Carbontech, the trillion-dollar circular market opportunity
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Products made from embedded CO2, from soap to fuels to vodka, are great examples of the circular economy in action.
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Granby Workshop unveils ceramic dinnerware collection made from 100% waste
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2019
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How Rolland Paper leverages biogas for a closed-loop future
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Sponsored: This National Energy Awareness Month, Rolland Paper highlights its use of landfill methane to power its mill.
Best US cities for vegans and vegetarians for World Vegetarian Day
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Just in time for World Vegetarian Day on October 1 and World Vegan Day on November 1, here are the top 10 and bottom 10 cities for vegetarian- and vegan-friendliness.
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.
GE Wins Second Massive Order For 12MW Offshore Turbines
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2019
GE has won another huge deal for its 12-megawatt Haliade-X offshore turbine, this time for the 3.6-gigawatt Dogger Bank trio of projects in the U.K. The project's co-developers, Equinor and SSE Renewables, named the technology their preferred choice, with the final investment decision due next year. Dogger Bank is set to become the world's largest offshore wind farm as it comes online from 2023-25 within the U.K.'s portion of the North Sea, starting about 130 kilometers (81 miles) fr
Doctors are prescribing gardening to improve patients' health
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Some doctors are prescribing gardening as a form of ecotherapy.
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This plant-based ski wax keeps nasty chemicals off the snowpack
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2019
For those looking to hit the slopes as the weather cools down, a new eco-friendly ski wax will not only help you glide through the fluffy snowpack but will also help keep the environment free of the dangerous chemicals found in most ski waxes.
In Hawaii and Colorado, governments and the private sector electrify transportation
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
An innovation lab on mobility helps projects move from point A to point B.
LEED Gold-seeking wildlife center emphasizes energy conservation in Quebec
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The Canadian city of Laval in southwestern Quebec has recently gained a new wildlife interpretation center with an impressive, energy-efficient design.
Public policy will determine if autonomous vehicles are an environmental boon or disaster
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Planning for a future with driver-less vehicles should start now.
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.
Solar Partnership Grapples with Extreme Weather Damage, Worsened by Climate Change
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Around the time that Hurricane Florence was battering North Carolina with record rainfall last year, scientists published research indicating climate change widened the storm’s diameter and increased rainfall by 50 percent in some areas. More broadly, climate change means storms and hurricanes bring more rain, higher intensity and likely a slower pace — plopping down and wreaking havoc on impacted areas for longer, researchers say.
Climate Week 2019: Head, heart and higher ambition
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The optimists seem to be winning out over the cynics.
New report: 33% of buses will be electric by 2030
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2019
E-buses will make up nearly 33 percent of all buses worldwide by 2030, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. The Electric Buses report finds that China will continue to be the global leader in e-bus sales, maintaining 74 percent of the market share by 2030, while North America and Europe will make up only 14 percent. The report analyzes the global market for electric bus powertrains, including PHEVs and EVs, broken down by vehicle weight, type and region.
Whistle-blower Reveals Flawed Construction at North Dakota Gas Plants Where Massive Spill Was Downplayed
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Read time: 11 mins Two North Dakota gas processing plants in the heart of the Bakken oil fields have shown signs of an eroded safety culture and startling construction problems, according to Paul Lehto, a 54-year-old former gas plant operator who has come out as a whistle-blower. He described worrisome conditions at the Lonesome Creek plant, in Alexander, and the Garden Creek plant, in Watford City, where DeSmog recently revealed one of the largest oil and gas industry spills in U.S. history had
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.
Yotta Named Solar Power International 2019 Startup of the Year
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Startup Alley is sponsored by Mercom Capital Group, a global communications and research firm focused on cleantech. The winner also received a $10,000 marketing and communications package.
BMW launches local assembly plant in Thailand for PHEV batteries
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2019
In July of this year, BMW launched a high-voltage battery production plant in Thailand, in partnership with parts maker DRÄXLMAIER. The investment, worth a total of 500 million baht ($16 million), was supported with incentives from Thailand’s Board of Investment. The assembly lines, located at the DRÄXLMAIER plant in Chonburi assemble both battery modules and completed packs.
Can blockchain play matchmaker in financing the U.N. Global Goals?
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2019
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – Trillions of dollars are needed each year to achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Billions are currently being invested. “Rather than a lack of capital, what is missing is a robust and efficient mechanism for identifying and enabling projects,” argues blockchain software firm ConsenSys and the World Wildlife Federation.
October solar policy snapshots
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Vote Solar says Massachusetts must triple SMART program to reach climate goals Boston, Massachusetts Vote Solar released a report that found the policy environment in Massachusetts is slowing the growth of the state’s solar industry and may make it impossible to accomplish its renewable energy goals. The advocacy organization says the state should triple the… The post October solar policy snapshots appeared first on Solar Power World.
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?
