GreenBiz
MAY 8, 2020
How online ordering could cut food waste. Jim Giles. Fri, 05/08/2020 - 02:50. This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Sign up here to receive your own free subscription. "It feels like we’re peeling an onion.". That’s what sustainability veteran Dave Stangis said when I asked him about the long-term changes being wrought by coronavirus.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 8, 2020
Mahlum has made history with its new studio being Portland's first Living Building Challenge project. See what makes this LBC-certified studio so special.
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GreenBiz
MAY 8, 2020
Episode 219: Water, workplaces and well-being. Heather Clancy. Fri, 05/08/2020 - 02:33. Week in Review. Commentary on this week's news highlights begins at 4:35. Why global engagement is essential to sustainable supply chains. Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Features.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 8, 2020
Need some design inspiration? Explore Kibardin Studios' paper furniture projects for an exciting at-home DIY project!
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
MAY 8, 2020
Now is a great time to optimize energy in buildings. You'd think. Sarah Golden. Fri, 05/08/2020 - 00:43. Despite being mostly empty, commercial real estate energy bills are mostly unchanged. . Commercial buildings in the United Kingdom have reduced energy consumption only by 16 percent on average during the pandemic, according to analysis from Carbon Intelligence.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 8, 2020
While the world continues to socially distance, designers and creatives are beginning to imagine different ways to protect people from the virus.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 8, 2020
After receiving nearly 500 submissions from around the world, eVolo Magazine has announced the winners of the 2020 Skyscraper Competition.
GreenTechMedia
MAY 8, 2020
Heading into summer 2020, looming uncertainty about electricity demand makes flexibility more vital than ever in the United States. In particular, residential demand response faces more pressure than usual as many people continue to work from home over the next few months. Since the economy’s reopening will be gradual, grid operators need not be too concerned that system peak demand will make demand response events necessary.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 8, 2020
Rustek's new skateboard collection features handcrafted, FSC-certified and sustainably-sourced wood. Check out the unique designs that make these boards shine.
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 8, 2020
Why Green Initiatives for Industrial Construction? Green initiatives are on the rise. A large part of the movement includes green building practices in which companies approach new construction with a combination of protecting the environment and our natural resources with cutting energy costs and saving clients money. One internationally-conducted survey from 2018 had about half.
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.
Charged
MAY 8, 2020
Colorado-based Lightning Systems , a manufacturer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial fleets, has introduced Lightning Mobile, a mobile DC fast charger. Equipped with 192 kWh of high-energy-density, liquid-cooled battery storage in a package that can be installed in a vehicle or trailer for mobile deployment, Lightning Mobile is designed to provide on-demand roadside charging.
Forbes Green Tech
MAY 8, 2020
The fuel cell veruss battery truck competition is heating up with the new Volvo-Daimler partnership. For Volvo it is a bitter-sweet return to fuel cells after losing its dedicated research team about a decade ago. This is a brief look into the history and future of hydrogen in Gothenburg, Sweden.
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 8, 2020
Ways to Go Greener at Home As the climate changes and we experience unusual weather and other phenomena, a lot more people are starting to become environmentally-conscious. Many of these people are looking for ways to make their homes more eco-friendly. The good news is that there are some simple things you can do to. The post Make Your Home Greener With Some Simple Changes appeared first on U.S.
Forbes Green Tech
MAY 8, 2020
Furloughed workers appear to be getting ready to return to the electric-car maker’s San Francisco Bay Area assembly plant after a six-and-a-half week shutdown.
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.
Solar Power World
MAY 8, 2020
Innergex Renewable Energy has closed construction financing, a tax equity commitment, and secured a seven-year term loan facility for the 200-MW Hillcrest solar project in Brown County, Ohio. The $191.8 million financing was led by CIT’s Power and Energy group and includes MUFG and Mizuho, as well as Wells Fargo as the tax equity investor.… The post With financing now secured, construction continues on 200-MW Hillcrest project in Ohio appeared first on Solar Power World.
altenergymag
MAY 8, 2020
Long-duration battery paves the way to a carbon-free future by enabling renewable energy to power the grid reliably even in extreme weather conditions.
Solar Power World
MAY 8, 2020
The Department of the Treasury responded to a request from a bipartisan group of senators to extend the ITC safe harbor deadline by one year for energy projects that started construction in 2016 or 2017, saying in a letter that it “plans to modify the relevant rules in the near future.” “We are pleased about… The post Treasury agrees to modify safe harbor deadline for some renewable projects appeared first on Solar Power World.
Charged
MAY 8, 2020
Last year, 85% of all new medium- and heavy-duty buses (over 3.5 tons) registered in the European Union were fueled by diesel, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, a trade group that represents 16 major European car, truck and bus makers. “Alternatively-powered vehicles” (including natural gas, hybrid and electric) combined accounted for 15% of the EU bus market in 2019.
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?
