GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2021

Strategies for Companies to Enable More Sustainable and Healthier Buildings. Date/Time: August 12, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). With buildings accounting for 36 percent of emissions globally, there is no path to achieve climate goals without addressing energy consumption in buildings. The good news is tools are emerging to support organizations slash emissions through digitization and automation within their commercial and industrial spaces.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Hornsey water treatment works, operated by Thames Water (image credit: diamond geezer , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license ). The water sector is moving towards an outcome-focused approach to the way it plans and invests in environmental solutions, in the view of Phil Higgins, Jacobs head of water, UK & Ireland, who took part in the latest “Talking on Water” thought-leadership conversation with British Water chief executive Lila Thompson.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

Being shredded alive. Getting gassed. It sounds like a horror movie, but in fact, it’s the true crime genre. But no more, say the French.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

Solar control window films help reduce the amount of harmful UV rays that penetrate clear glass windows in office buildings, making the areas near the windows more comfortable for employees. The film also reduces solar heat gain, which can throw a building's HVAC system out of whack through uneven building temperatures.

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

In Tempe, Arizona, Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is building its first 3D-printed home on American soil.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Rensair’s patented technology was developed to meet the stringent air quality requirements of Scandinavian hospitals. Air purification specialist Rensair has been included in Newsweek ’s list of Best Infection Prevention Products 2021. Newsweek , in partnership with the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit that evaluates health care quality, compiles and publishes an ongoing series of ratings for healthcare facilities and products.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Plants have been chosen for their resilience to extremes of weather. United Utilities has sponsored a garden at the RHS Tatton Flower Show, in a bid to give visitors ideas for making outdoor spaces better able to cope with too much or too little rain. “The Garden of Resilience”, by award-winning designer Leon Davis, also incorporates ideas to encourage the visitor to take time out and contemplate their own personal resilience following the turmoil of coronavirus, according to the uti

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

Even if you're a beginner, you can get started on a successful garden with these tips.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Image credit: Berkeley Lab , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license ). How big a challenge is presented by the task of removing CO2 from the atmosphere in accordance with climate targets? How far have we progressed to date? And what kinds of skills will meeting this challenge require? This article offers a few thoughts from Dr Richard George, Chief Data Scientist at Faethm AI , a software-as-a-service analytics firm with a focus on technology and skills.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

For now at least, a tiny house called Boxabl is Musk’s abode, near SpaceX ground zero.

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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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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Sustainable business travel is one way that businesses can significantly mitigate their environmental impact. Together with tourism, business travel contributes to the release of almost 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This guide is intended to assist companies wanting to reduce their travel emissions quickly and conveniently. WHY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOULD BE A PRIORITY.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 22, 2021

We’re excited to announce that NASA has expanded our contract with their Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program to provide access to PlanetScope imagery for scientific research use for all U.S. Federal Civilian researchers and National Science Foundation funded researchers, including their contractors and grantees – roughly 280,000 eligible users.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

Announces Series D with Leading Strategic Partner, Accelerating Pathway to Commercialization of First Energy Storage Product

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Low Impact

JULY 22, 2021

Would you like to be an ecological smallholder? The Ecological Land Co-op are looking for smallholders for plots of land in Devon and Cornwall. More below from Luci at the ELC: The ELC model is to buy a parcel of land of around 20 acres and divide it into 3-5 small farm plots of between 3 and 10 acres. We apply for planning permission for agriculturally tied, rural workers’ dwellings for each plot so that our new smallholders can live on their land.

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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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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

The Social Impact Bond made its debut in 2010 with the purpose of aligning initiatives and investors around social impact objectives. Since then, The post Four ways investors are structuring financing to incentivize positive impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

CEA’s survey of major industry players suggests the energy storage industry is in for an explosive five-year growth period as global lithium-ion battery cell production capacity is expected to exceed 2,500 GWh by the end of 2025 with year-on-year growth despite COVID-19.

