2021, the year of carbon software
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Record-breaking funding for enterprise startup Sweep, more Stripe carbon removal commitments are important signals for the year ahead.
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Centrus Energy And Clean Core Thorium Energy Advance To Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel - ANEEL
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Nuclear fuel supplier Centrus Energy Corporation and new innovative nuclear fuel designer Clean Core Thorium Energy are working together to develop the advanced nuclear fuel ANEEL by combining Th with HALEU.
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McDonald's cuts ribbon on its first net-zero restaurant
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2021
On-site renewables and sheep's wool insulation have helped new Market Drayton outlet secure net zero status for both construction and operation.
Research finds 30,000 enzymes that can degrade plastic
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Microbes across the world and in deep oceans are evolving to eat plastic, according to a new study. The report, published in the journal Microbial Ecology, found over 30,000 enzymes that can degrade over 10 different types of plastics. The large-scale study scanned over 200 million genes found in DNA samples to arrive at the findings.
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.
Leveraging the power of sports and entertainment to advance sustainability
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Sponsored: Ball Corporation President Dan Fisher discusses opportunities to leverage sports and entertainment to advance sustainability and a circular economy.
Sustainable Black-owned businesses to buy from this holiday
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 15, 2021
There are many Black-owned businesses that are focused on creating sustainable, eco-friendly products that directly address some of the huge issues the world is facing. Here are some of our picks.
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Green roof in Amsterdam leads an economic revenue model
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 15, 2021
DELVA Landscape Architects in partnership with Bjarke Ingels Group have released the design of the new Terrace Tower Amsterdam. It's a green roof, terrace-covered building that is just dripping in garden space from the top down.
Here's what we know about corporate climate ambition
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Private sector actions could be the critical factor to keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius target alive in just the next few years.
Love on your fur babies with these eco-friendly pet gifts
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Our pets have stood by us through the toughest times, and they adore us despite our ups and downs. This year for the holidays, there are more ways than ever to give back to your loyal, doting pets with gifts that are as good for the Earth as they are for your fur babies. Here is our gift guide for the latest eco-friendly gifts for your pets.
Green hydrogen retrofit aims to demo marine decarbonisation
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
A retro-fit green hydrogen vessel is being used in a demonstration of zero-emission marine technology, in the Tees Valley, in an apparent UK first. In a bid to reveal a pathway to decarbonisation for the maritime sector, the demonstration will convert a Lochin 33 ‘workboat’ into a dual-fuelled vessel modified to run on green hydrogen. For the purposes of the demonstration, the modified marine vessel will operate at sea, though the technologies are suitable for use by inland waterway
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.
5 Tips for Buying an Electric Vehicle for First-Time Buyers
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Electric vehicles are getting quite a lot of traction these last couple of years. And we have to admit now when the technology finally became affordable for an average consumer, the whole idea is too good to pass. But, do you even approach these vehicles? Traditional cars have been here long enough to know what. The post 5 Tips for Buying an Electric Vehicle for First-Time Buyers appeared first on U.S.
Reno reveals its carbon footprint to the world
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Starting this week, the whole world can see Reno’s carbon footprint. The Nevada city launched a public portal that measures emission, energy and utility info.
Wastewater helps decipher the popularity of new synthetic drugs
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Synthetic cathinones, or “bath salts”, were the most prevalent compounds identified in the raw wastewater samples. Over the years, hundreds of new synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of illegal and legal substances have emerged. The underground nature of each drug’s development and distribution makes its international popularity hard to track.
Solar Power World’s Top 10 stories of 2021
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The past year was another atypical one for Solar Power World and the industry as a whole. Breaking solar policy and tariff news kept editors busy behind computers, while tradeshows to see new products in person were still hindered by the pandemic. Team SPW kept an eye on the latest solar products, services and trends from… The post Solar Power World’s Top 10 stories of 2021 appeared first on Solar Power World.
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 Ocean Race reports on microfibres in European seas
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
• Microfibres were found in every sample taken by sailors this summer ?. • The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • The impact of the climate crisis on Europe’s seas was also measured. New research from the round-the-world yacht race The Ocean Race* has found microplastics, and in particular microfibres, to be prevalent across the length and breadth of the continent.
Invest in Walking and Cycling For Sustainable, Safe Cities. Here’s How.
The City Fix
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Traditional, car-centric transport planning has not only increased greenhouse gas emissions, but has also detrimentally impacted air quality, road injuries and fatalities, and traffic congestion. As the world faces the climate crisis and continues to face a growing global road. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Studying indicators of wastewater contamination to shellfish farms
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Researchers sampled water from land and by kayak at sites upstream from shellfish farms (pictured: graduate student Ashley Frith, photo credit: RH Carmichael). Human wastewater poses a global threat to seafood safety and the financial stability of the aquaculture industry. A recent study by researchers at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the University of South Alabama, in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration, tested multiple indicators of wastewater contamination to identify pot
Harley-Davidson rides into electric future with LiveWire spin-off
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 15, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 15 – Another icon of the fossil fuel-era is spinning off a “ReNewCo” to reap the rich valuations and easy access. The post Harley-Davidson rides into electric future with LiveWire spin-off appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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?
Plans drawn up for ‘hydrogen town’ in Lincolnshire
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The Humber is being presented as an ideal location for such pilots given the volume of proposed low carbon hydrogen production projects. The Humber could be the location for one of the world’s first low carbon Hydrogen towns within the decade, following the announcement of plans to realise such an ambition by energy supplier Equinor and gas distribution network operator Cadent.
