Michael Strahan is embracing ‘nature tech’ — why you should care
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The term “nature tech” describes a broad range of applied and information technologies focused on helping scale nature-based solutions to climate change.
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Slow Threads sustainable fashion fair launches in Glasgow
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Environmental charity Hubbub , Glasgow-based Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) and environmental consultant Ecosurety have joined forces to launch Slow Threads: The Sustainable Fashion Fair during Scotland’s Climate Week. Aiming to tackle both climate change and cost of living crisis, the free two-day interactive event at The Briggait, Glasgow, on Friday, 30 September and Saturday, 1 October 2022, will showcase the best ways to look after the environment and your wardrobe on a budget.
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Siloed or Central? How to Activate Entire Organizations on Sustainability Goals
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Over the past few years, sustainability and ESG functions have evolved from siloed departments to core functions that are integrated across all aspects of a business. Success requires making sustainability part of everyone’s job.
First UK study of synthetic chemicals found in food
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The first comprehensive assessment of common synthetic chemicals found in UK foods has been completed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. In the study, nearly 400 food samples were tested for evidence of organophosphate esters (OPEs) – chemicals used as flame retardants in furnishings and textiles, building, food packaging materials and decorating materials, as well in various other consumer products.
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.
How can energy storage maximize decarbonization? This new consortium has an idea
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
How can we optimize energy storage for emission reductions?
Grimy windows could be harbouring toxic pollutants
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions – and these can hang around over long periods of time. According to a new study, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, the fatty acids contained within cooking emissions are highly stable and not easily broken down in the atmosphere.
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Winners and losers in green energy’s ‘Age of Inflation’
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
European renewable energy asset holders and investors must rapidly re-evaluate their strategies and business models, faced with inflationary and supply chain pressures, alongside ongoing regulatory uncertainty driven by the energy crisis. This is according to digital investment platform, RealPort, whose special report Winning in Green Energy’s Age of Inflation , launched on 15 September, outlines the attributes that will define the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in today’s unprecedented market environme
Tigo Energy Brings Full-Spectrum of Installer Solutions for Solar Systems of All Sizes to 2022 RE+ Conference
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Company to showcase products, services, and training to improve residential solar-plus-storage installation time and mitigate crosstalk in commercial and industrial installations
“Remarkable:” South Australia may soon be first big grid to run on renewables only
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
South Australia closer to becoming first gigawatt scale grid in the world to run without any local fossil fuel or synchronous generation, a major milestone in transition to renewables. The post “Remarkable:” South Australia may soon be first big grid to run on renewables only appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New cybersecurity partnership to safeguard smart meters
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
A new partnership is supplying a cybersecurity solution for smart meters as the energy industry faces the increasing threat of cyberattacks. NanoLock Security, a device-level cybersecurity provider for smart meters and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) devices, and Renesas Electronics Corp., a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, announced the partnership to introduce a platform that will secure smart meters from cyber-attacks.
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.
Hithium Sets to Participate in RE+ 2022: Solar Power International and Energy Storage International
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
During the RE+ 2022, Hithium will showcase its full range of energy storage battery products, including two game-changing batteries: the 300Ah prismatic cell tailored for electric energy storage and the 46mm cylindrical cell for residential energy storage with breakthroughs in safety, energy efficiency, cycle life and cost.
UK alternative protein: UK could be leader with faster regulation, more funding for cell ag
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
All eyes are on the next country in the world to approve and regulate the sale of alternative meat products produced through cell-culturing techniques. Singapore was the first after it gave Eat Just the go-ahead to sell its cultivated chicken in 2020. The assumption has been that the US would be next, after remarks from leading cell-based meat startups like Upside Foods hinted they would be on sale by the end of 2021.
Borrego Signs Agreement with Gotion High-Tech to Supply Energy Storage Equipment for Utility-Scale Projects
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The supply deal will provide Borrego with gigawatt-hours of secure, fixed-price volume capacity of Gotion's DC block storage equipment, which will be available for customer delivery starting in 2023.
The Evolution of Intelligent HVAC
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Think of an intelligent HVAC system, or a smart HVAC, as the next generation of efficiency and optimization. These systems monitor and regulate.
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.
Soltec reaches a net profit of €5.5 Mn in the second quarter of the year and increases its industrial segment margins to 6.4%
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
• The company maintains its guidance for 2022 and closes the second quarter strongly, reporting €146.7 Mn in revenues, an EBITDA of €7.9 Mn and a net profit of €5.5 Mn • The industrial division shows clear signs of recovery and reports EBITDA margins of 6.4% for the second quarter • The business development division achieves a pipeline of over 12.
Renewables at record highs, fossil fuels at record low, with more to come
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Renewables share nudges new peak of 62.94 per cent, with more records to fall in coming months. The post Renewables at record highs, fossil fuels at record low, with more to come appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Qcells aims to tackle Europe energy crisis with solar-powered heat pumps and Q.OMMAND smart energy platform
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The company announces a major upgrade to its digitalized energy management platform Q.OMMAND, incorporating Samsung Electronics’ heat pumps into solar panels (PV) and energy storage systems (ESS). With soaring gas prices in Europe increasing demand for non-fossil fuel-based heating systems, Qcells’ smart energy solutions is expected to provide a cleaner, more affordable way to heat the home.
