Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 11, 2020
What makes food summery? Our top summer food picks are lighter than winter meals. They're unfussy dishes that won't have you standing inside for hours over a hot stove when you could be enjoying a summer evening.
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 11, 2020
Should California reserve hundreds of millions of dollars in battery incentives for customers at the highest risk of being harmed by wildfire-prevention blackouts? Or should it or share the money with low-income and disadvantaged communities that will otherwise be denied support for projects? That's the question facing the California Public Utilities Commission this week as it considers an energy storage industry request to modify the state’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) to
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Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 11, 2020
For the first time in over a hundred years, Britain has gone for a record two months without using coal energy. This is a new milestone that has been achieved thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and investment in renewable energy. A decade ago, almost half of the country's energy was coal-based. Impressively, the country has managed to change the narrative and adopt renewable sources of energy.
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 11, 2020
Energy storage software company Stem will operate a 345-megawatt-hour portfolio of distributed batteries in Southern California Edison utility territory. But it didn’t develop or build these batteries — it’s taking them over from long-time competitor AMS. The owners of the portfolio, Swiss infrastructure fund manager SUSI Partners and South Korean power producer SK E&S, will pay Stem to control the fleet of 87 batteries at commercial properties, in order to meet their oblig
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
JUNE 11, 2020
The Heritage tiny home by Summit doesn't sacrifice style for convenience. It features a spacious loft bedroom, a bay window bump out of the living room and a galley kitchen with white shiplap walls.
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 11, 2020
Europe is crafting a €750 billion recovery package in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It will devote more than €200 billion directly to low-carbon infrastructure projects. That could enable hundreds of billions more for renewables, efficiency, clean public transport and hydrogen. Meanwhile, here in the U.S., our recent stimulus package sent billions of dollars to debt-laden oil producers.
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GreenTechMedia
JUNE 11, 2020
Are the stars finally aligning for a hyperloop in Europe? The coronavirus outbreak may play a critical role in moving things forward, according to experts working on what's called the "fifth mode of transport.". The momentum for low-carbon policies and investment is intensifying in Europe. At the same time, the aviation sector is struggling, and there are questions about whether people will return to flying as regularly as they have in years past.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 11, 2020
3XN has won a design competition for Kvarter 15 (District 15), a new office that will revitalize its neighborhood with eye-catching architecture, public spaces and an elevated pedestrian and cyclist pathway.
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 11, 2020
The U.S. solar market is expected to achieve record installations in 2020 despite the impact of the coronavirus crisis, even as the distributed solar segment takes a big hit. The U.S. solar market logged its largest first quarter of installations on record by a significant margin, according to new data released Thursday by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
U.S. Green Technology
JUNE 11, 2020
6 Eco-Friendly Landscaping Ideas Trending Now Eco-friendly landscaping has gained popularity in the past few years for obvious good reasons. Among the good reasons is that it significantly reduces maintenance costs, limit your exposure to harmful toxins from pesticides and fertilizers and also conserve excellent resources. Eco-friendly landscaping is one way to start saving the.
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.
Fairsnape
JUNE 11, 2020
Within the closing pages of FutuREstorative I made the plea for a just sustainability … (None of our) innovation, technology, biomimicry, biophilia or digital thinking will progress our sustainability performance if we do not have a matched and parallel improvement in equality, equity, diversity and justice. And now, as we strive for a 1.5°C cap on global warming and the attendant carbon reduction, we need to ensure that equity and equality remain at the top of every sustainability agenda.
Forbes Green Tech
JUNE 11, 2020
As the world grapples with how to make travel safe in the age of coronavirus, private equity billionaire Wes Edens is betting $9 billion that America’s transportation future is passenger rail.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 11, 2020
Impak Battles, a new ImpactAlpha series with impak, a Montreal-based impact ratings agency, assesses the positive and negative impact of corporate operations. Each month, the agency will use its impak Score rating methodology in a head-to-head assessment of two representative companies. Kicking off the series: a comparison of the two European agri-food giants.
altenergymag
JUNE 11, 2020
Businesses purchased a record amount of U.S. wind power last year. In total, corporate buyers have signed contracts for nearly 17,000 megawatts (MW) of 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.
The City Fix
JUNE 11, 2020
This article was originally published on Global Dashboard, as part of their Scenarios Week series, exploring and expanding on Long Crisis Scenarios. For professional optimists like me in the business of advancing an alternative, more wholesome economic model, the temptation can. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Charged
JUNE 11, 2020
Ford’s new Escape Plug-In Hybrid boasts an EPA-estimated 37 miles of electric range, and what Ford says is a “best-in-class” fuel economy rating of 100 MPGe combined. This Escape features Ford’s fourth-generation hybrid propulsion system, which includes a new 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle hybrid engine and continuously variable transmission. The liquid-cooled, 14.4 kWh battery is located below the second-row seats.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 11, 2020
ImpactAlpha, June 11 – Online caregiver-training platform CareAcademy raised $9.5 million in a round led by Impact America Fund. CareAcademy enhances and scales professional development in the booming home-care economy, which is forecast to grow at 8% a year through 2027. Co-founded by Helen Adeosun and Madhuri Reddy is in 2016, the company has certified.
