GreenTechMedia

MARCH 15, 2020

It seemed that nothing could slow the global renewable-energy juggernaut. Nothing, that is, until COVID-19. From the solar factory floors of China’s Jiangsu province to wind farm country in West Texas, the clean-energy industries are struggling to gauge the potential damage that lies ahead — and it’s not a pretty picture. Just a few weeks ago, the biggest COVID-19 concern for renewable energy appeared to be the supply of equipment, reflecting the outbreak’s early impact i

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Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

China’s coronavirus lockdown likely saved tens of thousands of lives of children and the elderly by slashing air pollution from factories and vehicles, according to a new analysis by a Stanford University scientist.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

Oxford-based firm becomes first food service company to deploy Tevva Motor's refrigerated range extended electric van. The emerging market for low emission lorries and heavy goods vehicles took another step forward last week, with news an Oxford food service wholesaler has become the latest company to trial Tevva Motor's Range Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV).

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Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

The contrast between the rapid response to Coronavirus and policy waffling on climate change reveals (a) how citizens think of risk and how this shapes their willingness to incur costs for the collective good; (b) that politicians respect science when its recommendations serve their political ends.

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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.

Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

Leading developer of jet biofuels builds on emissions reduction target with new pledge to deliver 'carbon neutral' production by 2035. A leading manufacturer of biodiesels and low carbon jet fuels has committed to become 'carbon neutral' across its production activities by 2035. Neste - a Finnish oil and refining company that has invested heavily in an expanding portfolio of biofuel products - announced late last week that the new target would build on its existing goal to reduce customers' gree

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Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

On the opening day of the cancelled 2020 Geneva Motor Show, McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt candidly talks about the elite British performance car marque’s future in the age of electrification and the potentials of experiential luxury

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Green Market Oracle

MARCH 15, 2020

Opal Group's 5th annual Impact Investing Forum will take place on March 29, 2020 - March 31, 2020 at the Hilton West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL. Impact investing is an approach that seeks to create positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Today, we see an increase in companies proving that mission-driven and communication based strategy, can attract value based workforce, investor base, and like-minded consumer.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

Business and governments need to engage closely with communities to persuade households they are part of the solution to climate change, argues Hubbub's Trewin Restorick. Across the country 269 local authorities have declared there is a climate emergency. On a daily basis major companies are putting out bold statements detailing how they are going to slash carbon emissions.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 15, 2020

Amazing opportunity for progress lies at the intersection of complex systems science and traditional worldviews. Can we find the humility to embrace it?

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

The Crown Estate's Huub den Rooije explains why it’s vital to ensure growth in offshore wind capacity is achieved in a responsible and coordinated way. With net zero now taking centre stage in boardrooms across the country, many businesses are responding to the urgent need to consider how we reach our climate targets, and by when. Perhaps less talked about, but equally key, is the need to ensure we're doing so in a way that is environmentally and ecologically sustainable.

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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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Eco-Business

MARCH 15, 2020

As a pandemic shuts down conferences, transport, schools and sporting events worldwide, it may nudge people toward new behaviors that could create lasting emissions cuts.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

Energy and EV specialists announce partnership to enable more tailored charging solutions for customers. A new partnership between two of the UK's leading clean energy and electric charging infrastructure firms is aiming to help ready the UK for the 11 million electric vehicles (EVs) predicted to be in use by 2030. Good Energy and Engenie announced late last week that they are to team up to enhance the range of charging options on offer for the companies' customers.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 15, 2020

Worldwide, 363 million youth are affected by closures of schools and universities, but as schooling goes online those without the internet are losing access to education.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

Whether you are considering buying a Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, or another electric vehicle, it is probably worth noting that the Model 3 is the most loved car or passenger vehicle in the United States, based on Consumer Reports surveys of vehicle owners of all types. In other words, owners of no other vehicles profess to love their vehicles as much as Model 3 owners do.

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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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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

There's been a lot of confusion about coronavirus COVID-19 since it started infecting Americans, Europeans, and cyborgs. Many people even thought initially that Corona beer could give you coronavirus.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

Solar power's success at the state level has much to do with how well it is supported with government incentives for consumers and businesses. Fortunately, solar power continues to grow even though the current federal administration is not supportive. Ben Zientara, a Solar Power Rocks lead researcher and policy analyst, answered some questions about the state solar power rankings for CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

Dr. Charles Donovan of Imperial College in London says economies built on energy from renewable sources will be better able to deal with severe disruptions like the coronavirus.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

A new community of 6,000 homes in Utrecht will have room for 20,000 bicycles but no automobiles.

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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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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

Dr. Charles Donovan of Imperial College in London says economies built on energy from renewable sources will be better able to deal with severe disruptions like the coronavirus.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

A killer combo of food waste recycling, 3-D printing, and the biobased plastic alternative FLAM spells more trouble for oil and gas stakeholders.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

The most popular CleanTechnica article of the week last week was not about the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Cybertruck, Tesla Model 3, or any other hot new Tesla. Instead, it was about a Model X old-timer with 409,000 miles on the odometer. The #2 story wasn't even a Tesla story!

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

Caution: the attached video contains scenes of extreme hoonage!

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2020

Probably the most interesting question we asked in these surveys was one of the simplest: “What do you think your next EV model will be?” It is particularly interesting because it gives us a strong sense of where the market is headed, and combined with answers to some other questions (see the next chapter), it also tells us a bit about which features and specs matter the most to EV buyers.

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