GreenBiz
APRIL 15, 2020
What is old is new again for the food industry as consumers become aware of the virtues of turning damaged apples and other fruit into purees, canned foods, breakfast items and other products.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 15, 2020
This unique, bright orange shipping container home rests in the Colorado town of Salida. Read more about this unique, ready-to-rent home! Despite its relatively minimalist appearance, the Northbound Train was a project that took years to complete.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 15, 2020
Cities — from Wuhan in China to New York in the United States — have been at the front lines of the novel coronavirus crisis and will be in the same position for future crises.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 15, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources unveiled emergency revisions this week that double the capacity of a state incentive program designed to spur small- and medium-scale solar projects. Under new regulations effective April 15, the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program, known as SMART, will increase from 1.6 gigawatts to 3.2 gigawatts, a change long sought by the solar industry.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 15, 2020
Earlier this year, Chilean architecture firm Cristobal Vial Arquitectos completed Casa Rural #01, a solar-powered holiday home oriented for views of the Pacific Ocean and optimal passive solar conditions. Located just outside the coastal town of Matanzas in Navidad, the building was designed for a reduced environmental footprint, from the use of elevated foundations that minimize site impact to the rooftop solar panels that meet all of the home’s electrical needs.
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 15, 2020
Modern enterprises increasingly focus on improving the sustainability of their operations for two key reasons. First and foremost, responsible industries consider how their business impacts the environment, society, and the world around them. However, sustainability is much more than an ethical prerogative. Improving sustainability in infrastructure and operations is also an effective means of improving efficiency and putting your business on the path towards steady, long-term growth.
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GreenTechMedia
APRIL 15, 2020
Netflix and a few other "stay-at-home" stocks are riding high as markets have slumped in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In the U.S. solar industry, interest in subscription services may provide a much-needed anchor as well. While often overshadowed by the larger residential solar market and its stock-listed installers like Sunrun and Tesla, community solar has grown quickly in states where it's available and may prove hardier than other segments of the industry during the COVID-19 loc
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 15, 2020
Reinfeld's new school will teach home cooks, high-end professional chefs and everyone in between how to make healthy and delicious plant-based meals.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 15, 2020
Tim and Catherine McCann founded Best Cleaners in 2005 to better serve their own garment care needs. Both Tim and Catherine brought many years of large company experience which has translated into forming a firm that is family owned and operated while also adhering to a process, procedure, accountability and purposeful culture. The process of cleaning garments is complex as is the reality of consistently delivering a high level of client service, product quality and employee centric culture.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 15, 2020
NASA is calling citizen scientists of all ages to help map endangered coral — while sheltering in place.
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 Power World
APRIL 15, 2020
By Jared McKenzie, CEO, Headline Solar Like most solar power companies across the globe, would-be clients of Headline Solar are simply not thinking about installing solar panels right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty about the future, and most people are rightly focused on the immediate needs of their family. Clean electricity is not… The post People may not be thinking about solar power during a pandemic, but soon everyone will appeared first on Solar Power World.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 15, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 15 – MBA programs generally teach students what’s achievable using common investment tools like venture capital, private equity and debt. Business (and public policy) students competing in this year’s Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge have been challenged first to imagine what’s possible, then to engineer a financial instrument to make it happen.
Solar Power World
APRIL 15, 2020
Vote Solar and community-based solar advocates commended the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for increasing the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program by 1.6 GW. Although the adjustments to the Commonwealth’s central solar incentive program reflected input from clean energy and environmental justice advocates, Vote Solar said it fell short of the necessary improvements… The post Massachusetts doubles SMART solar program capacity to 1.6 GW appeared first on
Charged
APRIL 15, 2020
BMW recently revealed the 2021 330e plug-in hybrid, along with an all-wheel-drive variant, the 330e xDrive. The new sedan sports a 2.0-liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine with 181 hp and 258 lb-ft (350 N·m) of torque, paired with an electric motor cranking out 107 hp and 77 lb-ft (104 N·m) of torque. A 12 kWh (9.09 kWh net) battery pack is located underneath the rear seats.
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.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 15, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 15 – Medicine is moving towards customized treatments and drugs based on genetic research. 54gene wants to ensure that African patients aren’t left out of the breakthroughs. The Nigerian startup is building Africa’s first biobank to serve as a database for medical companies developing new therapeutics. The company’s $15 million Series A round will.
Planet Pulse
APRIL 15, 2020
In February, one SuperDove was deployed into a space a little closer to home than usual—in the renowned Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. However, in response to COVID-19, the museum temporarily closed soon after our SuperDove was put on display. That said, today is World Art Day! And while we all can’t go to museums to celebrate, we wanted to share images of the SuperDove so you can appreciate art while staying home.
CleanTech Group
APRIL 15, 2020
While markets are definitely sensitive to Covid-19, investment in sustainable innovation continues. If you’re looking for the latest cleantech deals, you’re in the.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 15, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 15 – Earlier action and COVID testing could have saved lives. Faster and more effective financial support could save millions of small businesses and their employees. As the Paycheck Protection Program entered its second week, the prognosis was not good for millions of small businesses that have struggled to access the U.S. relief.
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?
