GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative. Marilyn Waite. Tue, 04/13/2021 - 02:00. The engine behind green business is the same as any business: capital. And while social, human and natural capital are all critical, financial capital is the one form that systemically fails the companies and leaders working on the most impactful solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 13, 2021

The French government is planning to end all short flights for routes that could be traveled in 2.5 hours or less by train in order to reduce carbon emissions.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

Celebrating Earth Day — even during quarantine. Deven Patten. Tue, 04/13/2021 - 00:05. This Earth Day, you might be thinking, "Hey, there’s a pandemic. Let’s sit this one out.". Probably no one would blame you. But journey back with me to last year, at the beginning of COVID-19, when the roads were clear and the air was pristine. If you were like me, it might have been the very first time you saw your city not wrapped in smog.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 13, 2021

When Czech architecture firm NEW HOW Architects was asked to design a holiday home in the Ore Mountains, it decided to craft a nature-inspired home that would go against the trend of white plaster houses in the area.

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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.

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altenergymag

APRIL 13, 2021

The award-winning Boston Solar has appointed Stephen Cialdea as Director of Engineering at their Woburn, MA headquarters.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 numbers are up 16% for a total of 752 rhinos, according to results released by Nepal’s government this week.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 13, 2021

What will the world be like once pollinating insects, like the honeybee, are gone?

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

In what feels like a lifetime ago, way back in 2015, I was working as a consultant to investors interested in sustainability and. The post 21st Century Investing: Moving from tic-tac-toe to the 3D chess of systems-level change appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 13, 2021

Fashionable materials like sequins don’t have to come at a cost to the environment.

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Charged

APRIL 13, 2021

Rhombus Energy Solutions’ bidirectional 125 kW DC fast charger has earned certification to the Underwriter Laboratories 1741-SA standard. UL’s 1741-SA Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources defines the design and testing requirements to certify that bidirectional, grid-tied, smart inverters and chargers can be safely used to support distributed generation grid services and applications.

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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.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha. April 13 – Sign of the times: A clean energy venture firm launching in the heart of Texas’ oil patch. Houston-based Energy. The post Cascade of climate-tech funds take aim at $10 trillion energy transition opportunity appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Charged

APRIL 13, 2021

The EV Network, which describes itself as “an independent EV charging infrastructure development company,” and bp pulse, the EV charging arm of global oil giant bp, have signed an agreement to deploy DC fast charging hubs across the UK. Under the new agreement, EVN will construct “a significant number of rapid and ‘ultra-fast’ EV charging stations in high-traffic areas at strategically selected locations, many of which have already been secured.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 13, 2021

The United States needs energy storage to reach the carbon-free electricity goals necessary to curb the worst effects of climate change. Storage technologies make renewables dispatchable like fossil fuels, yet they’re still not in abundant use. “We are seeing significant demand for solar paired with energy storage across the United States for use-cases such as… The post The U.S. needs a storage ITC to reach carbon-free electricity goals appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

By Jeff Opperman, Michele Thieme, Rafael Guevara Senga, Amit R. Dalal and Pramod Jain, In parallel to the internet technology revolution there is another revolution taking place: the power generation industry is fast decarbonizing, moving inexorably from fossil fuels to low carbon sources; maintaining, or even improving, efficiency and reliability even as the leading generation sources are variable renewable energy (VRE).

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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.

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altenergymag

APRIL 13, 2021

Boston Solar of Woburn, MA, an award-winning solar installer, has hired Stephan MacPhee as Director of Residential Operations.

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Charged

APRIL 13, 2021

EV startup Rivian has announced that South Korean battery giant Samsung SDI will supply cells for its vehicles. The automaker, which plans to begin production of an electric pickup and an SUV this year, has been working with Samsung throughout the process of developing the new cells. Rivian’s vehicles are aimed at the outdoorsy set, so it has developed its battery module and pack with challenging use cases in mind.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

ORPC Inc. and its subsidiary ORPC Ireland are partnering with a European consortium to create a new generation of marine renewable energy turbines that increase reliability and performance while reducing manufacturing costs. The ORPC team along with ÉireComposites of Galway and National University of Ireland Galway are collaborating with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, Germany, and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche of Italy on the Commercialization of a Recyclable and Innovative Manufac

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha, April 13 — Kigali-based Ampersand launched in 2019 to build and finance electric motorcycles that it says are cheaper, cleaner, and performs. The post Ecosystem Integrity Fund invests $3.5 million in Rwanda’s Ampersand to electrify motorbikes appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 13, 2021

