GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The 270 million vehicles in the United States are parked over 90 percent of the time. There are far more parking spaces than vehicles. How many spaces? The data is imprecise. There could be 500 million parking lot spaces and 1 billion spaces on streets. Add parking in home garages, carports and driveways, and another estimate is 2 billion parking spaces.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The aging adage, “There’s an App for that,” is evolving into the idea that, “There’s a robot for that”. More and more automation is finding its way to the market for household chores like cleaning floors, and now that innovation is in farmer’s fields with Odd.Bot, an automatic weeding robot.
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GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The Arizona Public Service (APS) announced that it will fully decarbonize the electricity it sells. Here's what that looks like.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Barcelona, a city well-known for its avant-garde architecture, both modern and historic, is going green. Local firm Architecture Anna Noguera has just completed work on the Turó de la Peira's Sports Center, a solar-powered complex covered in a lush green facade.
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
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Why I'm backing Earth Day again this year, and why you should, too.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The frozen continent recently logged its warmest temperature to date, a whopping 65 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s quite a leap from its previous record of about 63 degrees Fahrenheit, set five years ago in 2015.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Since 1974, Taylor Guitars has been a champion guitar brand, renowned for its signature sound and instrument-manufacturing innovations. In this feature, Inhabitat goes behind-the-scenes at the company’s headquarters and factory in El Cajon, California, where tour guide Ryan Merrill shares the Taylor Guitars approach to sustainability, sourcing wood and making guitars.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Real Goods Solar ended its corporate life on the industry's periphery last month, penniless and trading for pennies. But this isn't just any bankruptcy. A decade earlier, Real Goods Solar grew organically and through acquisition and pulled in tens of millions in revenue. Four decades ago, the company helped kick off the residential solar phenomenon by supplying panels to off-grid dwellers in the remote forests of Mendocino County, California.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Trail-blazing EV100 members fear the limited supply of electric vehicles could delay the shift away from petrol and diesel engines.
The Environmental Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Pollution can have significant effects on air quality. If you’ve ever had trouble seeing through the haze or found it hard to breathe while jogging by traffic, you’ve experienced the impact of low-quality air. It can make simple tasks harder and have adverse effects on your health. The two main kinds of air pollution are ozone and particle contamination.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
IKEA Austria has announced plans to open the world’s “most innovative and green” IKEA store.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
European oil majors and utilities are snapping up huge volumes of solar projects so far this year, with France's Total leading the way. Total confirmed Tuesday that it will add another 2 gigawatts of capacity in Spain, including a development pipeline of 1.2 gigawatts and a 65 percent stake in a joint venture with Powertis for another 800 megawatts.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
A new initiative from North London Waste Authority (NLWA) – working in partnership with the seven north London boroughs – aims to reduce the amount of single-use plastic appearing on the high street. So far, seemingly over three quarters of businesses* in the Cowcross Street area of Islington have signed up – and have “successfully, and permanently, reduced the single-use plastic they give to their customers”, with many having seemingly pledged to go further than th
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the 20 competitors that have been invited to advance to the next phase of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 3, a competition designed to incentivize the nation’s entrepreneurs to strengthen American leadership in solar energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize is designed to help… The post DOE announces 20 new competitors for Round 3 of American-Made Solar Prize appeared first on Solar Power World.
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
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. The organisers say the conference will provide “a holistic view of the whole plastic recycling value chain”, with contributions from political leaders, major brands, recyclers and the plastics recycling and manufacturing industry.
CleanTech Group
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Here’s an eye-watering reality check on why we need to up our game and reconsider our consumer habits. The global economy recycles only.
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Vision Solar, a customer-focused renewable energy provider, has expanded operations into Massachusetts, opening a new Northeast headquarters. The company will hire more than 60 employees across the state to support its new 6,000 square foot office located in Harvard, Massachusetts and serve customers across the country. The company’s Massachusetts launch marks a major milestone in… The post Vision Solar expands northeast with new Massachusetts headquarters appeared first on Solar Power Wor
Planet Pulse
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Dr. Anna Grau Galofre of Arizona State University and her colleagues are using PlanetScope imagery to help learn more about life on Mars. Grau Galofre and her team are analyzing the terrain of Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian High Arctic, with the aim of observing channels carved by melting glaciers. What makes these channels particularly unique is that they bear a striking resemblance to distinct-looking channels on Mars, carved hundreds of millions of years ago.
