Biodiversity, pandemics and the circle of life
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2020
Addressing biodiversity, like so many other things, seems to have been shunted aside by the coronavirus outbreak. It would make much more sense to keep it front and center.
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COVID-19 and its effects on the environment
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 20, 2020
The novel coronavirus has undoubtedly impacted the environment. From wildlife conservation to the renewable energy sector, COVID-19's effects can't be ignored.
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Why the pandemic could give business leaders a broader mandate for sustainability
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2020
Let this be the beginning, not the peak, of a corporate transformation journey, so that once society is beyond the immediate threats, we move into a refreshed approach to capitalism.
Is Climate Change Really Causing an Increase in Natural Disasters?
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 20, 2020
The past few years have been marked by an uptick in extreme weather events like hurricanes and wildfires. These events, paired with record temperatures and other unusual weather phenomena — like an unusually early spring in the U.K. last year and record rainfall in the American Midwest — have led some to wonder if climate change may be behind the increase in natural disasters.
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.
PepsiCo CSO: We can’t ‘lose sight’ of the long-term crisis
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2020
Simon Lowden on the company’s new science-based commitment, food security amid COVID-19, and why key climate action partnerships are stronger than ever.
How to make a mask with fabric to wear or donate
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 20, 2020
Learn how to make fabric masks, no-sew masks and more, plus where to donate them and how to properly clean your masks.
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A pair of industrial buildings are reborn as a creative office in Portland
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 20, 2020
In Northwest Portland, two former industrial structures have been given a new lease on life as Redfox Commons.
Why Earth Day needs to be an official company holiday
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2020
It demonstrates to others that you place the planet above profits, and you’re willing to prove it.
While humans are away, Yosemite bears come out to play
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 20, 2020
Last year, 4.42 million people visited Yosemite. This year, it’s a bear’s world.
Shell unveils net-zero emissions plan
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2020
The oil giant updated investors on sweeping new strategy to deliver net-zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2050.
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.
Costa Rican eco-lodge is made of reclaimed wood from a 100-year-old home
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 20, 2020
The peaceful lodge is the perfect place to disconnect.
WoodMac: NEXTracker Tops Global Solar Tracker Rankings for 2019
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 20, 2020
NEXTracker remained the leading global PV tracker vendor in 2019, according to WoodMac’s latest tracker vendor rankings , followed by Array Technologies and PV Hardware. Most of the top PV tracker vendors shipped 1.5 and 2 times as many trackers last year as they did in 2018. The United States accounted for 50 percent of global tracker shipments in 2019, growing by 226 percent year-over-year, the most growth seen in any region.
10 Years After BP Oil Spill, Pandemic Compounds Hardships Faced by Louisiana’s Commercial Fishers
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 20, 2020
Read time: 9 mins A decade after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 and spewing 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, south Louisiana resident Kindra Arnesen told me that the community was never made whole again, despite BP ’s ads promising it would.
SunPower Halts All Global Manufacturing, Cuts Employee Workweek
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 20, 2020
SunPower on Monday announced a pause on its global manufacturing and work cutbacks for all other employees, while further reducing executive salaries. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the changes did not mention the coronavirus, but after similar — though less drastic — measures in March, CEO Tom Werner acknowledged that the distributed solar and storage company was girding for a protracted financial fight with the pandemic, which as of Sunday had infect
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.
John Bayes’ Green Bodhi: Esoteric Oregon Cannabis That Illuminates The Inner Self
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
Not really sure if I discovered the plant or it discovered me truly. My very first experience with the plant was in Lincoln Nebraska, I was 6. A few houses down, there were these plants in the neighbors backyard peeking above the fence.
Vestas Cuts 400 Jobs as Coronavirus Slams Global Renewables Sector
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 20, 2020
Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced on Monday that it will cut 400 jobs, citing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The jobs affected relate to “technology projects” that will be paused while Vestas focuses its resources on delivering turbines to customers through 2020, a critical construction year in key markets like the U.S. and China.
Biofuels, Plastic and the Environment: Interview with Molly Morse, CEO, Mango Materials
CleanTech Group
APRIL 20, 2020
Mango Materials is at the forefront of developing innovations in how plastic is made and, eventually, released back into the environment. The key.
Can Offshore Wind Prop Up Oil’s Supply Chain Through the Price Crunch?
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 20, 2020
Various streams of the energy transition — and none more than offshore wind — are seen as possible routes to new, less risky revenues for big oil companies and their supply chain. As the oil and gas sector faces the triple crises of coronavirus, the resulting recession and the halving of oil prices, can power and renewables plug the gap in their finances?
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?
On Elon Musk Day, fans post personal messages about the Iron Man’s influence
Charged
APRIL 20, 2020
Why shouldn’t there be a day to honor Elon Musk? If static electricity and bubble wrap are entitled to commemorations on the calendar (January 9 and 27, respectively), surely the visionary behind Tesla, SpaceX, PayPal and other high-tech ventures deserves a day. That’s the question that Tesla pundit and superfan Anuarbek Imanbaev asked a group of his colleagues, and here’s the result of their conversation: April 20 will henceforth be celebrated as Elon Musk Day.