The supply of catalytic capital is bigger than expected. Demand is even bigger
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The MacArthur Foundation turned up a bumper crop of proposals with its call last spring for funds and other investment intermediaries that demonstrate the value of “catalytic capital.” Such financing, which can accept higher risks or lower returns in order to generate positive impact and bring in additional investors, is the scarcest resource in the The post The supply of catalytic capital is bigger than expected.
Liberal climate platform builds on policy foundation laid in first term
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 1, 2019
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Liberal Party of Canada’s platform commitments to fight climate change: “The Liberals have laid out plans to build on the foundation of climate policies and programs they introduced while in government, which would cut three-quarters of the carbon pollution needed to hit Canada’s 2030 target.
Join Clenergy at 2019 Energy Taiwan-Booth No. J1006
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Clenergy will exhibit at the upcoming Energy Taiwan 2019. This event will take place between 16-18 October 2019 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1. Join Clenergy at Booth No. J1006.
4 Common Commercial Solar Financing Options
Sun Valley Solar
OCTOBER 1, 2019
There are as many ways to pay for a commercial solar energy system as there are ways to design one. The different financing options each have their advantages and disadvantages; some offer better tax incentives in exchange for a slightly larger upfront investment, while others minimize upfront costs in exchange for reduced tax benefits. Whichever way you go, adding solar is one of only a few investments that starts putting money back into your business's bottom line from the moment it's turned o
STI Norland Develops the 4th Generation of its Dual Row Single-Axis Solar Trackers
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2019
STI Norland, global supplier of solar trackers and fixed-tilt arrays, has launched the 4th generation of STI-H250TM, the first dual row single-axis solar tracker in the world.
Regenerative Design
Fairsnape
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The transition to a Regenerative Economy is about seeing the world in a different way: a shift to an ecological world view in which nature is the model. The third publication in the ‘Regenerative Sustainability series from COST Restore is now available ( free download from the CostRestore webpages ). Design can no longer be only concerned with reducing environmental impacts within the threshold of greenhouse gas emissions.
Email Nonsense Inspired An Explanation Of Why Meteorologists Take A Lot of Math
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Weather and climate science involves a lot of math. Here's why.
Mexico’s Klar raises $57.5 million to expand digital credit
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2019
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – Latin America’s fintech startups are hot among venture capital investors because they’re reaching a new and large base of customers: the region’s majority of un- and underbanked adults. The latest example is Mexico’s Klar, a digital credit company. Klar offers a commission-free credit card in a country with only 15% of adults The post Mexico’s Klar raises $57.5 million to expand digital credit appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
[Blog] Count of Zero Energy Residences Grows 59% Across the U.S. and Canada
Home Energy
OCTOBER 1, 2019
As the date approaches for the Getting to Zero Forum in Downtown Oakland, California October 9-11, this article, published mid-summer by Team Zero on a study called Zero Energy Residential Buildings gives the impression this show will carry some news of hope, positivity and generally good vibes 'midst the concern.
STI Norland unveils latest model of its dual-row, single-axis trackers
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 1, 2019
STI Norland, a global supplier of solar trackers and fixed-tilt mounting solutions, has launched the 4th generation of STI-H250, the first dual-row, single-axis solar tracker in the world. The STI-H250 was first deployed in 2017 and has since then been installed in more than 30 PV systems, resulting in more than 850 MW of solar… The post STI Norland unveils latest model of its dual-row, single-axis trackers appeared first on Solar Power World.
National Expungement Week Highlights States' Lack Of Legal Repair Efforts
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Events around the country gave hundreds better access to employment and resources, which states have been slow to do themselves, from Colorado to New Mexico.
Index Impact: Passive investors are actively tilting stock indexes toward sustainability
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 1 – Most investments in public equities are held in “passive” accounts that keep fees low by tracking standardized indexes such as the S&P 500. Most companies included in such indexes aren’t cutting their carbon emissions fast enough to forestall the worst impacts of climate change. So major institutional investors are moving to change The post Index Impact: Passive investors are actively tilting stock indexes toward sustainability appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Refurbished Is The Future (For The World, But Also For Tim Cook)
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2019
With the most dramatic smartphone innovations now behind us, the Cupertino behemoth is optimizing for its current user base and turning to new tactics to win more market share. Suddenly, refurbished is a growth strategy.
Take a Hand in Safety: AWEA launches new worker safety campaign
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Improving on-the-job hand safety is the focus of this year’s October Safety Campaign
Citadel Roofing & Solar becomes Sunrun dealer
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 1, 2019
California installer Citadel Roofing & Solar announced its partnership with Sunrun to offer Sunrun’s solar-as-a-service and solar purchase products to California homebuilders and their homebuyers for as little as zero upfront cost. With this agreement, Citadel will be able to offer fully warrantied roofing, solar, and battery storage systems combined with Sunrun’s solar service and… The post Citadel Roofing & Solar becomes Sunrun dealer appeared first on Solar Power World.
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