What Microsoft’s new app says about the digitalization of sustainability
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The software giant is turning its homegrown systems for tracking and managing carbon emissions data into a new cloud service for its customers.
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Nike playground is made of 20,000 upcycled sneakers
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Legendary sports company Nike has dominated the headlines for its dedication to a zero carbon and zero waste future. One project at a time, they have drawn attention to sustainable actions and corporate responsibility when it comes to protecting the environment.
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When ESG meets the SEC
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2021
When crafted well, financial regulations can maintain confidence, ensure stability and protect investors.
60% of Americans blame fossil fuel companies for climate change
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A recent poll found that 60% of Americans believe gas and oil companies are to blame for the climate crisis. The poll, commissioned by The Guardian, Vice News and Covering Climate Now, sought Americans' views on the climate issue. The poll asked Americans from different social, political and ethnic groups their opinion on specific climate issues.
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.
Investor Chris Sacca: ‘Sheer economics’ driving climate tech frenzy
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2021
We’ve officially topped $30 billion in climate tech investments this year, and there's still a quarter to go.
What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 27, 2021
At the beginning of the pandemic, energy prices crashed. We did an episode of this show trying to figure out how oil prices fell to negative $40 per barrel. Times have changed. Oil is up over $100/barrel. But far more acute is what’s happening with natural gas, particularly in Europe and Asia. In the US, natural gas prices have doubled in the last year.
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Bamboo Pavilion brings people together with natural design
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Lin Architecture has created a structure that puts humanity, social life and interaction at the core. Bamboo Pavilion is a beautiful outdoor structure that invites people to socialize.
When an energy crisis collides with the climate crisis
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Sell out or stay in fossil fuel energy stock? Investors are playing it all ways.
Three California cities win $1M each to attain carbon neutrality
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Three California cities have been awarded $1 million each to attain carbon neutrality by 2030. Under the Cool City Challenge, the cities of Los Angeles, Irvine and Petaluma won money and consulting support to execute their plans.
How banks can accelerate net-zero emissions commitments
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2021
On the eve of COP26, large banks have yet so shift fundamentally towards the Paris Agreement.
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.
Check into Moliving's tiny homes and mobile hotels
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Much has changed in the real estate and hospitality sectors in the past several years. The business models have shifted towards meeting demands and providing solutions for remote accommodations.
How the ‘look-in and look-through’ approach can help savvy investors see far ahead
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 27, 2021
New disclosures to investors about the money trail behind the assets they are acquiring are central to the approach.
Separation method frees rare earths from coal ash
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The unexpected bounty of nature seems apparent from the discovery that a harmless food-grade solvent can be used to extract highly sought rare-earth metals from coal ash, reducing the amount of ash without damaging the environment and replenishing supplies of an important resource. Coal ash is the unwanted but widely present residue of coal-fired power.
Powering a smooth emobility transition
altenergymag
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The electrification of mobility is on the horizon, with a significant growth in electric vehicle (EV) adoption for personal and public transport expected by 2030. To assist in the transition, emobility electronic component manufacturer REO UK has shared a handbook highlighting the range and role of components for reliable emobility design and development.
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.
Adding storage to utility-scale solar: Where to start?
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 27, 2021
By Jeffrey Perry, VP of Asset Management, Agilitas Energy Coupling energy storage with existing utility-scale solar generation assets allows solar projects to reach their greatest financial earnings potential. The abundance of solar energy is pushing down mid-day wholesale power prices and, therefore, shrinking margins. Adding storage to an existing solar project allows flexibility through dispatchability… The post Adding storage to utility-scale solar: Where to start?
GAF Energy Partners with Sandia National Labs on Solar Roofing Technology
altenergymag
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Durable, Reliable, Attractive, and Easy-to-Install Solar Roof Offers Opportunity to Reach Residential Mass Market
Investing patient capital in established BIPOC businesses to close the racial wealth gap
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Yes, startups led by Black, Indigenous and people of color-owned need growth capital. But meeting the growth and operating capital needs of established. The post Investing patient capital in established BIPOC businesses to close the racial wealth gap appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Amp to Install 100MW of Community Solar Projects in the US by the End of 2021
altenergymag
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The New York portfolio, consisting of 11 projects and 75MWdc of solar paired with 27MWh of battery energy storage upstate, will provide electricity bill savings to participating subscribers and allow Amp to optimally dispatch energy from the batteries based on solar generation and grid pricing signals.
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?