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?
Charged
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Audi will invest around €100 million ($109 million) to electrify one in ten parking spaces at its German plants by mid-2022. The German carmaker will install 4,500 charging points in Germany, including 3,500 at its main plant in Ingolstadt and 1,000 at its plant in Neckarsulm, and almost 100 each at plants in Brussels, Belgium and Gy?r, Hungary. Many of these will be available to the public.
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Thin-film solar panel manufacturer Sunflare has released a new module that nestles in between seams of a metal standing-seam roof — the PowerFit 20. The 60-W CIGS panels come with butyl adhesive backing that peel and stick to the metal roof. As with all Sunflare modules, there is a bypass diode for each individual cell.… The post Sunflare’s latest thin-film solar module fits between seams of metal roof appeared first on Solar Power World.
Charged
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to $133 million for advanced vehicle technologies research, including $40 million for research into batteries and electrification. Those research topics include: Developing Li-ion batteries using silicon-based anodes Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials Utility managed smart charging supporting projects that will demonstrate managed and controlled charging loads for a large number of vehicles.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 11 – Render Capital, a new new fund from Louisville impact investing firm Access Ventures, will provide early stage equity, debt and revenue-based financing of up to $250,000 to entrepreneurs in Louisville and southern Indiana. An annual Render Competition will award up to $100,000 each to eight startups working in advanced manufacturing, health innovation, The post Louisville’s Access Ventures debuts $15 million Render Capital fund for local entrepreneurs appeared first on Imp
Business Green
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Midlothian Council, which recently declared a climate emergency, is partnering with Vattenfall as it works to decarbonise the region's heat and power networks. A newly announced partnership between a Scottish council and a European energy giant is to work to bring low-carbon district heating to the east of Scotland. Midlothian Council is partnering with Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall to establish an innovative new Energy Services Company (ESCo), the bodies announced yesterday.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The announcement by JPMorgan Chase & Co. last month that it would be setting up a new development finance institution to expand its development-oriented investment banking activities is an important step forward for development finance. The investment bank’s leadership is very welcome. And the challenge is huge. As is often quoted, the financing gap to.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Carbon emissions from energy stayed the same in 2019 despite expectations of further growth, latest International Energy Agency data indicates. Global carbon dioxide emissions look to have flatlined in 2019 despite widespread expectations of further growth, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) welcoming the the latest figures as cause for optimism that "we can tackle the climate challenge this decade".
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 11 – Bill Gates has been investing for years in breakthrough technology to help thwart climate change, from solar upstart Heliogen to alternative protein maker Impossible Foods to the Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund. Partly for that reason, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation stayed away from climate as a program area. Now, the.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Cabinet Secretary sets out government's priorities for COP26 Summit, but is reticent on whether he wants the job of Summit President. Michael Gove this morning declared that he was "very happy with the job I have", while declining to be drawn on whether he wants the post of COP26 President in this week's imminent Cabinet reshuffle. Speaking at a conference on COP26 hosted by think tank Green Alliance, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster sketched out the government's priorities for the cruci
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
South Korea's auto giant enlisted the Los Angeles startup to help create for a range of lower-cost electric cars and trucks.
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
“This tracker simulation isn’t working, the results are way too low. I should be seeing a 15 to 20% boost.” That is one of the most common complaints that we hear, now that HelioScope has trackers in beta. And while there isn’t a bug in the calculations, this confusion actually reflects a deep and important… The post Are trackers undermining their own success?
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Finally, we have a clean solution to long-duration storage, a cleaner replacement for methane and a clean transportation fuel - hydrogen has evolved.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
ImpactAlpha, February 11 – Chennai-based WayCool got its start in 2015 to improve farmer livelihoods in and around Chennai by connecting them directly to retailers and other buyers. Today the company handles more than 300 tons of fresh fruit, vegetables and other products supplied by 40,000 smallholder farmers daily. WayCool’s complete “soil to sale” model.
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The age of the flying cylinder may be coming to an end. Airbus is testing a blended wing design that would allow a wider cabin and 20% fuel savings. Here's what it would look like, inside and out.
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
How the water industry is going digital to boost efficiency A majority of both our planet and our bodies are made up of water, so the relevance of the water industry should come as no surprise. Digital water is a concept that people are becoming more familiar with as a potential solution to several pressing. The post How Water is Going Digital appeared first on U.S.
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