The Environmental Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Eco homes don’t just save energy consumption and the wildlife around them. They can also improve the health and wellbeing of those living in them. Before you embark on building an eco-home, ask yourself why you want to be eco-conscious? There are many factors to consider before investing into eco-friendly materials and manufacturing methods. Make sure to do your research and understand the science behind renewable energy first!
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2019
While the United States government has kept a low profile at this year’s COP25, the country's businesses have played a more enthusiastic role.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Inspired by severe water shortages, one designer has created building panels that can harvest rainwater runoff and atmospheric moisture.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Big polluters and a surge of nationalism scuttled any meaning results from two intense weeks of U.N. climate negotiations.
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
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Available to order and customize online, VMD can be fully set up and habitable in just 99 days.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Passionate youth, corporate changemakers, cleantech innovators and public sector planners are all critical to the success of the climate movement.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Not got time to read every line of the European Green Deal? We've got you covered.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 16, 2019
If you have coworkers who are eco-conscious or you hope to encourage them to be, then a thoughtful gift will certainly convey that you appreciate all they do as your teammates — all while helping the planet.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The report considers what shape the world will be in by 2050. An ever-expanding population and declining planetary health could lead to gigantic air domes combatting the leading cause of death, air pollution, and the total destabilisation of global weather patterns. This is according to one of the four future scenarios for our planet in a new report released in early December by global engineering consultancy, Arup.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Centralized markets with prices set by the cost of marginal dispatch, most often from fossil-fuel generation, are the bedrock of most major power systems. However, market arrangements are not static. They routinely adapt to changing regulatory and commercial forces. In Europe, national electricity markets are right now being challenged by commodity price trends, weak electricity demand, nuclear and coal phase-outs and increasing contributions from wind and solar.
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
DECEMBER 16, 2019
On site with (left) operations director Gregor Keenan and (right) Louise McGregor, Head of Circular Economy, Zero Waste Scotland. Organic waste recycling firm Keenan Recycling has secured £540,000 from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. The £18 million fund provides investment for SMEs based in Scotland in support of projects that will deliver growth in the circular economy, thanks to the European Regional Development Fund.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The clients dreamed of an off-grid forever home in Melbourne.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2019
An engineer demonstrates technical concepts related to compressor recovery, while Louise Grantham, Finance Director at REPIC, and Cris Stephenson, CEO of Environcom, look on. The UK’s first compressor dismantling facility has been installed at WEEE recycler Environcom’s recycling plant in Grantham. The new machinery, which is only the second of its kind in Europe, enables the safe dismantling of compressors from refrigerators and other cooling appliances.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 16, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s late Friday decision to reject Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy reorganization plan has left the state’s largest utility scrambling to craft a new one that can win his approval. PG&E has until Tuesday to respond to Newsom's critiques with an amended plan, under the utility's own commitment to get the governor's approval prior to submitting the plan to bankruptcy court.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Representatives from all 10 River-Friendly Businesses (photo credit: Dean Atkins). A number of firms have secured “River-Friendly Business” status through an initiative which aims to help companies work together to tackle water pollution. Run by charity Trent Rivers Trust (TRT) and backed by the Environment Agency and Severn Trent, the accreditation scheme, which was launched in 2018, awards businesses based within the Trent catchment Bronze, Silver and Gold status for helping to imp
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Shell has taken a 49 percent stake in the Australian utility-scale solar developer Esco Pacific as the oil giant continues building out its renewables portfolio in a number of key global markets. Melbourne-based Esco Pacific says it has developed 500 megawatts of Australian solar, with 350 megawatts under long-term management — and a 1-gigawatt development pipeline.
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Read time: 5 mins As Minnesota begins the rulemaking process to adopt a pair of clean car standards, citizens and organizations weighed in with their comments and concerns, through an official Request for Comments portal. A DeSmog analysis found that a majority of the hundreds of comments received were supportive of the initiative, which aims to reduce the state’s transportation-sector emissions.
Grist
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Last month, as a wildfire roared through the foothills above Santa Barbara, California, disaster-weary residents knew the drill and prepared for the worst. Some evacuated, while others sheltered in place, tracking news reports on wind patterns and the progress of firefighters battling the blaze known as the Cave Fire. By the second day, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the county’s Air Pollution Control District had issued an air-quality warning, and local libraries and nonp
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?
Planet Pulse
DECEMBER 16, 2019
It’s been a banner year for product releases, from Planet Basemap updates to Next-Generation PlanetScope to Planet Analytic Feeds. Big releases are great, but just like holiday stocking stuffers, it’s sometimes the smaller things that people love most. We wanted to highlight a few recent releases that may appear simple, but are bringing significant value to our customers.
