GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets. Jesse Klein. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 01:00. Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. Three breakout sessions at VERGE 20 covered this topic, with over 100 participants at each. Still, each one went over the allotted time with many questions left unanswered. While understanding the basics is important, many nuances and small details warrant their own entire discussion. .

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

After nearly two centuries of bringing visitors up close and personal with the awe-inspiring waterfalls at Niagara Falls, the iconic Maid of the Mist attraction has been upgraded with two new all-electric, zero-emission boats.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Financing zero: The road to emission-free fleets. Tali Zuckerman. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 02:00. In recent years, electric vehicle (EV) adoption has accelerated in the world of personal cars. Now, as ambitious climate goals gain momentum and renewable energy prices drop, attention is turning towards scaling such systems for commercial transport. But before zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) fleets can hit the road, stakeholders must find innovative ways to finance them in a way that is accessible, affordable

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Coconut has been touted as a superfood the last few years. But now something even more alarming than its sky-high saturated fat content has come to light.

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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.

Energy

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people. Sara Murphy. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 01:30. Gina McCarthy thinks we should be more ambitious in our goals for a thriving planet and an equitable society. The former EPA administrator and current president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been a leading advocate for smart, successful strategies to protect public health and the environment for more than 30 years.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Scientists have warned that Alaska and other cold, mountainous places worldwide could experience tsunamis due to the melting of permafrost.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

A new shopping center planned for an old depot shows an innovative way to approach reuse projects.

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Innovation 255

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Long Island could become a hot spot for replacing old fossil-fueled power plants with batteries. The geography of the island constrains access to electricity; it relies on a fleet of aging oil- and gas-fired power plants to meet peak demand. That practice runs up against New York state's crackdown on its dirtiest power plants and its concerted push toward a clean grid by 2040.

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Batteries Fossil fuels Demand Construction 130

Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Would you drive a car made of plastic?

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Exelon Corp. confirmed Tuesday that it is exploring a plan to separate its multi-state utilities businesses from its generation business, which is preparing to close two of its 21 nuclear power plants due to money-losing market conditions. CEO Chris Crane confirmed the “review of our corporate structure,” first reported to be underway by Bloomberg last month, during the Chicago-based company’s third quarter earnings conference call.

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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.

Transportation

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

ImpactAlpha, November 4 – As Africa’s economies restart from COVID lockdowns, the businesses on the fastest path to recovery are tech startups helping improve the resilience of the continent’s small business sector. A raft of tech startups have raised recent venture rounds from investors for digital solutions designed to give informal, micro and small businesses.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Recent years have seen energy storage installations dominated by lithium-ion battery technology around the world. But pumped hydro, for decades the only utility-scale storage asset available, and still the leader with 95 percent of storage’s global capacity, isn’t giving up just yet. This week, the International Hydropower Association and the U.S.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The website enhances the visitor’s shopping experience with the simplicity of showing shoppers money-saving solar power products and services available to them as well as providing answers to numerous frequently asked questions.

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Solar Power Energy Energy 116

Charged

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Surprise, surprise! An analysis by Consumer Reports has confirmed what EV boosters have been saying for a few years now: opting for a plug-in vehicle will save you thousands of dollars compared to owning a gas-powered vehicle. Savings on fuel and maintenance more than offset the higher purchase prices of EVs and PHEVs over the life of the vehicle. Consumer Reports compared a selection of the best-selling EVs and PHEVs (including the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Bolt, Toyota Prius Prime and Tesla Models 3

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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.

Sustainability

altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE):

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Energy Energy 137

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 4 – The expiration of federal COVID relief funding in the U.S. showed up almost immediately in the loan portfolio of Andy Posner, head of Providence, Rhode Island-based Capital Good Fund. The plucky $10 million community development financial institution, or CDFI, lends to consumers in a half-dozen states that represent a cross-section of.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The awards ceremony is taking place online on Wednesday, 2 December. More information about how to participate online can be found on our Website!

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 4 – Virginia-based Micronic Technologies raised $3 million for its water purification technology. The Center for Innovative Technology’s CIT GAP Funds and The Pearl Fund led the investment, with participation from CAV Angels. Micronic’s “zero liquid discharge” water purification technology treats wastewater and reuse from industries as well as municipal landfills, while reducing wastewater.

