Procurement’s carbon transparency problem
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Sustainable procurement is no longer a corporate goal, but a global one; and carbon transparency is a crucial step towards saving the planet and people that business serves.
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Plastic will destroy us in nine years
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
While most of us have been focusing on goals related to decreasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere, a subset of scientists have been eying another villain. Now word from the Plastic Health Summit 2021 is that we have nine years to save the world from irreparable plastic-wrought damage.
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Be a champion for sustainability impact, not optics
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Shopify's Sustainability Fund director outlines how to start making carbon removals part of your corporate strategy.
Kalk anti-poaching e-bikes join the battle in the African bush
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Transportation in the African bush requires some very specific features. Vehicles need to be durable, reliable and able to handle the diverse terrain. For park rangers responsible for catching and stopping animal poachers, the stakes are even higher. They need transportation that’s also quiet and environmentally friendly. CAKE, a Swedish electric bike company, has delivered on all accounts.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
How a new global sustainability board aims to cut through disclosure confusion
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The confusing world of sustainability reporting frameworks and standards on ESG disclosure could soon get a little simpler.
Scientists discover parasite that eats and replaces fish tongues
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Officials at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have discovered a strange parasite that eats a fish's tongue and takes its place. In a first-of-its-kind discovery, the officials found that the parasite not only eats a fish's tongue, but it replaces the organ and starts feasting on the mucus in its mouth.
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Flow Pollinator House is a limited-edition honey bee home
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Buzz into a healthier bee population with the addition of a limited-release shelter option, available only in the United States. The Flow Pollinator House not only benefits bee populations in your yard, but the proceeds also support advocacy groups across the country.
Will COP make any difference?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Is your company ready to meet the post-COP moment?
MHTN shifts focus towards carbon-reducing building elements
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The construction industry bears a heavy responsibility in reversing the ongoing environmental impact caused by materials and transport emissions during construction and operational carbon once the building is complete. MHTN Architects take the responsibility seriously, placing sustainable solutions on the company’s list of core values.
Environmental Awareness Days In November
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 25, 2021
It’s the beginning of the holiday season. Why not get into the spirit by celebrating one or all of these environmental awareness days in November! America Recycles Day – November 15th. The twenty-fifth annual America Recycles Day is being held on Monday, November 15th, in an effort to recognize the importance and impact of recycling and encourage communities and businesses to be more conscious about their waste management.
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
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.
NABCEP and IREC Streamline Industry Certification for Veterans
altenergymag
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The Veterans Pathways were developed under the Solar Ready Vets Network, a national solar workforce development initiative led by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) that connects transitioning service members and veterans with training, career development resources, and jobs.
Solid Power says safety tests show its solid-state battery tech is safer than current chemistries
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Colorado-based Solid Power, a solid-state battery specialist that has backing from Ford and BMW, says recent third-party safety tests demonstrate that its battery cells, which use a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, are safer than current lithium-ion cells, which use a liquid or gel electrolyte. The tests aimed to simulate abuse and damage to Solid Power’s prototype solid-state battery cells.
Inaugural American Clean Power Week kicks off with celebration of the United States of Clean Energy
altenergymag
OCTOBER 25, 2021
New national poll shows overwhelming support among voters for clean energy and its benefits to environment, jobs and the economy
NYC announces $75 million in new investment for EVs and charging infrastructure
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2021
New York City has announced a new commitment of $75 million for EVs and charging infrastructure, part of the City’s plan to transition its entire vehicle fleet to EVs. New projects funded include: 300 EVs to replace fossil fuel-powered models 275 fast vehicle chargers 20 portable vehicle chargers 11 new solar charging carports 3 electric buses to replace diesel models 78 electric ambulances Retrofitting 125 existing diesel-powered trucks with electric drive.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
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.
Bloom Energy and SK ecoplant Expand Highly Successful Power Generation Partnership and Invest to Establish Market Leadership in the Hydrogen Economy
altenergymag
OCTOBER 25, 2021
· SK ecoplant contracts for a minimum of 500 megawatts of power from Bloom Energy through 2024 at an estimated $4.5 billion in equipment and service revenues · Bloom Energy and SK ecoplant to create hydrogen innovation centers in the U.S. and South Korea to advance commercialization of green hydrogen · SK ecoplant targeting approximately $500 million equity investment in Bloom Energy.
GaN Systems and EPowerlab partner on new DC/DC converter
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2021
GaN Systems and engineering services firm EPowerlabs have partnered to develop a high-density DC/DC power converter (DDC48-1K) for a wide range of 48 V mobility applications for consumer, industrial and automotive customers. The companies say the new GaN converter is smaller and lighter than standard converters. The converter’s input range is 24-60 VDC, and the system is rated at up to 1 kW continuous power.
CDC Group invests $70 million in BP-backed climate fund for India
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 25, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 25 – Momentum behind green infrastructure is growing in India, even though the country has yet to update its ‘nationally determined. The post CDC Group invests $70 million in BP-backed climate fund for India appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
How to improve the EV charging landscape
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Sponsored by TTI. One key to empowering the all-electric society is through e-mobility. By 2040, studies suggest an estimated 65 percent of new car sales will be electric and 33 percent of the global car fleet will be electric. When it comes to charging stations, the components and output vary by region, location and use case. The design and output of the charging stations also depend on where and how they are used.
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
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?
