Fri.Nov 19, 2021

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Can urban food incubators accelerate adoption of plant-based diets?

GreenBiz

A new plant-based food incubator will allow investors to try the food and decided if they want to invest in a new climate-friendly diet.

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Join the sustainable vacation movement with Oculis Mountain Side

Inhabitat - Innovation

Imagine spending a glorious day skiing on one of the highest mountains and snowiest places on earth in the Cascade Range. Then you retire to a private vacation dome tucked into a forest of pine trees with a huge skylight that lets you stargaze from your bed. The people behind the new Oculis Mountain Side project at Mount Baker, Washington plan to disrupt the traditional hospitality industry by providing eco-friendly, yet fabulously appointed, alternative accommodations.

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Fashion for Good looks to increase investment in Asia

GreenBiz

The respected Dutch nonprofit is behind two initiatives to create a less exploitative and more sustainable model for Asia’s textile and garment industries.

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Cancer Alley residents may finally see environmental justice

Inhabitat - Innovation

Marginalized groups suffer the most from corporate pollution. Many of those affected lack the resources to fight back or reach relevant authorities for help. One such community is Reserve, a predominantly black neighborhood of about 8,000 people, which sits at the heart of Cancer Alley between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

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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.

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Thrilling: the resale startup supporting small business owners and brands alike

GreenBiz

The company is taking a bite of the $36 billion resale industry.

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Smart flower LOTUS moves in response to light

Inhabitat - Innovation

The recipe for this art display includes a dash of intrigue, a measure of intelligence and a full serving of "WOW" factor. LOTUS is a nature-inspired smart material that mirrors how flowers act when greeted by the sun.

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How Can You Maximize Energy Efficiency in New Home Construction?

U.S. Green Technology

To the casual observer, this might seem like the worst time to start building a new home. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, building permits are remaining steady in spite of challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of supply chain issues. One thing that’s. The post How Can You Maximize Energy Efficiency in New Home Construction?

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Episode 294: Circular economy goes Dutch, DEI and NGOs

GreenBiz

Plus, the 'high-hanging' opportunities for decarbonizing in industries such as construction and transportation are now within reach.

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New Toyota Financial Services Center completed in Arizona

Inhabitat - Innovation

The newly completed Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Experience Center West is an architectural masterpiece that answers to the needs of modern working space.

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Hydropoint's Chris Spain on the last-mile of water networks and the full cost of water

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Hydropoint. Pete May, Co-Founder & Board Member at GreenBiz, interviewed Chris Spain, CEO & President at Hydropoint, during VERGE 21 (October 25-28, 2021).

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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.

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Mysterious tree thieves uproot unique specimen in Australia

Inhabitat - Innovation

Jeff Knispel finished planting 205 citrus trees on Tuesday, November 2. That Saturday, he noticed his trees had been stolen.

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DNV's Richard Barnes on current trends and paths to a decarbonized energy future

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by DNV GL. John Davies, Senior Vice President & Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Richard Barnes, Region President, North America, Energy Systems at DNV, during VERGE 21 (October 25-28, 2021).

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6 Great Ways to Attract Employees with a Safe and Healthy Work Environment

U.S. Green Technology

Your workplace has one or more safety risks, just like any other working environment, no matter the industry you’re in. However, promoting safety and health at the workplace is a well-known factor for attracting and retaining top employees. Especially since the onset of Covid-19 pandemics, employees have become much franker about their workplace priorities.

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Enviva's John Keppler on biomass's role in the energy transition

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Enviva. Sarah Golden, Senior Energy Analyst & VERGE Energy Chair at GreenBiz, interviewed John Keppler, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Enviva, during VERGE 21 (October 25-28, 2021).

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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.

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5 Strategies on Improving A Business’ Sustainability

U.S. Green Technology

Business sustainability is the ability for your business to survive over the long term, measured by whether or not it can make money. Companies must compete effectively in their markets and generate enough cash flow or profit to grow at a sustainable pace. Why should I care about sustainability? The sustainability of a business is. The post 5 Strategies on Improving A Business’ Sustainability appeared first on U.S.

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Terrestrial Energy's Simon Irish on the potential of their Integral Molten Salt Reactors

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Terrestrial Energy. John Davies, Senior Vice President & Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer at Terrestrial Energy, during VERGE 21 (October 25-28, 2021).

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US will install record solar and wind capacity in 2022 – study

Renewable Energy World

A new report released by S&P Global Market Intelligence states that the US will continue to install record levels of solar and wind capacity in 2022 as the energy transition intensifies. In addition to supporting policies, the report states that these records will be the result of utilities and energy stakeholders finding new ways to finance renewables deployments and to optimize infrastructure management.

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Building Investor Trust and Credibility Through ESG

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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?

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Nanoramic to Showcase Breakthrough EV Battery Technology at AABC US

altenergymag

Innovative Neocarbonixâ„¢ At The Core technology for next-generation electric vehicle batteries

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Is Crabgrass Bad for the Earth?

