GreenBiz
MARCH 19, 2021
An Oregon utility's unique model for supporting clean energy goals . Sarah Golden. Fri, 03/19/2021 - 01:00. Want more great analysis of the clean energy transition? Sign up for Energy Weekly , our free email newsletter. Portland General Electric (PGE) in Oregon manages a two-year-old program it hopes will accelerate the speed of renewable deployment in the state.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 19, 2021
These whimsical rammed earth domes are made from locally sourced soil, sand, gravel and stone. Even better, they’re designed to help empower the island’s community.
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GreenBiz
MARCH 19, 2021
Episode 260: Disclosure dialogue, your employees want purpose. Heather Clancy. Fri, 03/19/2021 - 00:15. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (3:50). The SEC’s change of climate on climate change and ESG. Car companies are now battery companies. Who wants to be a climate-tech billionaire? Features. Whither sustainability reporting standards? (23:45).
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 19, 2021
Photo credit: Yuri Turkov/Shutterstock.com. The Mayor of London has today published a report on the impact of coronavirus on London bus drivers. Green Party London Assembly Member Caroline Russell said: “I was really concerned to see today’s worrying report on bus driver deaths from coronavirus. I note how many of these drivers already had breathing problems, which the infection worsened – this raises the question of whether drivers’ exposure to polluted air at work contributed to their underlyi
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
MARCH 19, 2021
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex recently won a coveted honor in the sustainable design category from the 2020 Boston Society for Architecture Design Awards.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 19, 2021
This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Aerzen. The Delta Blower Generation 5 is the 5th generation of AERZEN blower units and represents the successful combination of tradition and innovation. These blowers act as the driving force behind many processes and are the beating heart of a strong machine combination. The roots design paved the way for the development of AERZEN’s positive displacement blowers, and it is a good thing that it did: even now, 150 years l
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altenergymag
MARCH 19, 2021
The high-level international investment conference Energy Week Central Asia & Mongolia 2021 will take place on a virtual event platform on 27-29 April bringing together the authorities, project operators of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Mongolia?, as well as IFIs/DFIs, multinational energy companies. Among international companies and institutions regularly attending Invest In Network's events are EBRD, World Bank, IFC, ADB, AFD, KfW, AIIB, FMO, ACWA Power, Total Eren, NBT A
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 19, 2021
Food waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 19, 2021
Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute, who co-authored the report. Decarbonising steel requires innovation in the fields of renewable energy, hydrogen technology, and carbon capture and storage, said the authors. The decarbonisation of the steel industry provides Britain with an opportunity to stimulate domestic production and take a lead in the new Green Industrial Revolution according to a report by Syndex UK and the Materials Processing Institute.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 19, 2021
Gorillas, pangolins and other endangered animals are getting help from a surprising source: small traders who benefited in this year's famous GameStop event. Many have donated stock market gains to conservation groups.
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
MARCH 19, 2021
Photo credit: Advantage photography/Shutterstock.com. North American Environmental services firm GFL Environmental has entered a definitive agreement to acquire the solid waste and environmental solutions business of Terrapure Environmental and its subsidiaries for an aggregate purchase price of C$927.5 million. The acquisition will exclude the battery recycling business carried on by Terrapure.
Charged
MARCH 19, 2021
Bus manufacturer ARBOC Specialty Vehicles has introduced a new battery-electric low-floor purpose-built bus. The Equess CHARGE, which is available in 30-foot and 35-foot models, builds on ARBOC’s proven Equess transit bus platform, and uses EV technology from fellow NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer of America. The Equess platform offers an enhanced level of accessibility—it has no steps throughout the bus, a spacious 39-inch entrance door, and a high entry ramp ratio for passengers with mobility a
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 19, 2021
This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Adler and Allan. Environmental risk reduction business, Adler and Allan , has announced the acquisition of three companies into the group: electrical specialists AMGS Electrical , hazardous material specialist Flotech Performance Systems Limited (Flotech) and industrial sewage specialist and underground infrastructure specialist Oneline Surveys.
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 19, 2021
New research proves massively increased return for investment in renewables over fossil fuels. With 2050 targets requiring $4.4 trillion annual investment in low carbon energy, this can only be a positive for achieving climate goals.
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.
Charged
MARCH 19, 2021
As global demand for EVs increases, many are questioning the adequacy of the existing battery supply chain. A recent article in Transport Dive discusses the challenges involved in building a global supply chain that can keep up with the anticipated growth in EV production. Elon Musk said in October that a shortage of battery cells is preventing Tesla from ramping production of its Semi.
altenergymag
MARCH 19, 2021
T-4 Capacity Market (CM) auctions have traditionally been a potential signal for new-build generation with their longer-term procurement structure. However, research from Cornwall Insight on the T-4 CM auctions has seen an irregular new build development pattern emerge.