Singapore’s H3 Dynamics closes $26 million for hydrogen-powered air cargo and logistics
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 25, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 25 – H3 Dynamics is the latest hydrogen-fuel startup to secure investor backing in the race to green the aviation industry. The post Singapore’s H3 Dynamics closes $26 million for hydrogen-powered air cargo and logistics appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Why is Hertz deploying a huge fleet of Teslas? Hint: it has little to do with emissions.
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Are rental car customers ready for EVs? We’re going to find out. Rental giant Hertz theoretically began introducing EVs to its fleet in 2011, and competitors soon followed. However, they were offered only in select markets, sometimes at super-premium prices. Meanwhile, Teslas became popular on the peer-to-peer rental network Turo. Now Florida-based Hertz, which rents cars at some 12,000 locations in 160 countries, says it will place “an initial order of 100,000 Teslas by the end of 2022,” and wi
How the pandemic is propelling innovators to bridge healthcare gaps in emerging markets
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha is partnering with Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures to explore purpose-driven entrepreneurs and impact investments in health outcomes for underserved. The post How the pandemic is propelling innovators to bridge healthcare gaps in emerging markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
EVgo to provide a range of infrastructure solutions to Merchants Fleet
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Fleet management company Merchants Fleet and charging network operator EVgo have announced a partnership under which EVgo will provide a full range of infrastructure solutions to Merchants Fleet clients. The partnership will enable Merchants Fleet clients to use a combination of depot charging, dedicated charging networks and EVgo’s public network, which includes over 800 fast charging and 1,200 Level 2 sites.
Centrica Business Solutions to build out solar and battery asset portfolio
altenergymag
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Centrica Business Solutions has established a team to develop large scale, grid-connected solar and battery storage assets in the UK and Europe.
Three Regional Clean Energy Companies Graduate from Cleantech San Diego Business Accelerator
CleanTech San Diego
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Aquacycl, Kitu Systems, and Nuvve Complete Southern California Energy Innovation Network (SCEIN) Program. SCEIN Annual Showcase Event Being Held November 2. SAN DIEGO, CA, October 25, 2021 – Cleantech San Diego today announced the graduation of local clean energy companies Aquacycl , Kitu Systems , and Nuvve from its Southern California Energy Innovation Network (SCEIN).
The Brief: Investing in health, green infrastructure in India, hydrogen-powered air cargo, LatAm vocational training
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Answer The Call: Catalytic climate capital. Investors need not wait for COP26 or the U.S. Congress to put their. The post The Brief: Investing in health, green infrastructure in India, hydrogen-powered air cargo, LatAm vocational training appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Burundi’s first solar farm increases country’s generating capacity by 10%
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Days before the United Nations COP26 climate summit is expected to, among other things, pressure world leaders to boost clean energy financing for developing countries , a multinational effort has brought the first-ever solar farm online in Burundi. The 7.5 megawatt solar farm increases Burundi’s generating capacity by 10%, representing the first substantial energy generation project in the country in more than 30 years.
B.C.’s climate roadmap sets the right course, but the clock is ticking
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 25, 2021
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of B.C.’s updated climate plan. “The updated CleanBC roadmap is a concrete plan that would, for the first time, close B.C.’s emissions gap and hit our climate target—but only if implemented in a timely fashion. . “In particular, the new commitment to increase light-duty zero-emission vehicle sales to 26% by 2026, 90% by 2030 and 100% by 2035 positions B.C. among North Amer
Guide to business management software for solar contractors
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Solar contractors have many options when it comes to business software specific to the industry. The most comprehensive platforms try to integrate every step of the solar sales-to-installation process in one. Here are the popular choices on the market that cover most or all of the needs of solar contractors. Aurora Solar Aurora Solar’s bread… The post Guide to business management software for solar contractors appeared first on Solar Power World.
Free eBook for college and university students
GatesNotes
OCTOBER 25, 2021
To avoid a climate disaster, we need young people’s ideas and energy.
'Utterly shameful': Richer nations delay meeting $100bn climate finance target until 2023
Business Green
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Delivery plan unveiled by UK COP26 Presidency concedes key $100bn target will not be met this or next, sparking fierce criticism of richer nations on the eve of Glasgow Summit. Richer nations have yet again failed to meet their pledge to collectively provide $100bn a year to those developing nations worst impacted by the climate crisis from 2020 onwards, with the "totemic" target now not expected to be met until 2023.
El Paso Electric, Mitsubishi Power collaborating on decarbonization plans
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Texas-based utility El Paso Electric has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Power to develop renewable energy and storage projects that can contribute to the utility’s target of carbon neutrality by 2045. The deal will enable El Paso Electric to achieve its goal of producing 80% of total electricity from clean resources by 2035 first. El Paso will leverage the deal and associated projects to decarbonize its generation plants and move away from conventional energy resources, a development that w
RenewableUK warns onshore wind approvals must double to reach climate goals
Business Green
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Latest figures from trade body reveal healthy pipeline of projects but warns slow approvals process is impeding sector’s growth. The rate of consenting for new onshore wind farm projects is less than half what it should be to reach the UK's climate targets, trade body RenewableUK has warned. Figures published by the group late last week reveal that roughly 600MW a year of onshore wind projects are being given the go ahead annually in the UK, which marks an uptick on recent years but is still rou
Feel the buzz – The smarter E South America sets new benchmark after COVID-19 break
altenergymag
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The smarter E South America 2021 has closed the doors after triumphant three days. Despite all challenges the Covid-19 pandemic still offers, more than 250 exhibitors, 31,500 square meters of exhibition space and around 28,000 visitors from 29 countries underline The smarter E South America’s leading market position in Latin America.
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