Midwest Transit Equipment and SEA Electric to power 10,000 electric school buses
Charged
DECEMBER 15, 2021
SEA Electric and Midwest Transit Equipment (MTE), a major US bus dealer, have partnered to update 10,000 school buses with battery-electric power-systems. The deal will cover both Type A and Type C school buses, and deliveries will take place over the next five years. The buses will be powered by SEA Electric’s SEA-Drive power system. SEA says repowering the nearly-new buses will extend their service life by at least ten years.
Research unmasks the true culprit in the so-called ‘Croydon Cat Killer’ case
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has shed light on a spate of mutilated cats found dead in London between 2014 and 2018. The research, published on 7 December in Veterinary Pathology , reinforces the conclusion of the Metropolitan Police that there was no human involvement in the mutilation of the affected cats. Following the mutilation of more than 400 cats across various locations in London over the four year period, media speculation suggested that a human ‘cat killer’ may
KACO further develops its quick-venting battery deflation system
Charged
DECEMBER 15, 2021
KACO has further developed its quick-venting modular system for battery deflation. The products include reversible and irreversible solutions with a configurable breathing membrane. If an unintentional fault occurs in the traction battery of an EV or hybrid, rapid emergency venting is needed to reduce the pressure in the affected battery segment. Depending on customer specifications, the emergency venting must either open irreversibly, permanently releasing the venting cross-section, or the maxi
International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Leaders to Gather in Edmonton for 4th Annual f-cell Canada Event, co-located with Solar & Storage Canada 2022
altenergymag
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Top international events to co-locate in Edmonton for 2022 | Conference and trade fair expands | Partners emphasize event importance: Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association and Edmonton Global
Dana and Hydro-Québec to make permanent-magnet EV motors in Sweden
Charged
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Vehicle parts supplier Dana has announced that one of its business partnerships is planning to open an electric motor factory in Åmål, Sweden in late 2022. Called Dana TM4, the partnership joins Dana with Hydro-Québec to make electric motors for EVs. Production is to begin in the first half of 2023. US-based Dana designs and manufactures motor parts, software, control systems, and thermal and sealing parts for vehicles.
RE+ Events (formerly Solar Power Events) Expands International Focus to Canada, co-locates with f-cell Canada
altenergymag
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Solar & Storage Canada will focus on fostering and expanding the solar and energy storage markets in Canada
GMC offers a sneak peek at the upcoming electric Sierra pickup
Charged
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Will 2022 be the year of the electric pickup truck? Startup Rivian snatched the first-mover advantage with its impressive R1T , and Ford recently grabbed some headlines with the announcement that demand for its upcoming F-150 Lightning has been far greater than anticipated. Hope springs eternal that Tesla’s unorthodox Cybertruck will hit the road sometime in 2022.
Turning pandemic profits into ‘democracy dividends.’
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Even as the recent discovery of the Omicron variant drags out the Covid pandemic, the richest Americans are still doing incredibly well. The. The post Turning pandemic profits into ‘democracy dividends.’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Parker LORD adds thermally-conductive adhesives to its EV portfolio
Charged
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Parker LORD has expanded its EV product portfolio to include thermally conductive (TC) adhesives and one-component low-density gap fillers. The new adhesives are part of a strategy to create lighter-weight and smaller-footprint products that can help deliver additional energy density. Methods under development include bonding individual cells directly to the cooling plate and bonding directly to the vehicle chassis.
Food-waste solutions for climate change are ripe for catalytic capital
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 15, 2021
It is by now abundantly clear that the climate crisis is no longer a future concern. It’s happening now, and we must act. The post Food-waste solutions for climate change are ripe for catalytic capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Hypercharge partners with Target Park to deploy 2,500 charging stations across North America
Charged
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Hypercharge Networks, a provider of turnkey charging solutions, has formed a long-term partnership with Toronto-based parking operator Target Park. The two companies will deploy 2,500 Level 2 public charging stations across North America over the next 36 months. Starting in early 2022, Hypercharge EV charging will be available at several of Target Park’s Toronto locations.
Greentown Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments of 2021
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 15, 2021
What does climate action look like? Climatetech startups receiving funding, partnering with key stakeholders, and deploying their tech around the world! We couldn’t be more proud of our members’ hard work, resilience, and accomplishments throughout 2021. Here are some of our entrepreneurs’ most impressive moments: Funding. Form Energy closed a $240M Series D , which will accelerate the market entry of its multi-day, cost-effective energy storage technology.
The Brief: Food waste mobilization, EV dreams at Toyota and Harley-Davidson, biogas digesters for dairy farms, investing in democracy
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Greetings! Thank you to the many Agents of Impact who joined The Call yesterday to plumb the past, present and future of The. The post The Brief: Food waste mobilization, EV dreams at Toyota and Harley-Davidson, biogas digesters for dairy farms, investing in democracy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Solar backers pan California’s net metering plan, hint at a possible federal challenge
Renewable Energy World
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Solar energy advocates reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program. Residential solar developer Sunrun in its initial response appeared to frame a potential federal-level challenge to the proposal, which was issued December 13 and is scheduled for a January 27 vote. “The proposal includes a raft of complex changes which, if approved, would put rooftop solar far out of reach for millions of Californians,” said Susannah Churchill, Vote Solar’s Western Senior Reg
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