Charged
MARCH 19, 2021
Rivian’s upcoming R1T pickup and R1S SUV are aimed squarely at the outdoorsy, adventurous set, and the company is building an exclusive charging network to match. The Rivian Adventure Network will be a nationwide network of DC fast chargers that connects cities on popular routes across the US and Canada, and also extends into remote destinations. “Los Angeles to Tahoe.
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 19, 2021
The company’s Autopilot system, which is considerably less than a fully autonomous driving technology, has been at the center of at least three fatal accidents involving Tesla vehicles since 2016.
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?
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 19, 2021
Read time: 7 mins Many people who share fake news online do so because they aren’t paying close attention to what they’re sharing, according to a new study. The research found that simply prompting people to think about the accuracy of their news content helps curtail the spread of falsehoods. .
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 19, 2021
Restaurants require significant energy to operate and most owners who evaluate ways to improve their energy usage can uncover substantial cost savings. Though large amounts of power are needed for the kitchen, lighting and heating, there are many ways restaurant owners can go about lowering energy usage and reducing these operational costs. Just as important, improving restaurant energy efficiency ties into the larger mission of becoming a greener business overall.
Charged
MARCH 19, 2021
With the development of its heat-stabilized Ultramid B3PG6 BK23238, BASF is expanding its product portfolio of polyamides for the high temperature range. The new P-stabilization offers a heat resistance of up to 190° C and prevents galvanic corrosion on electrical components due to its low-halogenide and metal-free stabilization. The polyamide, reinforced with 30% glass fibers, also protects against thermal aging. “Some customers were looking for a PA6 standard material that meets temperat
altenergymag
MARCH 19, 2021
sonnen will provide cutting-edge energy storage to the Los Angeles County community-scale solar project, as part of a broader effort to offer residents scalable, affordable opportunities to make their homes more efficient and resilient while providing local grid services.
Business Green
MARCH 19, 2021
Recycled beer helping to power brewing kettles and canning pasteurisers used to produce new beer, as government announces new green distillery funding. If the world gives you wasted beer, then make new beer. That seems to be the philosophy at Heineken, after the drinks giant today revealed that it has used some of the millions of pints that were wasted as a result of lockdown to provide power for its Manchester brewery.
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 19, 2021
Restaurants require significant energy to operate and most owners who evaluate ways to improve their energy usage can uncover substantial cost savings. Though large amounts of power are needed for the kitchen, lighting and heating, there are many ways restaurant owners can go about lowering energy usage and reducing these operational costs. Just as important, improving restaurant energy efficiency ties into the larger mission of becoming a greener business overall.
Business Green
MARCH 19, 2021
Study from IEA and Imperial highlights decade of clear evidence that renewables firms are performing better than fossil fuel-focused businesses. Over the last decade, renewable investors have reaped significantly richer rewards than investors in fossil fuels, and yet levels of investment in clean energy infrastructure continues to fall far short of that required to meet climate goals.
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 19, 2021
These stories show many things about us. One is how far a utilitarian approach to other species can go and that the law is, like in all sectors, a work in progress. So what is the state of animal rights in the EU? I asked Reineke Hameleers, CEO of the Eurogroup for Animals.
Business Green
MARCH 19, 2021
Mercado Libre reveals how some of the proceeds from its $400m sustainability bond have been earmarked for restoration projects in the once great Atlantic Forest. The tech sector's fascination with tree restoration as a climate solution apparently isn't unique to US companies. Latin America's largest e-commerce marketplace - Mercado Libre, a company with roughly twice the market capitalisation of eBay at $78bn - is putting part of the proceeds from its $400m sustainability bond toward two forest
altenergymag
MARCH 19, 2021
Agrivoltaic/Community solar project acts as national model for education & service
Impact Alpha
MARCH 19, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Madness and wisdom. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, broke into the public consciousness last week when a digital version of. The post The Week in Impact Investing: The crowd appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 19, 2021
Many argue for reducing the size of economies (degrowth) or at the very least a shift away from the pursuit of economic growth as an objective.
altenergymag
MARCH 19, 2021
Increasing demand for power from remote locations such as small diesel generators are widely used to generate power in remote power systems is a key driving factor for growth of the market. Electricity generation methods and technology can vary according to region type and availability of renewable resources such as wind, solar, and water.
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 19, 2021
Starting in Atlanta, Georgia, and Fort Worth, Texas, people can simply use Facebook Messenger to find out what’s recyclable in their community.
Renewable Energy World
MARCH 19, 2021
A pioneer in Minnesota’s solar industry is attempting to replicate a green economic justice blueprint in the state’s largest African American community. Ralph Jacobson founded the solar firm Impact Power Solutions (IPS) in 1991 and was its CEO until 2019, when he shifted into a role focused on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Jacobson, who is white, has been working with the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians for a few years on a crowdfunded solar, microgrid and jobs training project in
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