Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

On 2 February, the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, celebrated its 50th anniversary. But there is still an alarming decline in wetlands, and a new article in Nature Ecology & Evolution examines the mixed legacy of the convention. In the piece, Dr Peter Bridgewater from the University of Canberra and Dr Rakhyun E Kim from the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development at Utrecht University, argue that the convention will need to embrace new ecological thinki

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A gorgeous off-grid micro-cabin lets this Canadian filmmaker escape into the wilderness. Explore this homey design completed for only $50,000.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Alan Bentley, Head of Global Strategy, Blancco. Alan Bentley, from data erasure and circular economy specialist Blancco, writes. More than 53 million metric tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2019. This is simply not sustainable – and puts the fact that we need to change the way we dispose of electronic equipment into sharp focus. Businesses are making a significant contribution to this growing problem, so it’s heartening to see the topic of digital pollution going through a revival.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) in Namibia has finalized plans to sell over 170 wild elephants. Conservationists have criticized the auction, prompting a government response about the overwhelming population growth of Namibian elephants since the 1990s.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ecological consultancy NatureSpace received the CIEEM In Practice Award together with its partners the Newt Conservation Partnership, in late January. The award recognises the contribution to knowledge sharing made by authors of feature articles in the CIEEM members’ bulletin, In Practice. The judges were looking for the most influential and thought-provoking article of the year.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Analysts have been left dumbfounded after China last month released official 2020 wind and solar installation figures that were seemingly too big to be true. The Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) “stunned the world,” according to Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Xiaoyang Li, when it announced total wind and solar capacity additions of 120 gigawatts.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The threat of power grid-sparked wildfires is forcing California utilities to invest billions of dollars in hardening and monitoring their grids and to institute grid blackouts affecting up to hundreds of thousands of customers to reduce the risk of live wires sparking conflagrations. In some isolated cases, the cost of making remote powerlines safe from fires may not be worth it — if the customers served by them could make do with an on-site power option instead.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, a hidden gem of four tiny homes awaits nature-lovers.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The U. S. can save so much money in health and fossil-fuel costs by decarbonizing its economy that it makes financial sense to do it regardless of climate change, according to a report released today by the National Academies of Science.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Canoo plans to launch two versions of a multipurpose delivery vehicle by 2023.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Andrew Sweeney, Andrew Stuart, Ryan Darlow. On the 1 st January 2021, the board of Directors of Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd were delighted to announce three new appointments to the Board. Mr Andrew Sweeney has joined Mr Chris Winn as Joint Managing Director of Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd. Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and has held senior financial positions in multinational companies in various countries around the world.

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

- INT-39 Energy HV pack features Leclanché's in-house European-manufactured battery cells and modules, fully integrated battery management system and a liquid cooling system - Designed for use in a wide range of new and retrofit commercial vehicles such as e-trucks, municipal service vehicles, construction & agricultural vehicles and e-buses - Optional IoT tool allows for remote data logging and real-time monitoring of battery system diagnostics - Certified according to ECE R-100.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. After a succession of carefully staged events for media and the public, we now know that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will include at least two models: a sport utility truck (or SUT), with four doors and a short pickup bed, and a more conventional SUV.

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Arctech Solar, a leading solar tracking, racking and BIPV systems provider, has recently released a white paper entitled "The Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence Solar Tracking Solutions" at an online global launch event. The white paper details major upgrades for its tracking solution that can improve power generation of solar power plants by up to 7%, thereby boosting returns for power plant owners and investors.

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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.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The European oil giants Total, BP and Shell have been buying up assets all along the EV charging value chain. The latest news is that Shell has agreed to buy 100% of the European charging network ubitricity. Founded in Berlin, ubitricity operates in a number of European countries, and claims to be the largest public EV charging network in the UK, with over 2,700 charge points (a 13% market share).

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

New rooftop, carport and ground mount systems installed at Wells Fargo retail and corporate locations across the U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Fashion industry has 'failed to make headway' in curbing its damage on the environment and dependence on fossil fuels, campaigners warn. The fashion industry is fuelling the climate emergency and waste crisis through its huge and growing addiction to synthetic fibres made from carbon-intensive fossil fuels. That is the conclusion of a report published this morning by a clutch of environmental NGOs which charts how the growing use of synthetic fibres by fashion brands is creating "mountains of wa

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The global electric vehicles (EVs) market is witnessing substantial growth in the coming years owing to the swiftly escalating year-on-year adoption rate of electric vehicles across the globe; favorable policies, incentives, and subsidies introduced by several state governments; along with the quick establishment of infrastructure supporting EVs.