CleanTech Group
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The latest deals compiled by our own expert analysts. Agriculture & Food Netherlands-based Meatable raised a $10 million Seed round to scale production.
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The Pre Framing Corp team. The InNOVAte 2019 Challenge is a six-month accelerator run by Greentown Labs and the world’s leading construction and building materials company, Saint-Gobain. The program is focused on innovations that could disrupt the built environment. Keep an eye on our website for profiles on all four program participants! Sustainable and efficient building is at our fingertips, but there’s a big roadblock.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The Pueblo Zoo in Pueblo, Colorado has subscribed to an under-construction solar system in the state, that is managed by community solar developers Pivot Energy. The Pueblo Zoo has committed to subscribe to a community solar garden that will provide the non-profit organization with 200 kW of solar capacity. The solar subscription is estimated to… The post Colorado zoo subscribes to Pivot Energy community solar project appeared first on Solar Power World.
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 16, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 16 – The people are rising up. Protests erupted this year in cities around the globe, sparked by price hikes and service cuts, inequality and corruption, and affronts to human rights and democracy. Millions of young people demanded action in the face of the climate emergency. An awakened populace is demanding change. With The post Local, inclusive and entrepreneurial: How stakeholders are taking back capitalism in 2020 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 16, 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, Team SPW is taking a look at the stories that got the most attention in the past year. New products kept the industry engaged all year long — from JinkoSolar’s new n-type solar cells to Enphase’s Ensemble home energy system release. Contractors, developers and other solar industry workers looked… The post Most-read Solar Power World stories of 2019 appeared first on Solar Power World.
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 16, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 16 – Bad actors are grabbing headlines. Opportunity Zone ‘catalysts’ are driving impact. The release of the Forbes OZ list of 20 investors and civic leaders seizing the Opportunity Zone tax incentive to unlock inclusive economic development in communities across the country provides an opportunity to highlight the undertold story of Opportunity Zones: Impact The post Opportunity Zone ‘catalysts’ are driving impact in America’s overlooked communities appeared first on ImpactAlph
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy II flipped the switch on a 4.7-MW ground-mount solar array to provide affordable green energy to low-income households in Massachusetts. The former Massachusetts Congressman was joined by Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno’s Chief of Staff, Tom Ashe, and New England Farmworkers’ Council Chairman Herbie Flores in connecting needy families to… The post 4.7-MW community solar array in Massachusetts comes online appeared first on Solar Power World.
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Hurricane Dorian, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, ravaged the Bahamas. Here's how recovery is coming along.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Solar Energy Industries Association members have elected three at-large members and five division chairs to serve on the SEIA Board of Directors. The elected appointments are for two years. The new directors will help SEIA develop strategies to advance tax and trade policies, protect and create strong state solar markets and ensure competition. These priorities… The post SEIA adds new board members from Nautilus Solar Energy, Sigora Solar and more appeared first on Solar Power World.
Green Market Oracle
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The United States and Canada are some of the worst climate performers in the world. None of the countries reviewed in the 2020 Performance Index have demonstrated that they are on a path that is compatible with the goals laid out in the Paris Climate agreement. Sweden leads the group of high-performing countries, as it did in the 2018 and 2019 Indices.
altenergymag
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Ballard Power Systems today announced receipt of a purchase order from Weichai Ballard Hy-Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. for Membrane Electrode Assemblies valued at $19.2 million, to be delivered in 2020 under a long-term MEA supply agreement.
Charged
DECEMBER 16, 2019
XALT Energy has launched the XPAND Low Profile (XLP) Pack, a high-energy-density battery pack for commercial EVs. The XLP Pack measures 185 mm high, 612 mm wide, and between 360 and 1,080 mm long, depending on energy capacity. Designed to fit within the frame rails of trucks and buses, the pack can be mounted horizontally or vertically. The XLP Pack will use XALT Energy’s large-format cells, and will offer energy densities in excess of 260 Wh/l (specific energies greater than 210 Wh/kg).
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Will TikTok become the next go-to platform for organizations that want to boost online donations and engagement rates?
Charged
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Fujitsu has launched the FTR-E3 series, a 150-A power relay that offers a minimum mechanical life of 300,000 operations and minimum electric life of 30,000 operations. The new automotive-grade relay is intended for use in EV battery-junction boxes, fast chargers, solar and industrial inverters, and the DC line of energy storage systems. Measuring 45 mm long, 69 mm wide, and 63 mm high, the FTR-E3 series is a 1 Form X relay that features an arc extinguishing plate for arc suppression, eliminating
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