From the farm to the restaurant, how people are investing in regenerative agriculture
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Farming itself could regenerate the land — but it might take both public and private sectors to achieve success.
Fri.Sep 27, 2019
355 Geometric pavilion with an inverted living garden holds court in a public square in Annecy, France
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Almost 10 years ago, New York-based Behin Ha Design Studio erected an incredible green-walled living pavilion made out of recycled milk crates in the heart of Governors Island. Now, the plant-loving designers are back at it, unveiling a beautiful, inverted garden pavilion in a public square in Annecy, France.
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Big companies, big commitments at Climate Week
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The historic announcements and procurements from businesses showed that climate action is picking up pace, but is it fast enough?
Repurposed coffee grounds provide sustainable clothing pigment alternative
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Scientists from Iowa State University (ISU) recently unveiled a natural alternative to synthetic clothing pigment. This natural alternative is sourced from brewed coffee grounds.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
AD and the UK’s net-zero emissions commitment: ADBA conference to discuss
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
ADBA’s flagship event returns in December 2019, according to the anaerobic digestion representative body, “marking 10 years of ADBA and 10 years before the UK government must reduce emissions by 57%.” If this is delivered, the UK will be on track to meet its 2050 commitment: net zero greenhouse gases by 2050. “The UK anaerobic digestion industry has a critical role to play in helping the government achieve this.
MVRDV unveils pro-bono vision to reopen the lost canals of The Hague
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
In a bid to restore a lost part of nature to The Hague, MVRDV has unveiled a proposal to reopen the city’s 17th-century canals that were filled in between 1910 and 1970.
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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Industrial facilities will be among the most difficult emitters to decarbonize. The industrial sector — everything from factories to food producers to oil refiners — accounts for one-third of U.S. primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications.
Climate Week: Big companies, big commitments
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The historic announcements and procurements from businesses showed that climate action is picking up pace, but is it fast enough?
The Stranded Asset Threat to Natural Gas
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
There are $70 billion worth of natural-gas-fired power plants planned in the U.S. through the mid-2020s. But a combination of wind, solar, batteries and demand-side management could threaten up to 90 percent of those investments. New modeling from the Rocky Mountain Institute shows that more than 60 gigawatts of new gas plants are already economically challenged by those technologies.
Minnesota to implement low- and zero-emission clean vehicle standards
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The measure places the Gopher State alongside 13 other states that have implemented clean vehicle emissions standards.
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.
4 energy security lessons from rebuilding Puerto Rico’s electrical system after Hurricane Maria
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
A resilient electrical production and distribution system is possible — if we learn from past experience.
This bold, tiny retreat in Ontario measures just 100 square feet
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
When you want to keep a building footprint small, sometimes the only way to go is up.
Financial Trouble at an Iconic American Hydropower Giant
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The Bonneville Power Administration, the government-owned “power marketing agency” that serves the Pacific Northwest, is facing a strong current of problems. As cheap renewables make hydro less competitive in the region, BPA is bleeding money. There’s now concern that its utility customers will stop buying hydro after contracts expire.
Grid optimisation technology helps power 45,000 homes with renewable energy
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Smart Wires technology being installed by UK Power Networks near Colchester, Essex. An innovative device has seemingly freed up 95MW of additional network capacity – enough to power 45,000 homes – leading its supplier to declare that it has been successfully proven in the UK. In just a year, says UK Power Networks (a distribution network operator for electricity covering South East England), its LoadShare trial has saved customers £8 million, and enabled enough renewable power to run 45,000 home
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.
The Construction Industry Meets Technology Disruption – Finally
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Construction is a $12 Trillion industry, accounting for almost 13% of the Global GDP. Construction and buildings are also responsible for 38% of global emissions, producing ~25%-30% of all waste in Europe. While construction incumbents.
Double Jobs Blow as Vestas and Siemens Gamesa Plan European Cuts
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
European wind turbine manufacturers Siemens Gamesa and Vestas will cut a total of almost 1,200 jobs from manufacturing plants in Denmark and Germany, and there could be more job losses to come for the sector. As existing production capacity in Europe becomes outdated and demand in the region slackens off, there could be more redundancies ahead, said Shashi Barla, Wood Mackenzie’s principal analyst for global wind supply chain and technology.
Smog Armor – The Power to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Looking Good, Breathing Great. Smog Armor is an exciting, new environmentally friendly paint brand that has created a solution to tackle and eliminate indoor air pollution by adding a mineral that actively purifies the air wherever the paint is used. After initial market penetration and success, they’re launching a Kickstarter campaign in October 2019 which they anticipate will result in being positioned as a leader for not only the DIY home and remodeling markets, but the eco-construction and
DTE Energy installs four Chargepoint fast chargers in downtown Detroit
Charged
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
ChargeD, a collaboration led by local utility DTE Energy with support from the City of Detroit, GM and Blue Energy, has installed four Chargepoint Express 250 fast charging stations at Capitol Park in downtown Detroit, as part of Project Kinetic, a new mobility program. It also plans to install two more public chargers downtown. As manager and facilitator of the project, DTE Energy provided the electrical infrastructure and upgrades for the fast chargers.
