Jim Conca
JUNE 15, 2021
WA State has trouble on the horizon – with its electrical grid, as in not being reliable, and as in risk of rolling blackouts. The trouble stems from decarbonizing. Getting rid of coal is the low-hanging fruit, but just getting rid of it without a real plan to replace it can do more harm than good.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 15, 2021
On Sunday, G7 leaders committed to take action against global warming and to protect biodiversity, but they failed to set a date to stop coal exploration.
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altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
New data from Sunfig shows its design, performance, and financial modeling platform drives greater profitability and value for utility PV. Smart SIFT informs decisions early on, increasing project IRR and lowering LCOE for developers and asset owners nationwide.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 15, 2021
Check out our top picks for Father's Day gifts that are good to the planet.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 15, 2021
Dalgety Bay (image credit: David McKelvey , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license). Remediation will involve excavating areas of the foreshore, replacing rock armour around the headland and installing a new slipway for the local Sailing Club – stopping erosion and preventing public access to any remaining contamination. Remediation of Dalgety Bay’s environmental legacy began on Monday 17 May with work to remove radioactive contamination from the foreshore.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 15, 2021
Kronos Homes uses green design to create a functional and visually attractive housing complex in Spain.
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Green Business Bureau
JUNE 15, 2021
New program will enable Web Hosting Canada customers to verifiably demonstrate their sustainability. Green Business Bureau (GBB) has partnered with Web Hosting Canada (WHC) to bring the GBB sustainability program, framework and certification to Canada’s business community. GBB and WHC are working together to make businesses in every industry more sustainable and protect our planet and workers by enabling businesses to manage a sustainability program and verifiably demonstrate their sustainabilit
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 15, 2021
Image credit: Robert Couse-Baker , CC BY 2.0 license). Countries around the world need to urgently scale up deployment of wind power in order to address the climate emergency, insists the Global Wind Coalition for COP26, which officially launches today (15 June) on Global Wind Day. The world is in a ‘make or break’ decade for climate action, and it is against this backdrop that the wind sector is intensifying its call for urgent climate action leading up to COP26 in November. “Holding the
Charged
JUNE 15, 2021
Bus and coach manufacturer Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a subsidiary of the NFI Group (which also includes the New Flyer and Alexander Dennis brands), has unveiled its new zero-emission commuter coach, the D45 CRT LE CHARGE, and also launched its new D series of coaches. The battery-electric D45 CRT LE CHARGE integrates CHARGE propulsion technology from New Flyer, and incorporates several design advances designed to improve accessibility.
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
RETC's PVMI Report compiles and ranks its independent test data, identifying the industry's leading PV module manufacturers and technologies. The report also highlights industry trends and features a section on "Evaluating Large-Format Modules" (LFM).
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 15, 2021
Here are some of the top eco-friendly deals for Prime Day 2021.
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
Noodoe, a global leader in EV charging technology, has announced three new technologies for managing EV fleet charging; Autonomous Service Delivery, Intelligent Load Management and Smart Scheduling.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 15, 2021
Downtown Portland’s reputation for sustainability has been elevated yet again with Portland State University’s latest addition.
Charged
JUNE 15, 2021
Free Field Technologies (FFT), part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, and automotive supplier Autoneum, a specialist in acoustic and thermal management, have collaborated on a new computer-aided engineering solution that helps manufacturers design quiet and comfortable vehicles without adding unnecessary weight. “From the whine of the electric motor and vibration in the powertrain to noise from heating, AC, wind resistance and tires, there are multiple variables that make acousti
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.
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 15, 2021
A partial solar eclipse last Thursday was expected to reduce solar energy production for a time. It underlines the importance of photovoltaic operators and utilities having backups, whether in the form of energy storage or alternative ways of getting energy to customers during an outage. . According to Astronomy, last week’s annular, or ring-shaped eclipse, was caused by the Earth, Moon and Sun getting in a straight line relative to each other.
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
ACORE Releases $1T 2030 Campaign Progress Report and New Survey of Leading Financial Institutions and Developers
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 15, 2021
Efficiency Maine last week announced seven awards to place new high-speed electric vehicle (EV) chargers at strategic locations on Interstate 95 to serve communities in central and eastern Maine. With these additions, Maine’s universally accessible, high-speed EV charger network will connect Bangor, mid-coast Maine, and Acadia to drivers traveling to and from southern New England and the State’s western border.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 15, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 15 – Legal & General Investment Management has divested shares of four U.S. and Chinese companies, including AIG, PPL Corp., Industrial. The post Legal & General wields its stewardship stick appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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?