Green Living Guy

Maintaining a beautiful lawn is a way to take pride in where you live. It makes your home more beautiful and inviting, but not if your grass gets invaded by strange weeds. Crabgrass often tricks people into thinking that it’s a harmless part of your lawn when it isn’t. Read everything you need to know […]. The post Is Crabgrass Bad for the Earth?

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Enphase Energy to acquire EVSE manufacturer ClipperCreek

Charged

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH), a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has agreed to acquire California-based charger manufacturer ClipperCreek. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2021. ClipperCreek has served the EV charging market since 2006, and has sold more than 110,000 Level 2 AC charging stations since its inception.

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Beauty And Hygiene Eco-friendly Products That Will Change Your Life

Green Living Guy

Unfortunately, there are many people nowadays who are still entirely familiar with the term eco-friendly, which is why they continue to create waste regularly. The world is constantly flooded with beauty products like lotions, shampoos, and many others that are far from eco-friendly. And that’s unfortunate, especially if we consider that there are various spectacular […].

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Wallbox introduces home energy management solutions for the US market

Charged

Barcelona-based Wallbox (NYSE:WBX) has added its Eco-Smart and Power Boost home energy management features to its US charging products. Eco-Smart and Power Boost now come standard with Wallbox’s Pulsar Plus, a 48-amp, 11.5 kW compact home charger that features flexible amperage, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, charge scheduling, power sharing and voice control.

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How Some Brands Are Going Eco-friendly

Green Living Guy

Several decades ago, many brands thought that the world had an infinite number of resources. They thought the world brimmed with untapped potential. They believed that gas, oil, plastics were improving our lives. Little did they know the environmental damage some of these practices have done. The constant use of these resources has left us […].

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SEEIT announces UK charging hub deal with ESB Energy

Charged

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), an investment company that invests exclusively in the energy efficiency sector, has made an agreement via its partner The EV Network with charging provider ESB Energy to significantly expand its network of fast charging infrastructure across the UK. The ESB Energy roll-out will be funded as part of a £50-million investment commitment to infrastructure development firm The EV Network that SEEIT has already announced.

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The challenges in pursuit of a green hydrogen economy

Renewable Energy World

By David Stent — Climate Council Digital Producer & Content Manager. Green Hydrogen is the trendiest clean energy source around, touted for its ‘simple’ ability to turn water into a highly combustible energy source capable of replacing our demand for oil and gas. However, the costs of green hydrogen are significant and unviable from a commercial perspective, at this point in time.

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Proterra to power next-gen Citi VOLT electric buses from Turkish OEM Anadolu Isuzu

Charged

Commercial EV specialist Proterra will provide battery technology for a new generation of electric buses made by Turkish commercial vehicle manufacturer Anadolu Isuzu. Anadolu Isuzu operates in the medium-size bus and truck segments, and sells in around 50 countries, mostly in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company recently took its first 8-meter NovoCiti VOLT electric bus on a demo tour across Europe.

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E-bike Market is Growing Faster

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The global E-bike market is growing at a 11.5% of CAGR during forecast period 2021 to 2030. Electric bicycle sales has been growing at an majestic rate in the US post COVID-19 pandemic.

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SCHURTER’s new thermal fuse has a lower trip temperature of 175° C

Charged

SCHURTER ’s new reflowable thermal switch (RTS) has a trip temperature of >175° C, lower than their current offering’s >210° C. The RTS is a compact over-temperature protection device for power semiconductors. Prior to mechanical activation, the new thermal fuse can be soldered on conventional reflow soldering machines with profiles up to 260° C.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — November 2021

Greentown Labs

Our 180+ startups never fail to impress us with their hard work and commitment to scaling their climatetech solutions! Check out their latest accomplishments below. Interested in engaging with or joining our community of climatetech startups? Learn about how you can take action with our members or apply for startup membership ! Funding. Sofar Ocean raised a $39M Series B.

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The Week in impact investing: Convergence

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Connecting the dots. Climate commitments. Conscious consumers. Technology disruptions. And more capital committed to equity and inclusion. The. The post The Week in impact investing: Convergence appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Zurich pledges not to underwrite new oil exploration projects

Business Green

Major win for campaigners, as insurance giant further tightens fossil fuel underwriting policies. Zurich Insurance Group has promised to take "decisive" steps to reduce its exposure to fossil fuel projects and step up its support for the net zero transition, in a major victory for environmental campaigners. During an investor presentation day yesterday, the insurance giant reportedly confirmed it would no longer underwrite new greenfield oil exploration projects, unless meaningful net zero trans

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Nature Inspired Dining Table Setups You Must Try at Home

Green Living Guy

Nature has always been a source of inspiration for artists, architects, and designers. In the last few years, many people have adopted some of nature’s most beautiful creations into their homes. Here are some dining table setups that will give you more ideas on how you can incorporate natural elements at your own dinner parties […]. The post Nature Inspired Dining Table Setups You Must Try at Home appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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