Solar Power World
MAY 8, 2020
By Chris Connell, head of solution management, Fronius Now that California — the largest solar state in the U.S. — has adopted the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC), many solar installers are searching for the best module-level rapid shutdown solution. Here are some criteria to use to find the best and safest option. 1. Safe… The post 4 traits to look for in module-level rapid shutdown devices appeared first on Solar Power World.
Charged
MAY 8, 2020
SK Innovation has announced additional investment in its US battery business to fund the construction of a second EV battery plant in Georgia. The company plans to invest a total of $2.5 billion to build two plants at its site in Commerce, Georgia, with a combined annual capacity of 21.5 GWh. SK broke ground on the first plant at the Georgia site in March 2019, and is expected to begin mass production in 2022.
Impact Alpha
MAY 8, 2020
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Impact Briefing. On ImpactAlpha’s new weekly podcast, host Brian Walsh talks with Dennis Price about how some impact investors are responding to the COVID disruption in a way that doesn’t require new infusions of capital (see No. 2, below) and Isaac Silk chats with Price, along with Jessica Pothering and Amy. The post The Week in impact investing: Flexibility appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 8, 2020
How to Save Money on Outdoor Lighting Outdoor lighting is no small expense; the average cost of a light costs around 3 thousand dollars, and that only covers purchasing the materials. That doesn’t cover the energy costs of each light (whether its for a street, park, roadway, pathway, parking lot, or any other large public area) over. The post How a Business Can Save on Outdoor Lighting appeared first on U.S.
LA CleanTech Incubator
MAY 8, 2020
Along a deserted riverbed covered with wild grasses and low shrubs, 16 young men and women work to clear branches, debris and trash, remove invasive plants and install irrigation systems. They are restoring this stretch of the Los Angeles river to rebuild wildlife habitats, restore native species and provide space for residents to engage with. Read more » The post Blog—Young Workers Bring Cutting-Edge Zero Emissions Technology and Clean Air to Long Beach appeared first on LACI.
Solar Power World
MAY 8, 2020
By Wendy Sheaffer, Chief Product Officer, The Omnia Group We’ve always known the world is a crazy, unpredictable place, and that’s especially true in business. Just when we overcome one challenge, another, even bigger one, is lurking around the corner. We might not have expected anything as big as a global pandemic, or fully considered… The post 7 strategies for delivering bad news to employees appeared first on Solar Power World.
Forbes Green Tech
MAY 8, 2020
While COVID-19 may indeed be a dress rehearsal, may I suggest that it may not be one for another pandemic, but for another “natural” disaster – a disaster that is at once as predictable as to occurrence and as uncertain as to timing as COVID-19 has proven.
E8 Cleantech Angels
MAY 8, 2020
,New ‘Decarbon8-US’ impact fund lets anyone make a philanthropic gift to climate-saving entrepreneurs BY LISA STIFFLER on May 7, 2020. Geekwire's "Impact Series" focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. Lisa Stiffler makes the point that "Many people who are concerned about the climate crisis appreciate the urgency in slowing greenhouse gas releases as quickly as possible.
Green Market Oracle
MAY 8, 2020
At least two Canadian provinces have suspended environmental regulations in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Both Alberta and Ontario have declared war on climate action and environmental regulation and now both provinces are using the Covid-19 pandemic to further erode environmental oversight. Both provinces oppose a national carbon tax , despite strong evidence that demonstrates the utility of carbon pricing.
E8 Cleantech Angels
MAY 8, 2020
,New ‘Decarbon8-US’ impact fund lets anyone make a philanthropic gift to climate-saving entrepreneurs BY LISA STIFFLER on May 7, 2020. Geekwire's "Impact Series" focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. Lisa Stiffler makes the point that "Many people who are concerned about the climate crisis appreciate the urgency in slowing greenhouse gas releases as quickly as possible.
altenergymag
MAY 8, 2020
Within a year, Clenergy has completed another large-scale solar park, located in Juocho Takahara, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, Japan.
E8 Cleantech Angels
MAY 8, 2020
,New ‘Decarbon8-US’ impact fund lets anyone make a philanthropic gift to climate-saving entrepreneurs BY LISA STIFFLER on May 7, 2020. Geekwire's "Impact Series" focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. Lisa Stiffler makes the point that "Many people who are concerned about the climate crisis appreciate the urgency in slowing greenhouse gas releases as quickly as possible.
Forbes Green Tech
MAY 8, 2020
We may have already entered an era in which temperatures exceed human survivability limits.
E8 Cleantech Angels
MAY 8, 2020
National cleantech investing network offers updates on angel investing, venture fund and a new philanthropic impact fund to mitigate climate change. SEATTLE, WA (February 11, 2020) – E8, an angel investor community committed to investing in cleantech in support of both profit and ecological sustainability, announced today that its members made investments worth $4 million across 26 companies in 2019.
AGreenLiving
MAY 8, 2020
How online ordering could cut food waste Jim Giles Fri, 05/08/2020 – 02:50 This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Sign up here to receive your own free subscription. “It feels like we’re peeling an onion.” That’s what sustainability veteran Dave Stangis said when I asked him about the long-term changes being wrought by coronavirus.
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