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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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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

For the past two decades, Amazon Conservation has protected over 8.15 million acres of rainforest in Peru and Bolivia. The Amazon Conservation develops innovative research and solutions through science and technology at their living laboratories that have provided tools to government and forest users to protect their lands while empowering hundreds of indigenous communities.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

ImpactAlpha, February 2 – The one unproven category in the alternative protein craze is “cellular meat” – lab-grown meat from animal cells – which. The post Future Meat raises $26.8 million to go to market with lab-grown chicken appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Read time: 7 mins ExxonMobil announced a $19.3 billion write-down on Tuesday, a big hit to a company reeling from depressed oil and gas prices and a rapidly changing global energy market. The write-down reduces the value of the assets on Exxon’s books. The announcement comes as part of the company’s fourth quarter earnings for 2020. The fossil fuel giant, however, may be understating the financial damage to its assets, according to a former ExxonMobil employee turned whistleblower, Franklin Benn

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

ImpactAlpha, February 2 — Monterrey, Mexico-based Bind ERP has helped digitize more than 6,000 small businesses in Mexico. London, U.K.-based Suma SaaS Holdings. The post Suma acquires Mexican business tech venture Bind ERP appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The EPA’s ENERGY STAR label is one of the most widely known consumer symbols in the US. ENERGY STAR-certified products have helped consumers save an estimated $246 billion in energy costs since 1992, when the program began. In 2018, the ENERGY STAR program added EV chargers to the list of products that can earn its certification. Currently, Level 1 and Level 2 AC chargers are eligible for the ENERGY STAR label, and the ENERGY STAR Program is currently in the process of expanding eligibility to i

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 2 – The software giant paid an average of $20 per ton for up 1.3 million metric tons of carbon removal. The post Microsoft emerges as a major customer for captured carbon appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Renewable energy EPC firm CS Energy has launched an employee-led effort to support and increase the number of women on its team and within the broader renewable energy industry. A group of female employees launched CS Energy’s Women in Renewable Energy (CS Energy WiRE) program in the spring of 2020. CS Energy WiRE aims to engage the female employees at CS Energy and provide them with the tools needed to grow and advance through a network of support and mentoring.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

ImpactAlpha, February 2 — Sustainable investing is hot. Possibly hotter: Rolling funds. Rather than requiring a fund manager to raise a full fund. The post Robert Downey Jr.’s FootPrint Coalition launches sustainability ‘rolling funds.’ appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) announced that it has acquired 100-percent of EnterSolar, a provider of solar solutions to corporate commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. EDFR previously held a 50-percent interest in EnterSolar in a partnership announced in September 2018. As a wholly owned subsidiary of EDFR, EnterSolar will operate as a part of the Distributed Solutions Group and benefit from increased financial stability and broader offerings, including energy storage and smart e

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Volkswagen Group is by far the most charged of the legacy automakers—it’s making massive investments in electrification, converting entire factories to EV production, and rolling out fast charging networks across the US and Europe. Chairman Herbert Diess recently won an important vote of confidence from the company’s board, which agreed to back his ambitious electrification plans.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Th government's plans for Building Regulations are a step in the right direction, but they must go further and not hold local authorities back, argues the UK Green Building Council's Philip Box. On January 19th the government published its long-awaited response to the 2019-20 consultation on changes to Building Regulations in England, together with initial plans for the Future Homes Standard.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

by Andrew Spence, The Lead. A company from Adelaide, South Australia is partnering with one of the world’s biggest energy utilities to provide renewable wood pellets for the Japanese electricity market. International Bio Fuels Marketing (IBFM) has entered into contracts with French energy giant Engie to build four wood pellet plants in Asia with construction starting this year.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Sila Nanotechnologies , a maker of battery materials, announced that it raised $590 million in Series F funding at a $3.3 billion post-money valuation. The new funding comes as the first Sila Nano-powered batteries prepare to ship in consumer devices and the company scales up production. Sila Nano will use the funds to develop a new 100 GWh North American plant to produce its silicon-based anode material for smartphone and automotive customers.

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CleanTech Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Looking for the latest market movements in cleantech? find the insights you’re looking for right here. Agriculture & Food Wolt, a European-focused food delivery service.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

North America’s largest climatetech incubator is on track to open its second-ever location in Houston’s Innovation District in Spring 2021. Somerville, Mass., and Houston, Texas, Feb. 2, 2021 — Greentown Labs Houston (Greentown Houston), the city’s first-ever climatetech startup incubator, today announced its network of partners has grown by five with the addition of CenterPoint Energy, Gexa Energy of NextEra Energy Resources, EIV Capital , Wells Fargo , and Williams as its newest Founding and G

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