EU votes to curb tree burning for fuel, but falls short of phasing it out
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
New revisions in EU woody biomass policy could see Australia take a lead role in ending the use of trees as a source of renewable energy in the future. The post EU votes to curb tree burning for fuel, but falls short of phasing it out appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Seth Leitman, The Green Living Guy was in Forbes
Green Living Guy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Thank You First of all thank you Forbes for even considering the article. Wow. Just humbling. Here’s a peek of one paragraph that was in the story and sections not allowed LOL! The term “green living” was first popularized in the 1970s by the publishing of seminal titles such as “The Greening of America” and […]. The post Seth Leitman, The Green Living Guy was in Forbes appeared first on The Green Living Guy.
EU caps solar and wind profits, but says renewables only option to escape Putin’s “energy yoke”
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
EU announces plan to cap revenue of “infra-marginal" energy producers – including wind and solar – at €180/MWh. Renewables industry not impressed. The post EU caps solar and wind profits, but says renewables only option to escape Putin’s “energy yoke” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
BCG acquires environmental consulting firm Quantis
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Consulting giant says latest deal will further expand its climate and sustainability expertise. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has today announced it is set to acquire environmental consultancy group Quantis in a move that will further strengthen its climate and sustainability capabilities. Quantis is primarily based in Europe and the US and comprises a team of more than 250 environmental experts.
“Low cost” solar hydrogen project moves a step closer, as water source secured
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Frontier Energy reaches agreement on critical water supplies for green hydrogen production at its Bristol Springs Renewable Energy Project. The post “Low cost” solar hydrogen project moves a step closer, as water source secured appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How to uplift Black farmers and food entrepreneurs
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The Black Farmer Fund founded the New York-based fund to help provide financing to groups that have previously been locked out of access.
Nine North Seas countries target 260GW of offshore wind by 2050
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
NSEC ministers agree to reach at least 260GW worth of offshore wind energy by 2050, more than 85% of the EU-wide target of 300GW by 2050. The post Nine North Seas countries target 260GW of offshore wind by 2050 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CPI Study Mission 2.0
Low Carbon Prosperity
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
California Study Mission 2.0 What can WA learn from CA? We traveled south to find out. Leaders are learners Washington state is a climate action leader. And that’s good for Washington, as it positions us well to prosper in the burgeoning clean economy. But we’re not alone, as other states are innovating in business and public policy. Washington’s architects of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) studied bills from other states — particularly California — to optimize ours.
Zen Energy signs new-look offtake deal with teenaged wind farm
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Zen Energy bolsters its "baseload renewables" portfolio with an "industry-first" offtake deal with one of Australia's more senior wind power projects. The post Zen Energy signs new-look offtake deal with teenaged wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CPI Study Mission 2.0
Low Carbon Prosperity
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
California Study Mission 2.0 What can WA learn from CA? We traveled south to find out. Leaders are learners Washington state is a climate action leader. And that’s good for Washington, as it positions us well to prosper in the burgeoning clean economy. But we’re not alone, as other states are innovating in business and public policy. Washington’s architects of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) studied bills from other states — particularly California — to optimize ours.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar symphonies and eating coal’s lunch
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
New records for distributed solar around Australia as the country’s rooftop PV output continues to eat into the fossil fuel industry’s lunch. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar symphonies and eating coal’s lunch appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary welcomes 'greenwash'
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Other environmental terms are new to the resource as well.
German coal industry says more money needed to revive plants to save gas
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Readying retired German coal plants for use during the winter in case of gas shortfalls is not economically viable for the sector, Germany’s coal industry says. The post German coal industry says more money needed to revive plants to save gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Study: Most major tech innovators back net zero, but far fewer are ready to act
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Boston Consulting Group research points to gap between corporate commitments and readiness to act on climate change among major tech innovators. Two-thirds of tech and innovation firms rank climate and sustainability as top corporate priorities, yet just one in five actually have the capabilities in place to put these commitments into action, new global research released today suggests.
Mosaic Surpasses $9 Billion in Loans Funded for Residential Solar and Sustainable Home Improvements
Mosaic
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Company helps more than 1 million people prosper from clean energy. Completes $244 million solar loan securitization s from clean energy. Oakland, Calif., September 15, 2022 – Mosaic , a leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, today announced it has surpassed $9 billion in loans funded through its platform.
First Solar investing $1.2 billion to expand USA factory footprint
Green Living Guy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Well let’s hear it for the idea of First Solar building in the USA. Tue, August 30, 2022, 5:47 AM·3 min read Well folks according to Akiko Fujita over at Yahoo News there’s some good solar News coming to the USA. For First Solar (FSLR) is making a $1.2 billion investment. All into expanding […]. The post First Solar investing $1.2 billion to expand USA factory footprint appeared first on The Green Living Guy.
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