Wed.Aug 18, 2021

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Conservation finance should not sell itself short

GreenBiz

Deals in restoration, forest carbon and wetlands or other land preservation require both financial and scientific excellence.

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Petaluma becomes first US city to ban new gas stations

Inhabitat - Innovation

A small group of activists is driving the conversation about climate change in new directions with a push against establishing new gas stations. In March, Petaluma, California, became the first town in America to place a moratorium on new gas station construction thanks to the efforts of local activists Jenny Blaker and Woody Hastings.

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Lloyd's is crafting insurance for clean energy, EVs

GreenBiz

The insurance giant fleshes out how it intends to support transition towards a greener economy, from new insurance projects to climate resilience, response and recovery framework for nations vulnerable to climate impacts

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California law seeks to improve conditions for pigs

Inhabitat - Innovation

While eating meat is the norm in the U.S., many people wish farm animals a happier life pre-burger. Which is why Californians overwhelmingly passed animal welfare initiative Proposition 12 in 2018.

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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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These 6 startups are creating buzz around edible insects

GreenBiz

It's not something you can swat away: Insect-based foods are winging their way to your local market.

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An underwater forest of sculptures attracts marine life in the Mediterranean Sea

Inhabitat - Innovation

Environmental activist and artist Jason deCaires Taylor specializes in site-specific sculptural artwork that’s installed permanently underwater and reflects modern themes of conservation. The artist’s latest project brings him to Ayia Napa, a Mediterranean town on the southeast coast of Cyprus.

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Viewfinder House combines great views with energy efficiency

Inhabitat - Innovation

In an initial meeting with Faulkner Architects, the client requested every room be oriented towards the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It took some out-of-the-box thinking, but somehow the design team managed to stay in the box while achieving that goal.

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My EV learning journey

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Loom House is a first of its kind green home renovation

Inhabitat - Innovation

The 1960s-era Loom House has been extensively renovated. This sustainable, highly modern design pays homage to the home's decades-old roots.

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Addionics Collaborates to Build Resilient U.K. Supply Chain for Next-Generation Batteries

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Project STELLAR aims to scale up high performance electric vehicle batteries using AI optimized Smart 3D Electrodes and automated robotics

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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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Sponsored content: Versatile cloud solution for real-time dust and noise measurement

Envirotec Magazine

When it comes to minimising both dust and noise, monitoring can play an important role, as instrumentation firm Svantek explains. The firm introduces a system equipped to address these requirements. Construction developments, roads and other infrastructure projects often have a substantial and sometimes long-term impact on the local air quality. One of the most common impacts is increased dust or particulate matter (PM) concentrations.

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Comparing Solar Panels with Solar Shingles

Green Living Guy

An increase in residential eco-consciousness significantly enhanced solar sales last year. Homeowners are decreasing their reliance on conventional power sources and reducing their utility costs with clean energy systems. The increase in production supports Biden’s Build Back Better plan, limiting national greenhouse gas emissions. The generation of solar power also shrinks residents’ carbon footprints, improving […].

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Fleet operator scheme urges greater awareness of drug and alcohol impairment risk

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Alice Salles , CC BY 2.0 license. Fleet operator accreditation scheme FORS* is urging operators to be extra vigilant when it comes to managing drug and alcohol impairment this summer. In light of the difficult 18 months endured by the sector as a result of the response to COVID-19, it is more important than ever that drivers and fleet managers are able to spot the signs of impairment and address them effectively.

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How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Health at An Older Age

Green Living Guy

What is indoor air quality? Indoor air quality, or IAQ, refers to the quality of the air inside of a building. Just like the outdoors, indoors can have air pollution. The air quality indoors affects our health, in either a positive or a negative way. People who stay indoors for a long period of time […]. The post How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Health at An Older Age appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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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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Water company performance survey seeks supplier views

Envirotec Magazine

Water sector supply chain companies are being invited to share their experiences of working with UK utilities over the past 12 months. British Water’s annual Water Company Performance Survey asks organisations to rate their clients’ performance on 11 topics, including professionalism, contractual approach, procurement, innovation and communication. The survey is open to both British Water members and non-members and views of individuals are sought rather than a corporate standpoint.

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The Major Benefits of Using Environmentally Friendly Products

Green Living Guy

Ever thought of using environmentally-friendly products in your daily life? The truth of the matter is, there is a lot to gain from this. Taking the first is what one needs, and the rest will flow smoothly. The modern world needs people who are conscious about the environment in all ways. Even simple efforts at […]. The post The Major Benefits of Using Environmentally Friendly Products appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Are businesses ready for the plastic packaging tax?

Envirotec Magazine

With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show that 83% of businesses asked were NOT aware of the tax. Sitting alongside the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy, in 2018 the Treasury first announced the tax on plastics and in April 2022 the Plastic Packaging Tax will be introduced in the UK.

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How the Food You Eat Affects the Environment

Green Living Guy

Food is necessary to live, and your choices in selecting your food affect your health, budget, and the environment. It takes a tremendous amount of energy and resources to produce the nation’s food, and Americans have come to expect readily available supplies of cheap food. These production practices to produce vast quantities can harm the […].