Green Living Guy
JUNE 11, 2020
Evolve NY to Expand Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Along Key Corridors. All to Create New NYC Airport Charging Hubs. As well as Establish EV Model Communities Over Seven-Year Program So Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new $250 million electric vehicle expansion initiative. It’s called EVolve NY. It’s also being Continue Reading. The post NYPA Commits $40 Million for First Phase for up to $250 Million for EVolve NY Initiative appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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?
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
Major new report from the Local Government Association argues devolving skills development and investment could help put UK on track for net zero emissions and create a post-coronavirus jobs boom. The Local Government Association (LGA) has become the latest influential body to call on the government to prioritise climate action in its imminent recovery plan, setting out plans for a jobs guarantee programme that could help create over one million green jobs in the coming decades.
Fairsnape
JUNE 11, 2020
Developed in partnership between the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance , Bionova and Architecture 2030 , the recently published City Policy Framework described as a new frontier for city climate action, to dramatically reduce embodied Carbon, provides guidance for cities considering policies that can deliver the highest impact within their geopolitical contexts and regulatory systems.
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Siemens Energy, Engie, National Grid, and Ryse Hydrogen call for the government to emulate its successful approach to offshore wind development and set an official cost reduction target for green hydrogen. Ten of the UK's largest gas networks and energy supply chain companies have written to the government to set out how it can supercharge the hydrogen economy as it sets out its Covid-19 recovery strategy in the months to come.
Charged
JUNE 11, 2020
Tesla’s stock briefly cracked the thousand-dollar mark, setting a new all-time high and raising the company’s market valuation to over $180 billion, making it the world’s most valuable automaker, after Toyota. The main impetus for the stock surge seems to have been a stellar sales report from China. Tesla sold 11,095 Shanghai-made Model 3s in China in May, more than triple the figure for April, according to the China Passenger Car Association (via Business Insider ).
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks. For all the growing interest in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing and high profile investor demands for corporates to tackle escalating climate risks, many asset managers remain 'blind' to the threat to their portfolios posed by global biodiversity loss and are consistently failing to engage with carbon intensi
Solar Power World
JUNE 11, 2020
Multi-state residential solar and roofing installer Petersen-Dean offers a look at the practices it has put in place to keep its 3,000 employees safe during the coronavirus pandemic. By Mark Vogel, President and COO; and Travis Post, National Director of Safety; Petersen-Dean As pioneers in the roofing and solar industry, we have certainly faced obstacles… The post Keeping solar employees safe in the wake of COVID-19 appeared first on Solar Power World.
altenergymag
JUNE 11, 2020
Potential deployment of up to 7,000 chargers within the next 5 years, 2,000 of which are expected within the next 12 months, with a total MSRP value of $24M
Charged
JUNE 11, 2020
Two months after taking office as Audi’s new CEO, Markus Duesmann is setting up a new unit that will be tasked with “the accelerated development of additional automobile models.” The Artemis project will focus on “new technologies for electric, highly automated driving.” Its first task is to create “a highly efficient electric car” to be on the road as early as 2024.
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
Over 50 leading companies call on member states to deliver green recovery package that boosts market for power purchase agreements. A group of over 50 major corporations, including household names such as Mars, IKEA, and Nestlé, have this week called on European policymakers to drive through reforms that would make it easier for businesses to procure renewable energy as part of promised green recovery packages.
Charged
JUNE 11, 2020
Austrian sensor manufacturer ams is introducing new position sensors to enhance the electrification of safety-critical vehicle functions such as power steering, active damper control and braking. The ams AS5147U is a magnetic rotary position sensor chip for use in electric motors that run at speeds up to 28,000 rpm. The new AS5247U is a dual stacked-die version, which provides the redundancy required for ASIL D-rated functional safety applications.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 11, 2020
ImpactAlpha, June 11 – High-contact businesses like nail and hair salons, barbershops and spas have been crippled by COVID, with many workers losing income for months. To reopen, they have “been forced to modernize overnight, where scheduling and digital payments have become imperative to their operations and livelihood,” observes Reid Christian of early-stage tech investor.
Greentown Labs
JUNE 11, 2020
Who better to give an overview of the offshore wind market, its needs, and its opportunities than the company that’s developing the United States’ first utility-scale offshore wind project? Four experts from Vineyard Wind , a Greentown Labs partner and co-facilitator of the Offshore Wind Challenge , shared their insights in a webinar this May. Read on for a look at what innovations the industry needs and how startups can get involved.
altenergymag
JUNE 11, 2020
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Waterbury, VT -. Green Lantern Solar, a leading renewable energy development and construction company focusing on commercial-scale solar PV and energy storage systems, announced that Vermont Law School (VLS) rising 3L Zach Berger has joined their legal team for the summer.
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2020
The green group has called on the government to reject the 'flawed status quo' and ban the controversial vessels from Marine Protected Areas after its findings reveal that foreign-owned ships racked up more than 123 days fishing in ecologically-sensitive sites. Greenpeace has called for a ban on supertrawlers after the publication of a report that reveals the controversial ships racked up nearly 3,000 hours last year legally fishing in ecologically-sensitive marine environments in UK waters.
Forbes Green Tech
JUNE 11, 2020
Renewable energy infrastructure investment fund boosted by a rise in assets with a market capitalization uptick of nearly 11%.
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