COVID pandemic gives Africa’s health tech startups a chance to shine
Impact Alpha
APRIL 20, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 20 – Africa’s health systems may have an advantage in the fight against COVID: experience mobilizing around outbreaks of infectious diseases. Watching the public health calamities that unfolded in China, Europe and the U.S., African leaders moved swiftly to close borders, impose curfews and implement lockdowns. So far, there are fewer than 22,000.
How AI is changing energy storage O&M
Solar Power World
APRIL 20, 2020
By Mark Triplett, Chief Operating Officer, Stem The solar industry has long viewed operations and maintenance (O&M) as basic tasks: checking solar panel output and inverter status, dispatching trucks for repairs and conducting annual maintenance, periodic cleaning and vegetation management. The biggest concern was mainly how much electricity can be generated based on the amount… The post How AI is changing energy storage O&M appeared first on Solar Power World.
Advanced Materials: Interview with Charles Dimmler, CEO and Co-Founder, Checkerspot
CleanTech Group
APRIL 20, 2020
Checkerspot, the high-performance materials company that designs materials at a molecular level, wants to bring new ingredients to the product design table. “Right.
POWERHOME installs solar system on Pittsburgh Steelers stadium
Solar Power World
APRIL 20, 2020
While the Pittsburgh Steelers are currently focused on acquiring top talent as the NFL draft approaches, a new feature has been added to Heinz Field. Energy efficiency provider POWERHOME has completed the installation of solar panels at the stadium, with the panels working to offset the team’s grid energy costs and reduce the stadium’s carbon… The post POWERHOME installs solar system on Pittsburgh Steelers stadium appeared first on Solar Power World.
Time To Tackle Humanity’s Greatest Challenge: Climate Change
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
For decades, scientists have known that humanity was changing the climate. A generation ago, world leaders agreed and pledged action. What is needed today is not more evidence, but political will. It is time to tune out the climate deniers and start acting on climate solutions.
Enphase Energy Upgrade Program Enables Contact-Free Solar Sales and Installations
altenergymag
APRIL 20, 2020
8,300 homeowners have registered for the service program that provides upgrade options for warranty holders of legacy Enphase microinverters, the Company’s earliest customers
Study: Electric vehicles emit three times less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars
Business Green
APRIL 20, 2020
Research by Transport & Environment assessed road CO2 as well as impact of electricity, battery production and power plant construction. Electric vehicles (EVs) emit three times less carbon dioxide on average than petrol and diesel cars once the impact of driving, electricity generation, the extraction of raw materials to make batteries, and the construction of power plants are taken into account, a new study today estimates.
CALSSA launches Professional Development Webinar Series
altenergymag
APRIL 20, 2020
The five webinars in the inaugural series, sponsored by Sonnen and CED Greentech-Santa Rosa, are geared towards both C&I and residential installers and project developers.
Volkswagen Group forms joint venture to build fast charging stations for Chinese market
Charged
APRIL 20, 2020
Volkswagen Group Components and startup Shanghai DU-POWER New Energy have formed a joint venture to produce “flexible quick charging stations” in China. The two companies will each own 50% of the JV, which will be located in the Suzhou Wuzhong Development Zone, near Shanghai. Series production is scheduled to start in the second half of 2020. V. As previously announced, the new flexible quick charging station will also be produced at VW’s Hannover site, beginning this year.
CALSSA launches solar training webinar series
Solar Power World
APRIL 20, 2020
The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) unveiled the first lineup of its “Professional Development Series” webinars. The five webinars in the inaugural series, sponsored by Sonnen and CED Greentech-Santa Rosa, are geared toward both C&I and residential installers and project developers. The webinars are free for CALSSA members and $50 for non-members.
IRENA: Green energy-led coronavirus recovery would deliver $98tr boost by 2050
Business Green
APRIL 20, 2020
Paris Agreement should serve as compass for post-Covid-19 recovery, argues International Renewable Energy Agency. The global economic response to the coronavirus crisis should accelerate the shift towards net zero emissions, delivering a multi-trillion dollar renewable energy drive that offers a pathway that would more than pay for itself in GDP growth, jobs, and welfare by 2050, IRENA has argued.
GM Invests In More Solar, Michigan Facilities To Be Powered By Renewables
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
GM plans to source all the electricity for its southeast Michigan facilities from renewable sources by 2023 thanks to an investment in 500 MWh of solar from DTE Energy
Government gives councils more powers to establish car-free streets
Business Green
APRIL 20, 2020
But campaigners say the DfT must go further to actively promote the prioritisation of space for pedestrians and cyclists. The government has temporarily relaxed laws around establishing car-free streets in England, in a move that should free up space for social distancing and allow essential workers to walk and cycle to work more safely while further improving air quality.
Enovix secures $45 million to commercialize 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Battery
Charged
APRIL 20, 2020
Enovix Corporation has secured an additional $45 million to produce and commercialize its 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Battery. Enovix CEO Harrold Rust said, “Anchoring the round is a $25-million strategic investment from a leading California technology company. Present investors have added $10 million, and customers have contracted $10 million to develop batteries for specific products and to reserve production capacity.” Enovix will use the bulk of the funds to complete its Fremont, Cali
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