thing is that you don’t have to make major life changes. Just being more conscious about conserving natural resources, reducing pollution, and protecting wildlife through […].

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Lord Callanan: “Biomethane plays a meaningful role in the UK’s decarbonisation and levelling-up agenda”

Envirotec Magazine

Lord Callanan addressing the ADBA conference on 14 December. UK government minister highlights the benefits of biomethane in decarbonising and levelling up the UK economy at first physical Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) national Conference since the outbreak of Covid. He reaffirms the Government’s commitment to facilitate the growth of the industry through the Green Gas Support Scheme and exploring future market-based mechanisms.

article thumbnail

Blink Charging To Unveil Suite of Next-Generation Electric Vehicle Charging Products at CES 2022

Green Living Guy

Seven new products will service home, fleet, multifamily, and retail locations Miami Beach, FL (December 17, 2021) — Blink Charging Co. a leading owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, will unveil seven new products. The company will do so at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place in Las Vegas […].

article thumbnail

Tritium supplies chargers to Shell and Osprey, plans to go public

Charged

Australia-based fast charger manufacturer Tritium has executed a global agreement with oil giant Shell to provide fast charging technology and services. The new agreement is expected to accelerate the supply of Tritium DC fast chargers to Shell’s charging operations in Europe, South Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America. “This is a great opportunity for Tritium.

article thumbnail

5 Amazing Ways to Make Commercial Buildings More Sustainable

Green Living Guy

Rising global environmental awareness is influencing various industries. Consumers are searching for carbon-reduction methods, using their purchasing power to improve ecological conditions. Eco-consumerism places sustainability-enhancing demands on businesses and pushes them to make emission-reduction improvements. Companies are adopting green practices to improve conservation efforts and remain competitive in their industries.

article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

Atom Power’s charging solution charges vehicles directly from the circuit breaker

Charged

Atom Power , manufacturer of a UL-listed solid-state digital circuit breaker, has launched a new EV charging solution called PURPL, which charges vehicles directly from the circuit breaker, and incorporates energy management technology to keep electricity costs low. Because PURPL charges EVs directly from the breaker, the charging station itself does not contain expensive electronics—it’s simply a metal tube or wall box with a charge plug and cable.

article thumbnail

Teaching Writing through Sustainability

Green Living Guy

We are living in an era that is characterized by regular storms and floods that can’t be contained among other adversities such as depleting natural resources from Mother Earth. This has significantly raised concern among people of different ages, and most people are sold to the idea of making the world better by being more […]. The post Teaching Writing through Sustainability appeared first on Green Living Guy.

article thumbnail

Cummins releases new electric powertrain for terminal tractors

Charged

Big engine specialist Cummins has released the new PowerDrive 8000 system for terminal tractors. Cummins will begin field tests of the new product with Kalmar, one of Cummins’ lead customers, in early 2022, and the two companies will partner to offer battery-electric terminal tractors globally. Terminal tractors (aka drayage tractors or yard goats) are ideal for electrification, due to their duty cycle and operation within confined spaces, which makes infrastructure planning and build-out compar

article thumbnail

The 10 Best Eco-Friendly Trash Bags According to Greenpeace

Green Living Guy

Many of us have been wondering how we can be more eco-friendly in our daily lives, and the advice from Greenpeace has always been a good place to start. The organization’s work with environmental protection groups around the world has helped create awareness of products that are harmful to both humans and animals alike. In […]. The post The 10 Best Eco-Friendly Trash Bags According to Greenpeace appeared first on Green Living Guy.

Organic 144
article thumbnail

Diversifying the solar workforce through inclusive apprenticeships

Solar Power World

By Josh Christianson, project director, Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship According to the United States Energy and Employment Report (USEER) 2021, much of the clean energy sector experienced job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the solar industry saw an 8% decline in jobs. In 2020, the industry began rebounding, bringing an influx of 560,000 jobs… The post Diversifying the solar workforce through inclusive apprenticeships appeared first on Solar Power World.

article thumbnail

Volkswagen to add Plug & Charge, bidirectional charging to all ID. models

Charged

The Volkswagen Group has announced a package of charging-related initiatives under the brand name We Charge, which will include new charging solutions for home and mobile charging, new functions in the ID. Models and, “soon,” bidirectional charging. “Charging must become simpler and easier to integrate into daily activities,” says e-mobility marketing head Silke Bagschik.

article thumbnail

Climate finance in 2022: Mobilizing capital for exponential progress

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 21 – It’s an optimist’s favorite: The chart of solar energy capacity shows that for two decades at least, actual installations have. The post Climate finance in 2022: Mobilizing capital for exponential progress appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Energy 115
article thumbnail

About Self-discharge of Lithium ion Solar Batteries

altenergymag

Lithium-ion solar batteries with inconsistent self-discharge will have a large difference in their SOC after a period of storage, and their capacity and safety will be greatly affected.