Social Impact Capital raises $42 million to back potential ‘impact unicorn
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 27, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 27 — New York-based Social Impact Capital was an early investor in African tech upskilling platform Andela and zero-carbon fuel company. The post Social Impact Capital raises $42 million to back potential ‘impact unicorn appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Marposs’s LT400 system performs high-voltage tests with partial discharge measurements
Charged
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Marposs ’s new LT400 test system is designed to perform partial discharge measurements on coils, motors and generators. With the LT400, companies can perform standard high-voltage tests with partial discharge measurements, allowing the discovery of defects not detectable with the standard tests. The LT400 integrates numerous tests, including EN60270 High-Voltage Tests, EN60034-18-41 Pulse Partial Discharge Tests, partial discharge inception voltage tests, surge tests with partial discharge, insu
Group targets retired American coal plants for clean energy hubs
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. A partnership formed between thermal energy storage developer E2S Power and global engineering giant SNC-Lavalin aims to convert American fossil-fuel power stations into clean energy hubs. The companies plan to address the growing energy storage market by approaching utilities and power generators with thermal energy solutions at facilities that are being phased out.
Offshore wind of the Black Sea needs legislative support
altenergymag
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The World Bank estimates the Black Sea has 453 GW of technical #offshorewind potential - 269 GW for bottom-fixed and 166 GW for floating offshore wind. Even so, developers interested in offshore #wind projects in the region currently face a lack of regulation. How ready is the region for such developments and what are the future plans?
High-Res for Tropical Forests: Celebrating One Year of the NICFI Data Program
Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Each quarter we publish a blog post highlighting the innovative ways participants in the NICFI Satellite Data Program are putting Planet data to work to help reduce and reverse tropical forest loss – whether that’s through government action , private sector adoption , or NGO coordination. This quarter, we are excited to once again highlight the actions of our users – and also to celebrate one year of the program and its impact to date.
Greentown Labs Member Milestones — October 2021
Greentown Labs
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Our 180+ startups never fail to impress us with their hard work and commitment to scaling their climatetech solutions! Check out their latest accomplishments below. Interested in engaging with or joining our community of climatetech startups? Learn about how you can take action with our members or apply for startup membership ! Funding. American Battery Technology Company closed a $39.1M funding round.
Optimizing for Impact: Develop a data-for-decision-making mindset
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Optimizing for Impact. Want to learn more about Optimizing Impact for the Sustainable Development Goals? Over the next few weeks, ImpactAlpha will offer a. The post Optimizing for Impact: Develop a data-for-decision-making mindset appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Drone data helps a Minnesota city conserve energy
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Originally published at ILSR.org. Maintaining healthy, comfortable buildings can be expensive in Minnesota — especially during polar vortex events. Warren, a small city in Northern Minnesota, is offering an innovative public service: images that reveal building heat loss, captured by drones. For this episode of the Local Energy Rul es Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with City Administrator Shannon Mortenson of Warren, Minnesota.
The Brief: Patient capital for BIPOC businesses, impact unicorns, Africa’s creative entrepreneurs, Indonesian pharmacies, data for decision-making
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! It was great to see so many charged-up Agents on yesterday’s Catalytic Climate Capital Call. We’ll have a roundup. The post The Brief: Patient capital for BIPOC businesses, impact unicorns, Africa’s creative entrepreneurs, Indonesian pharmacies, data for decision-making appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Sunnova and ChargePoint Partner to Create EV Charging Solutions for Homeowners
altenergymag
OCTOBER 27, 2021
“This new EV charging bundle gives homeowners the ability to power their vehicles with the clean energy produced right from their rooftops.
Generation stands up Just Climate for capital-intensive climate solutions
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 27, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 28 – Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and Harvard Management Co. are among the founding. The post Generation stands up Just Climate for capital-intensive climate solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Energy Toolbase Launches ETB Monitor, a Software Platform for Monitoring the Performance and Savings of Solar and Energy Storage Projects
altenergymag
OCTOBER 27, 2021
ETB Monitor was designed to give project developers and asset owners complete transparency into their operational projects. An ETB Monitor license comes standard when a customer deploys Energy Toolbase's Acumen EMS™ controls software in the field.
Europe replaces 50% of electricity meters with smart models
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 27, 2021
More than half of electricity meters in Europe are now smart, a new report released by Berg Insight has found. The study states that the penetration of smart electricity meters has passed the 50% mark owing to increased investments in grid modernization and digitalization by utilities in the region. In 2020, approximately 150 million smart electricity meters were installed with the bloc recording a 49% penetration rate, according to the study.
New fund aims to support Africa’s creative entrepreneurs
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 27, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 27 — A thriving creative industry can power a robust African economy. “The creativity of young African fashion designers has forced. The post New fund aims to support Africa’s creative entrepreneurs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Using a scythe to cut your lawn, not a lawn-mower: Part 1 – the grass
Low Impact
OCTOBER 27, 2021
We’re often asked if it is possible to mow a lawn with a scythe. The answer is yes and there are many people in the UK doing just that! Lawn mowing can be a test of a scythers skill, it takes some thought and practice to do well. Here is a summary of the factors you need to consider if you are thinking of scything a lawn. Part 1 is about your lawn; Part 2 will be about your scythe and blade; and Part 3 about scything techniques for short grass.
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