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Charged

JULY 22, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has announced the acquisition of YASA , a manufacturer of electric drive technology. YASA will operate as a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, but will continue to operate from its headquarters in Oxford, England. YASA will provide electric motors for Mercedes-Benz’s AMG.EA electric platform, while continuing to supply existing automotive supercar customers.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

By combining near 24/7 carbon-free power and steam, generated by Heliogen’s Sunlight Refinery solar power generation system, with Bloom Energy’s highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzer, the companies will produce green hydrogen that can replace fossil-derived fuels in commercial and industrial applications.

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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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Charged

JULY 22, 2021

BASF will build a prototype battery recycling plant in Schwarzheide, Germany, at the site of its existing cathode active materials plant. The prototype recycling plant will allow for the development of operational procedures and optimization of technology to extract lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries as well as off-spec material from cell producers and battery material producers.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

Clean Energy Associates, in partnership with the US Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), is developing a Supply Chain Traceability Protocol to define common practices and expectations for the solar industry as part of an industry-wide effort to oppose forced labor.

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Charged

JULY 22, 2021

Tesla says its new 4680 battery cell, unveiled at the 2020 Battery Day event, represents a “massive breakthrough” that could enable a new generation of cheaper EVs. However, some industry experts have predicted that mass-producing the new cells will not be easy. Concurrently with developing the new cells, Tesla has been broadening its battery supply chain, bringing new cell suppliers into the mix.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

The merger will bring together the diverse membership and talented team members of ESA with the resources and reach of ACP. Additionally, it will enhance the American Clean Power Association’s efforts to advocate for the economic and environmental advantages of the clean power economy and further position the renewable energy and storage industries for success as they move into a decade of transformative growth.

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Charged

JULY 22, 2021

Rheinland Air Service (RAS), a European provider of aircraft maintenance and repair services, has ordered five all-electric eFlyer 800 aircraft from Bye Aerospace. RAS will provide service to eFlyer800 aircraft in Central Europe through its service and support facilities in Germany, and will be a designated reseller of the eFlyer800 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

Manghani, former Director of Energy Storage and Solar at both Greentech Media and later at Wood Mackenzie’s Power and Renewables division, joins CEA as Director, Market Intelligence to support CEA’s global clients’ market intelligence needs and develop new service offerings in energy storage and supply chain management.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 22 – As smoke from the wildfires raging in the west blanketed much of the U.S., Germany grappled with the aftermath. The post What does it take to light a fire under global leaders’ climate plans? appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

Natel Energy announced a $20 million funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and supported by Chevron Technology Ventures, to build momentum in deploying its flagship product, the Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT). “As more solar and wind power solutions are deployed, the role of hydropower will become increasingly important due to its inherent reliability, flexibility, and ability to integrate other renewables onto the grid,” said Carmichael Roberts, BEV.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 22 —Boston-based Denham has built a 15-year track record investing in global renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure. The partnership with Aflac. The post Aflac and Denham Capital form $2.1 billion sustainable infrastructure partnership appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

Matthew Lackner , University of Massachusetts Amherst. Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible. Once water gets more than about 200 feet deep – roughly the height of an 18-story building – these “monopile” structures are pretty much out of the question.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 22 – Singapore-based HealthifyMe’s AI-based wellness app provides nutrition and fitness advice, coaching and tracking. The app has 25 million downloads. The post LeapFrog leads $75 million raise for India-focused health app HealthifyMe appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

Announces Series D with Leading Strategic Partner, Accelerating Pathway to Commercialization of First Energy Storage Product

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 22 – Florida-based Optimum Healthcare IT provides staffing and consulting services to 150 hospital systems in the U.S. Achieve Partners acquired. The post Achieve Partners acquires Optimum Healthcare IT to fill healthcare labor gaps appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

On July 14, the European Union (EU) announced a sweeping package of climate proposals that will help the continent cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030, from a 1990 baseline. The so-called “Fit for 55” climate package includes a strengthening of the cap-and-trade system, an effective ban on gasoline and diesel vehicle sales by 2035, proposals to cut emissions from buildings, more renewable energy, and a tariff on imports of carbon-intensive goods from countries that aren’t sufficie

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

Ubi concordia, ibi victoria. Where there is harmony, there is victory. This Latin proverb is particularly relevant to my vision for holistic steering. The post Unlock the business value of ESG metrics with digital solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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