Lithium 109
article thumbnail

5 Takeaways for Decarbonizing Buildings from COP26

The City Fix

For the building and construction sector, COP26 in Glasgow marked a crucial moment to bring consensus around systemic change in the industry. It was the first time in COP history that the Built Environment had a dedicated day, alongside Cities. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

COP 111
article thumbnail

Getting information rich

altenergymag

Network operators should turn to Software-as-a-service (SaaS) analytics to make better use of data

137
137
article thumbnail

Dominion orders 176 Siemens Gamesa turbines for offshore wind project

Renewable Energy World

Dominion Energy signed a contract with Siemens Gamersa Renewable Energy to supply 176 wind turbines for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW). The 2.6 GW project is the largest offshore wind farm currently under development in the United States. Once finished in 2026, CVOW would generate enough energy to power 660,000 homes. Siemens Gamesa would construct the wind turbine blades at its recently announced blade finishing facility at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, where Dominion is le

article thumbnail

Ford Foundation commits $3 million to support natural resource governance in West Africa

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, December 21 — Extraction of metals, minerals and fossil fuels in West Africa has hurt local economies, exacerbated environmental problems and contributed. The post Ford Foundation commits $3 million to support natural resource governance in West Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Africa 105
article thumbnail

Lockheed Martin invests in Canadian solar + storage project

Renewable Energy World

Lockheed Martin said it will invest $9 million toward the construction of a Canadian solar and storage project, in conjunction with $10 million from the Government of Alberta. TC Energy’s Saddlebrook Solar + Storage Project includes a solar generating facility that is expected to provide up to 102.5 MW of power, or enough electricity to power around 30,000 homes.

article thumbnail

Nigeria’s MAX secures $31 million to upgrade ride-hailing drivers in Africa

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, December 21 — Lagos-based MAX offers drivers subscriptions to packages that include low to zero-emission vehicles, healthcare, insurance, maintenance and e-hailing apps. The post Nigeria’s MAX secures $31 million to upgrade ride-hailing drivers in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Africa 105
article thumbnail

Carbon Plantations to plant new species of CO2-cutting trees in East Anglia

Business Green

Four plantations to be dominated by fast-growing Paulownia tree, which is estimated to store up to 10 times more CO2 than mixed woodland. The Forestry Commission has given the go-ahead to the creation of a string of tree plantations in East Anglia which it is claimed will see fast-growing hardwood trees with strong carbon storage potential planted for the first time in the UK.

Carbon 100
article thumbnail

Landmark Dutch storage project to be twinned with wind and solar

Renewable Energy World

An energy storage system set to be the largest ever built in the Netherlands is to be co-located with wind and solar assets in a microgrid at Wageningen University & Research test center in Lelystad. The project will store the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 9000 households a year and will be the first large-scale energy storage project based on lithium iron phosphate chemistry in Europe.

Lithium 92
article thumbnail

VisIC and Hofer to develop 3-Level 800 V GaN inverter

Charged

Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor manufacturer VisIC Technologies plans to team up with automotive powertrain maker Hofer Powertrain to develop a 3-Level 800 V GaN inverter for EVs. Hofer brings over 5 years of experience developing a 3-Level inverter to the table. The company says that, compared to 2-level inverters with IGBTs or SiC chips, its 3-Level inverter provides better overall system energy consumption, a reduction in drive unit noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), and decreased cost

article thumbnail

Understanding the green mindset: Three eco-behaviours brands can tap into in 2022

Business Green

From packaging to supply chains to recycling behaviours - staying environmentally ethical can, at times, feel like a full-time endeavour. Yet more and more people are putting in the effort to be eco with estimates suggesting that the most eco-minded consumers are already worth £37bn to the British grocery market and by 2030 will represent 62 per cent of the British population.

Ethics 90
article thumbnail

Wrapping up 2021!

Terra Infirma

What a year. Of course everything has been dominated (again) by Covid, but to me 2021 was so much more. As I’ve reported here many’s a time over the last 12 months, business has been booming here at Terra Infirma. About 10 years ago, I made the decision to focus on big-game changing Sustainability strategies rather than incremental approaches to Sustainability and found that ‘the market’ (ie big public and private organisations) was interested, but many were not quite rea

article thumbnail

'Looking to the future there is a lot to do': Tony Juniper reappointed Natural England chair

Business Green

Veteran environmentalist's second term at the helm of conservation watchdog is set to run until Spring 2025. Tony Juniper is set to remain at the helm of Natural England for another three years, with the veteran campaigner and environmentalist having been reappointed as the organisation's chair, it was announced yesterday. Juniper, who has chaired the conservation watchdog since 2019, said he was "honoured" to be picked by the government to serve a second term, noting that Natural England's miss