Business Green
APRIL 15, 2020
Major new project aims to help ready UK gas grid for hydrogen and biogas switchover. The UK's gas network operators have set themselves the ambitious target of delivering the world's first zero carbon gas grid, as part of a major new programme dubbed ' Gas Goes Green '. The initiative, which is being orchestrated by the Energy Networks Association (ENA), brings together leading gas operators such as Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, and National Grid to jointly explore how to research, co-ordinate,
Charged
APRIL 15, 2020
Electrify America and Kia Motors America have teamed up to offer a new charging program with special pricing for drivers of the Kia Niro EV. The Kia Select program offers a flat rate of 35 cents per minute of charging, with no session or subscription fees. To participate, drivers can simply download the Electrify America charging app and complete a brief enrollment process.
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly all parts of the world. There are three essential lessons from this crisis that we can learn and look to mitigate a more significant crisis that lies ahead - climate change.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 15, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impacts! Agents of Impact Call No. 15: Making the mark in impact management. Join Tideline’s Christina Leijonhufvud and Nuveen’s Allison Spector, LeapFrog Investments’ Roshni Bandesha, and Alan Rousso of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for an inside look at best practices in impact management. Tideline is sponsoring The Call to share aggregated results from a dozen independent.
Solar Power World
APRIL 15, 2020
The University of Pennsylvania has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the creation of a solar power project moving the University significantly closer to meeting its commitment of a 100% carbon neutral campus by 2042, as outlined in the “Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 3.0.” The agreement (consisting of two contracts) will result in… The post University of Pennsylvania signs PPA for largest solar project in the state appeared first on Solar Power World.
Clean Energy Canada
APRIL 15, 2020
First, the good news. Globally, electric buses displaced an estimated 270,000 barrels of diesel per day last year, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance study. That’s a real—and growing—dent in transportation pollution. But even though Canada is home to four prominent electric bus manufacturers, its transit and school fleets have been slow to adopt this climate-change-fighting technology.
Solar Power World
APRIL 15, 2020
Duke Energy Renewables and Colorado Springs Utilities have started operation of the 60-MW Palmer Solar Project outside Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is the largest solar project contracted by Springs Utilities to date and the first solar project to interconnect with its transmission system. Under a 20-year agreement, Springs Utilities will purchase the electricity Palmer Solar… The post 60-MW Palmer Solar Project officially brought online for Colorado Springs Utilities appeared first on
Greentown Labs
APRIL 15, 2020
Amy Duffuor, principal at Prime Impact Fund, spoke at the second installment of the Investor Speaker Series. If you’re a startup and making a difference in the world is what gets you out of bed every day, there’s a type of investor who could be ready to support your vision. The second installment of our Investor Speaker Series connected three impact investors from Greentown Labs’ network to our community of entrepreneurs to discuss what impact investing offers relative to traditional investing a
Business Green
APRIL 15, 2020
Green groups come together to warn that welcome financial support from government is failing to go far enough. A group of leading UK nature, science and conservation organisations have today warned that the coronavirus outbreak has dealt a "significant blow" to their ability to enhance natural environments and provide natural solutions to climate change.
Solar Power World
APRIL 15, 2020
More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months, according to a new analysis of unemployment data released today by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture and BW Research Partnership.… The post Report estimates over a half million clean energy jobs will be lost through Q2 without policy interventions appeared first
Business Green
APRIL 15, 2020
Trade body debuts Circular Aluminium Action Plan as sector bids to boost recycling rates. The European aluminium industry has set itself a new target to achieve 'full circularity' by 2030 as part of a major new circular economy action plan. Trade body European Aluminium formally launched the new strategy yesterday in Brussels, unveiling plans to ensure all end-of-life aluminium products are collected and recycled efficiently across Europe by the end of the decade.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 15, 2020
Read time: 6 mins By Donald Boesch , University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Ten years ago, on April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 crew members and starting the largest ocean oil spill in history. Over the next three months, between 4 million and 5 million barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Business Green
APRIL 15, 2020
Think tank urges world leaders to build a low-carbon, circular economy in the wake of the health crisis. The Club of Rome has urged G20 leaders and other heads of state to work together to implement green recovery packages and fiscal stimulus plans during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Accelerating a global shift to a more local, circular, and low carbon economy must be at the core of Covid-19 recovery packages, the influential think tank said in a statement on Tuesday.
Charged
APRIL 15, 2020
6K has formally entered the energy storage market with a new division called 6K ENERGY. The move follows three years of development supported by commercial customers and the US DOE. The company’s UniMelt plasma system produces NMC cathode materials in a volume process. “We have built an extremely talented team of energy material experts that have now demonstrated a unique ability to synthesize NMC, LTO, LLZO, silicon anode, and other advanced materials in a chemistry-agnostic approach,” said 6K
Business Green
APRIL 15, 2020
A broader focus of sustainable finance is needed to support sustainable business models covering both environmental and social elements, argues Constance Chalchat from BNP Paribas CIB. The recent Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in how it has affected every aspect of our lives. The huge international effort to mobilise resources across the public and private sector to tackle the coronavirus crisis has led to social issues rightly being high on the sustainable finance agenda.
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