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How CDFIs are rethinking lending risks to build BIPOC-led businesses and wealth

Impact Alpha

The portrayal of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income populations as “too risky” for business investments is rooted in racism used to justify underinvestment. The post How CDFIs are rethinking lending risks to build BIPOC-led businesses and wealth appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Smart Home Devices for Safe Health Tracking

Green Living Guy

The Healthcare sector is usually a quick adopter of new technology. We continue to see innovation by using the massive web-connected world with technologies such as the internet of things. The advent of technology allows patients to stay well-connected with the doctors by using virtual visits and remote monitoring. Moreover, it is helpful to the […].

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Indiana DOT, Purdue to develop dynamic wireless highway charging

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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Purdue University have partnered to develop a dynamic wireless charging highway segment. The project will use a type of magnetizable concrete developed by German startup Magment to enable the wireless charging of EVs as they drive. The project will consist of three phases, and is expected to begin later this summer.

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FullCycle Climate Partners invests in water-tech startup InPipe Energy

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Aug. 18 – More than 1,000 terawatt-hours of energy are needed to pump, treat, and distribute water globally each year. Portland, Ore.-based. The post FullCycle Climate Partners invests in water-tech startup InPipe Energy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Role of Weed in Environmental Sustainability

Green Living Guy

Human society is often reactive. It is one of those traits which has made us survive for centuries. The question of environment and sustainability is new if you compare it to the astronomical clock. Primitive humans hardly knew about environmental concerns. They settled near the water bodies and used tools that had minimal effect on […]. The post Role of Weed in Environmental Sustainability appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Magnax builds a new pilot line for axial flux motors

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Magnax is expanding its prototyping and testing capabilities at its headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium. The pilot line expansion will accelerate the development, manufacturing, and testing of yokeless axial flux motors and power electronics prototypes. New equipment installation and existing equipment relocation is anticipated to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2021.

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STI Norland’s global backlog amounts to €500 million

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The solar tracker supplier foresees a more active marketplace in 2021, year when it celebrates its 25th anniversary

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InstaVolt rolls out 120 kW BYD chargers to its UK fast charging network

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Charging network InstaVolt has a number of high-profile corporate partners. UK drivers can use the company’s charging stations at KFC, Starbucks, McDonalds and other chains. Now InstaVolt has begun installing its fastest charging points yet. The new BYD chargers deliver power levels up to 120 kW—a substantial boost compared to the company’s existing 50 kW chargers.

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Forecasting long-term emissions reductions to drive climate tech investments now

Impact Alpha

The increasing flow of capital into climate solutions offers a chance to avoid the most catastrophic climate scenarios. Increased investor focus on modeling. The post Forecasting long-term emissions reductions to drive climate tech investments now appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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New sessions announced for Fall 2021 Charged Virtual Conference EV Engineering

Charged

The next free-to-attend Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering will be broadcast October 18 – 21, 2021, and the first batch of session topics is out now. The conference content will span the EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit protection, wire and cable, EMI/EMC and more.

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Fugro secures another BSH site characterisation contract supporting German offshore wind development

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Fugro has been awarded a geophysical investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)). The award is in line with the seismic survey work completed in 2020 and 2021 in cooperation with Fraunhofer IWES to build a basis for geological models of the offshore wind farm sites.

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Nissan aims to make BEVs 40% of US sales by 2030

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Nissan has become the latest automaker to say it would like to sell more EVs in the US. The automaker announced its “intention” to make battery-electric cars over 40% of its US sales by 2030 (in addition to sales of hybrids and plug-in hybrids). Nissan also said that “every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets will be electrified” by the early 2030s.

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Breaking NEWS :GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY INC. Finalizing Due Diligence to Acquire Waste to Fuels Facility

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Since its inception in 2007, Global Clean Energy, Inc. has focused on the waste-to-fuel market, including the development of a pyrolysis reformation system with the goal of Reforming Environmental Salvage into Clean Usable Energy (RESCUE). "The synergies between the existing facility and GCE align perfectly.

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Tesla’s Impact Report details environmental footprint of its products

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Nowadays, many companies offer an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact report, in addition to the traditional annual report. Consistent with its mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, Tesla has released a 2020 Impact Report that’s thorough and detailed, describing the company’s efforts to minimize its environmental footprint across every aspect of its operations.

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VINEYARD WIND SELECTS JAN DE NUL FOR INTER-ARRAY CABLE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION

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Contract will Create 40 New Full Time U.S.

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UK unveils hydrogen strategy based on offshore wind model

Renewable Energy World

Plan to use contracts-for-difference model to incentivize projects. The UK government has today (Tuesday 17 August) unveiled its long-awaited strategy for developing a hydrogen energy economy. By Kevin Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Enlit Europe and Power Engineering International. It comes at a time when there is high scrutiny of the country’s climate policies in the countdown to COP26 in Glasgow in November.

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