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?
The Case for Floating Solar
Mr. Sustainability
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
People think we need energy. Truth is, we do not. We need heating , lighting and transportation. At the right place, on the right time. Generating energy is not the issue, the trick is how to transform it into useful energy and store it. So how can we combine the cheapest form of energy generation with energy storage? What is the best place to generate gigantic, ridiculous amounts of energy?
ExxonMobil launches new suite of fluids and greases for electric vehicles
Charged
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
ExxonMobil has launched a new suite of fluids and greases, named Mobil EV , to meet the drivetrain requirements of electric vehicles. ExxonMobil says the Mobil EV suite of products contains molecules carefully selected and blended to help EVs travel farther between charges, extend component life, and operate more safely. The Mobil EV product range includes: Mobil EV Therm: Thermal management fluids for batteries, electric motors and power electronics Mobil EV Drive: Lubricants for EV reduction g
Is Natural Gas the New Coal?
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Read time: 7 mins At a recent natural gas industry conference in Houston, Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman warned his colleagues to avoid the fate of another fossil fuel, according to trade publication Natural Gas Intelligence. “ The industry really is at a critical juncture,” Coleman said. “We run the risk of being demonized like that other fossil fuel out there called coal.”.
Delphi and Cree partner on silicon carbide devices
Charged
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Delphi Technologies and Cree have partnered to use Cree’s silicon carbide semiconductor technology in Delphi’s electronic systems for EVs. The partnership will combine Cree’s silicon carbide-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with Delphi’s traction drive inverters and DC/DC converters and chargers, aiming to extend driving range and provide faster charging times.
Join Clenergy Booth 2073 at IGEM 2019
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Clenergy will exhibit at IGEM 2019. This event will take place between the 9th - 11th of October 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. Welcome to visit Clenergy at Booth 2073.
Agent of Impact: Mark Carney, Bank of England
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 27 – Wanted: A new central banker to accelerate Carney’s efforts to put climate risk and income inequality at the center of global finance. Carney, a Canadian who in 2013 became the first foreigner to lead the Bank of England, will step down in January. “A new, sustainable financial system is being built,” he The post Agent of Impact: Mark Carney, Bank of England appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
NEC Provides Energy Storage Solution to SP Group’s Award-Winning Hybrid Energy Storage Pilot
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
NEC Energy Solutions and NEC Asia Pacific jointly revealed today that NEC provided its 400kW, 400kWh GSS® end-to-end Grid Storage Solution and AEROS® proprietary energy storage controls software as part of SP Group’s innovative hybrid system which recently received the Singapore Minister for National Development’s R&D Merit Award at the 2019 Urban Sustainability R&D Congress.
Titan AES Technology Increases Battery Lifespan and Sustainability
Greentown Labs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The Titan AES team. Photo courtesy of Titan AES. Batteries are integral to clean energy. From wind and solar storage to electric vehicles, we need to rely on batteries more than ever as we reorient society toward sustainability. But there’s a problem: it’s difficult to tell how much life batteries have left, so they’re retired prematurely. We forfeit their full potential and produce them in excess.
'21st Century Conservatism': Tories unveil fresh wave of net zero measures
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Policy package promises stronger Future Home Standard, fresh green funding for auto industry, tree-planting, and nuclear R&D - but critics urge Ministers to go further, faster.
The Week in impact investing: Accelerating the transition
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
TGIF, Agents of Impact! The Week Ahead Climate urgency. Climate Week made it clear: It is bottom-up energy that will drive climate action. Investors interested in a more orderly transition can be thankful for the youthful protesters who are passionately keeping climate disruption front and center (see No. 2, below), after government leaders gathered at the U.N.
We need to end the cozy political consensus around new nuclear
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley argues the latest cost upgrades for Hinkley Point should trigger a serious re-think about the UK's new nuclear plans.
Caribou Coffee subscribes to two community solar gardens in Minnesota
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Solar developer Renewable Properties has signed a community solar subscription agreement with Caribou Coffee, the second largest company-operated premium coffeehouse in the United States with over 300 company-owned locations nationwide, a move that will not only reduce the coffee giant’s energy costs today but hedge against rising utility costs in the future.
Green farm funding: Government offers £20m pot for net zero farming innovations
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Transforming Food Production Challenge aimed at technologies and innovations which seek to cut emissions and boost food production.
Schneider Electric launches rapid shutdown solution with Tigo
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Schneider Electric together with Tigo have launched Schneider Electric’s MPPT Disconnect RS (Rapid Shutdown), an accessory for Schneider Electric’s Conext MPPT Solar Charge Controllers for rapid shutdown PV arrays with Tigo TS4-F (Fire Safety). Schneider Electric’s hybrid solar and storage solutions now offer enhanced flexibility to meet NEC 2017 requirements with both DC coupled and… The post Schneider Electric launches rapid shutdown solution with Tigo appeared first on Solar Power World
Could New Zealand's Jacinda Arden reignite the global green trade drive?
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, Costa Rica, and Fiji jointly launch Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability in bid to embed climate action into trade deals.
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