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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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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Explore how to reduce plastic use in the kitchen, living area, bedroom, bathroom and even the garden, with the help of our friends at Ethical.net. Find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Plastic packaging is, of course, not the end of the story; most of us also have a huge array of plastic items in our homes. Those looking to reduce plastic use will want to find alternatives, where available, rather than purchasing any new plastic products.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Greetings, Agents of Impact! What now? What’s next? Share your take. Whatever the final results of yesterday’s U.S. election, there’s a changing landscape in the sectors, asset classes, issues and communities where impact investors are working. ImpactAlpha is looking to Agents of Impact to chart the new narrative. What happens now? How will your work.

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Countries like France, Norway, and the UK have all set dates for these bans, with Norway’s being the most bullish—all new car sales must be zero emissions (battery EV or fuel cell) by 2025.

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Batteries Innovation Energy Energy 97

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The ESG and impact investing industries have evolved in parallel yet sometimes divergent paths, often resulting in market confusion and impact-washing. In this next piece as part of our “Impact Verified” sponsored series with BlueMark, a Tideline company, CEO Christina Leijonhufvud discusses how these two movements are now coming together and what can be learned.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Wireless power transfer specialist WiTricity has closed a $34-million investment round. Stage 1 Ventures led the round, and investors included Air Waves Wireless Electricity and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). The infusion of capital will enable WiTricity to continue its wireless power platform development and expand its intellectual property portfolio.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Inauguration of solar plant at Sol brewery in Netherlands will help parent company Heineken reach goal of achieving 70 per cent renewable energy across its production facilities. Sol beer is set to live up to its name, after brewer Heineken announced the South Holland brewery that supplies the drink to dozens of countries around the world is now powered entirely by onsite solar energy.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The Asia Solar 2020 was held in Hangzhou, China, from October 27th to 28th. On the occasion of the forum, the Antaisolar Invisible Brand Conference and the Brand Upgrade Press Conference were held at the same time. Antaisolar CEO Jasmine Huang, Senior Vice President Patrick Guo, Vice President Hannah Chen, Deputy GM Amy Kou, as well as many PV industry peers and news media gathered together to witness this important moment of Antaisolar's new journey.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

VIDEO: Schroders' staff discuss the asset manager's aim to become a net zero business and source all of its electricity from renewable sources. At the end of 2019, Schroders set a target to become a net zero carbon business. This means we have committed to not only reduce our operational greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) globally but to also remove the unavoidable GHGs we produce by investing in credible offsetting projects such as reforestation.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Travelers have a new option for the 90-minute journey between Edinburgh and Dundee in Scotland. A new service called Ember is operating electric coaches as an alternative to existing diesel-powered bus and rail links between the cities. Founders Keith Bradbury and Pierce Glennie chose the historic port city of Dundee, Scotland’s fourth-largest, because of the municipal council’s enthusiasm for EVs.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Papers selected by our Scientific Committee for IRES 2021 will be invited to present in our poster exhibition. The Deadline: 1st February 2021 Abstract submission: www.conftool.pro/ires2021 !

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Company confirms it is sourcing renewable power for all its operations globally, including in the UK where it accounts for one per cent of all electricity demand. BT Group has today chalked off a major milestone in its journey towards net zero emissions, confirming that all its network, offices, and shops worldwide are now powered with 100 per cent renewable electricity.

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Electricity Demand Electric vehicle Carbon 77

altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

On the 1 October National Grid ESO launched its new frequency response service, Dynamic Containment. This is the first in a suite of new, faster-acting response services, designed to address significant deviations when they occur on the transmission system.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Latest figures from RenewableUK predicts onshore wind capacity is set to rapidly accelerate, with the potential to deliver major decarbonisation, employment, and economic boost over the next decade. The UK's total onshore wind capacity could reach up to 30GW by 2030 as costs plummet and government-backed auctions for onshore renewables contracts resume after a four-year hiatus next spring, according to RenewableUK.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Sungrow also joins the Tigo Enhanced program in pursuit of the growing US rooftop PV market

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As the debate on which form of carbon pricing would best suit a post-Brexit United Kingdom continues, notions of reliability and assurance have come to the fore, particularly with regards to which type of price signal investors are most likely to trust and put their money behind. But the need to inject reliability into fiscal and policy-based environmental decision making is not confined to carbon pricing alone; we need long lasting environmental policy across the board if we are to deliver on o

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