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
KiloVault®, a provider of innovative and affordable residential and commercial renewable energy solutions, today unveiled the KiloVault™ HLX+ series of solar lithium batteries, the first battery for all climates.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 15, 2021
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha is pleased to partner with Sustainable Research and Analysis to provide timely market snapshots of trends and developments affecting the sustainable investing. The post Mixed performance for sustainable funds in May appeared first on Impact Alpha.
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
A Fugro-led consortium that includes AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde has designed a mooring line fatigue tracker that safely and cost-effectively monitors offshore floating wind turbines, thanks to innovation funding from the Scottish Government. The consortium won the funding to develop the tracker, which fuses the motion and position measurements of floating hulls with a simulation model to monitor fatigue, in March 2020 through the Floating Offshore Wind Technology Acceleration Co
Charged
JUNE 15, 2021
Back in 2013, Charged reported on Estonia’s deployment of a nationwide charging network , one of Europe’s first, and a state-of-the art achievement at the time. Alas, the network soon fell behind the times—the chargers weren’t networked, and weren’t compatible with industry standards. Maintenance faltered, and the driver charging experience was generally poor.
CleanTech Group
JUNE 15, 2021
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are a key piece of government commitments to midcentury net-zero emissions targets. While BEVs present an opportunity to reduce greenhouse.
Charged
JUNE 15, 2021
Using magnetic nanoparticles to capture valuable materials from brines could help make the US a producer of minerals used in electronics and energy production. Today, most of these minerals are obtained from international sources, many of which are located in high-conflict regions. The patent-pending technology, developed at the DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) , has been licensed exclusively by Moselle Technologies, a start-up business that is piloting the technology in severa
Green Living Guy
JUNE 15, 2021
The eco-conscious movement recently expanded into the residential sector. Now, businesses and homeowners can generate their own clean, off-grid energy. Investing in renewable energy has various benefits. Before evaluating the commercial and residential benefits, we must examine the energy sector’s… Read More What to Know About Investing in Renewable Energy.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 15, 2021
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha contributing editor Imogen Rose-Smith, a longtime senior writer for Institutional Investor, contributes a bi-weekly column on the policies, practices and. The post Another election, another flurry of climate activity from New York City’s pension plans appeared first on Impact Alpha.
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 15, 2021
Climate campaigners are again taking Europe’s second largest oil and gas producer to court over the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction in the Arctic, after a previous attempt failed at the country’s Supreme Court in December. Six climate activists, alongside Greenpeace Nordic and Young Friends of the Earth Norway, have filed an application at the European Court of Human Rights claiming the Norwegian government’s approval of new licences for offshore oil drilling in the fragile Arctic regi
Impact Alpha
JUNE 15, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 15 – The COVID-19 disruption made stark how badly traditional banks and lenders have underserved small businesses and real estate in Black, The post With billions in fresh capital, community lenders step up to finance a more inclusive economy appeared first on Impact Alpha.
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
Capping A Year Of Growth In Solar And Wind Energy, As Well As Welcoming New Executives In Renewables, Dronebase Closes $12.
Business Green
JUNE 15, 2021
Agreement announced today paves way to tariff-free trade with Australia after 15 years which farmers and green groups warn will undermine UK standards. The UK has finalised a free trade agreement with Australia, despite widespread concerns among farmers and environmental groups that opening the door to tariff-free trade could lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions and severely undermine Britain's food, animal welfare, and environmental standards.
altenergymag
JUNE 15, 2021
Latin America's first cryogenic energy storage project to enable 24/7 baseload.
Business Green
JUNE 15, 2021
Uber said move is part of its effort to deliver a zero emission mobility platform across Europe by 2030. Korean carmaker Kia is to offer Uber drivers discounted rates on battery electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a new tie up announced this morning designed to reduce the emissions footprint of the ride sharing giant's extensive European operations. Uber said it hoped the move would encourage more of its drivers to purchase zero emission vehicles, a shift that would allow the US firm to deliver o
Impact Alpha
JUNE 15, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 16 – Common Future, Social Finance, Kiva and Souls Grown Deep are among the 286 organizations that received a combined $2.7. The post MacKenzie Scott backs ‘teams empowering voices the world needs to hear.’ appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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