Virimodo , whose name derives from the Latin viridis meaning “green” and modo meaning “now”, is a carbon reduction intelligence company that provides a web app for building owners and their tenants to lower their carbon footprint. Recently accepted into Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator , Virimodo is the only platform which benchmarks and mitigates carbon emissions at both the building and unit level, offering a true picture of a building’s carbon performance.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha, April 13 — French agtech Ÿnsect, which has raised insects for animal feed and fertilizer since 2011, is expanding its production of. The post Ÿnsect acquires Protifarm to produce mealworms for human consumption appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Greenability Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

This Earth Day will be bigger than ever, offering the public the opportunity to join events around the world as it will be mostly virtual again in response to COVID-19. Here’s how you can join in. Earth Day will be celebrated with live, interactive events in Kansas City and worldwide. So, participants can safely attend from home for the week surrounding Earth Day, April 22.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Apr. 13 – The pandemic has been challenging for many small business owners, but mothers have faced particular burdens as childcare routines have. The post Founders First’s Kitty Fund makes micro-investments in “mompreneurs” appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 13, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights has begun considering whether states have violated their citizens’ human rights by failing to do enough to cut emissions. The court, which is responsible for interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights, recently accepted two climate lawsuits with similar human rights arguments but brought by very different groups of people.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Apr. 13 – Sustainable investing assets have boomed amid COVID-19, the climate emergency and a racial reckoning. Now comes the rush for sustainable. The post Next-gen talent is the winner at MIINT competition and Sustainable Investing Challenge appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

What is said to be the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry has been commissioned at a gold mine in Mali, West Africa. The plant has been integrated with existing heavy fuel oil generation at the Fekola mine operated by B2Gold. The mine operates 24-hours a day and during daylight hours, the new 30 MW solar plant installed by German firms Suntrace and BayWa r.e. allows three out of six heavy fuel oil generators to be shut down, while a 15.4 MWh battery stor

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha, April 13 – A venture capital firm launched by the two powerhouse asset managers will launch a series of funds to invest. The post Singapore’s Temasek and BlackRock team up as Decarbonization Partners appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 13, 2021

By Ali McBride, Aurora Solar Solar panel wiring (also known as stringing), and how to string solar panels together, is a fundamental topic for any solar installer. It’s important to understand how different stringing configurations impact the voltage, current, and power of a solar array so you can select an appropriate inverter for the array… The post Solar panel wiring basics: An intro to how to string solar panels appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Next-gen talent is the winner at MIINT competition and Sustainable Investing Challenge. Sustainable investing assets have. The post The Brief: Next-gen talent, eating worms, decarbonization partners, electric motorcycles in Africa, systems-level investing appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

Over 300 of America's largest firms back open letter to President Biden calling on him to set a 2030 target to cut emissions by at least 50 per cent against 2005 levels. Many of the most powerful names in Corporate America have today issued a public call for the new Biden administration to announce a stretching decarbonisation target for the next decade that would put the economic superpower on track for achieving net zero emissions by mid-century.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

Norwegian renewable generation company Statkraft is to build its first windfarms in Chile. The 102 MW Torsa project comprises three windfarms totaling 19 turbines supplied by German manufacturer Nordex. In total, the windfarms are expected to produce more than 300 GWh of energy annually, which Statkraft says is enough to power 100,000 households. The project is located in the O’Higgins region, 124 kilometres south of Santiago, and when combined with the company’s existing hydropower assets, wi

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

Lawyers allege European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme undermines the EU’s emission reduction commitments because it favours high emitting companies. ClientEarth has filed a legal challenge against Belgium's central bank, accusing it of breaching legal obligations to consider environmental protection when buying corporate bonds in a landmark case that could help 'green' the monetary policy of a number of European nations.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 13, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights has begun considering whether states have violated their citizens’ human rights by failing to do enough to cut emissions. The court, which is responsible for interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights, recently accepted two climate lawsuits with similar human rights arguments but brought by very different groups of people.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

Firm seeking $2.5m in backing for its plan to fund farmers' use of methane-reducing cattle feed through CO2 offsets. Companies and individuals may soon be able to pay cows to burp less in return for carbon offset credits, under plans being developed by Swiss-British agritech firm Mootral to fund the use of methane-cutting cattle feed on farms. Touted as the "world's first cattle-generated carbon credits", Mootral aims to sell CO2 offsets generated through the reductions in emissions that result

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