Wed.Oct 21, 2020

article thumbnail

Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South. Danielle Purifoy. Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45. This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER proje

article thumbnail

America Steps Forward To Expand Nuclear Power

Jim Conca

DOE awarded TerraPower/GE Hitachi and X-energy an initial $80 million each to commercialize their advanced nuclear reactors, planning up to $3.2 billion. They also approved a $1.4 billion award to UAMPS for the development and construction of a 720 MWe NuScale small modular nuclear power plant.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Role of Innovation in Changing Behavior Towards a Circular Economy

GreenBiz

The Role of Innovation in Changing Behavior Towards a Circular Economy. Date/Time: November 12, 2020 (8-9PM ET / 5-6PM PT). By 2030 plastic waste is expected to increase by more than 50% to 330 million tons per annum if business continues as usual. Not only is this unsustainable for communities and the environment, it also makes little sense economically.

article thumbnail

Wood dome amphitheater produces artificial rain shower in the Belgian forest

Inhabitat - Innovation

Clad in soft brown cedar, the dome comes complete with a stage designed to host open-air performances with the structure acting as a natural, sculptural backdrop.

221
221
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Microsoft, Tiffany help carve out new responsible mining standard

GreenBiz

Microsoft, Tiffany help carve out new responsible mining standard. Jesse Klein. Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:01. Not many audits are 14 years in the making. But after almost a decade and a half of creating the most holistic and encompassing mining standard, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) released its first audit of a mine today. That mine is Carrizal, based in Mexico.

Lithium 395
article thumbnail

Oil companies use cooling technology to continue Arctic drilling

Inhabitat - Innovation

Big oil companies are now turning to technology to protect their business from the effects of climate change.

Cooling 251

More Trending

article thumbnail

Energy-neutral House of Eemnes is a sustainable culture house

Inhabitat - Innovation

Thirty minutes east of Amsterdam, the municipality of Eemnes has recently welcomed a beautiful community center for everyone in the town to gather, play and learn.

article thumbnail

Why Build a Power Plant if You Can Make a Virtual One?

GreenTechMedia

The utilities of yesteryear had an obvious solution whenever they needed more power: simply build a new coal- or gas-fired plant. But with carbon emissions out of fashion and growing levels of demand response and distributed renewables on the grid, virtual power plants are stepping in to replace those central generators. In July, for example, the Taiwan Power Company hired Enel X, the advanced energy services business unit within Italian energy giant Enel, to shore up the Taiwanese grid with a v

Demand 130
article thumbnail

Food waste app becomes official partner of Circular Yorkshire Month

Envirotec Magazine

Too Good To Go , billed as “the food app with a conscience”, has announced that it has joined Circular Yorkshire Month as an official partner. Circular Yorkshire Month aims to bring together partners from across Yorkshire to accelerate the region’s transformation towards a circular economy. As an official partner, Too Good To Go will be presented to all food businesses in Yorkshire as a key solution to reducing food waste and associated waste costs.

Waste 130
article thumbnail

Iberdrola’s Avangrid to Acquire Southwest Utility PNM Resources

GreenTechMedia

Iberdrola’s Avangrid has agreed to acquire PNM Resources, owner of regulated utilities in New Mexico and Texas, enlarging what is already one of the largest U.S. utility groups — and one with an aggressive focus on renewable energy. The combined company will encompass 10 regulated electricity suppliers across six states, with 4 million customers ranging from Avangrid’s stronghold in New England and New York to PNM Resources’ base in the Southwest.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Heated plastic baby bottles release millions of microplastics in formula

Inhabitat - Innovation

Babies around the world are consuming over 1.5 million microplastics daily.

article thumbnail

A Blockchain-Enabled Smart Meter for Clean Power Trading?

GreenTechMedia

Blockchain’s energy sector uses range from the highly speculative—think peer-to-peer energy trading using cryptocurrency raised in initial coin offerings (ICOs)—to more incremental efforts, grounded in real-world challenges of operating an increasingly decentralized power grid. That latter describes how utilities and energy market operators are applying blockchain as a distributed ledger technology to track renewable energy from the point of generation to the point of trade.

article thumbnail

DIY Halloween costumes for this year's virtual parties

Inhabitat - Innovation

Even your virtual Halloween party can be fun and eco-friendly with a handmade costume.

167
167
article thumbnail

Renault unveils Mégane eVision e-hatchback and budget-priced Dacia Spring Electric

Charged

At a recent press event (virtual of course), Renault unveiled a sleek new electric hatchback and an inexpensive new EV under the Dacia brand. The Renault Mégane eVision, built on the new modular CMF-EV platform, will serve as the basis of a production EV to be launched next year. Its front-wheel drive powertrain features a 160 kW (217 hp) electric motor, served by a 60 kWh battery pack.

article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

How Much will the Global Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Market be Worth in the Future?

altenergymag

According to the new market research report "Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Market by Design (Tubular Type, Planar Type), by Application (Stationary, Transport), by Region (Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, South America, North America) - Global Forecast (2020 to 2027)", the global solid oxide fuel cell market is estimated to reach USD 1,168 Million by 2027 at a CAGR of over 13.

article thumbnail

ZF orders another bdtronic trickle impregnation machine for EV motor production

Charged

bdtronic , a German mechanical engineering company and process specialist, will provide ZF Friedrichshafen with another trickle impregnation machine for electric motor production. ZF is already using bdtronic systems at several locations worldwide, and is now ordering the next machine for the trickle impregnation of hairpin stators. The stators will be used for front- and rear-wheel drive powertrains made by a European EV manufacturer.

Europe 120
article thumbnail

1 GWh of Daily Solar Production Is Optimized and Monitored by Tigo Solutions Globally

altenergymag

The installed base spans residential, commercial, and utility sites on all 7 continents

136
136
article thumbnail

How disease-focused venture philanthropy can accelerate cures

Impact Alpha

Just a few weeks after our son’s second birthday, when emergency room doctors told us his body had destroyed his ability to make insulin, he joined more than 1.6 million Americans living with type one diabetes (T1D). Since 2002, he has relied on infusions of insulin to control his blood sugar and remain alive. In. The post How disease-focused venture philanthropy can accelerate cures appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

article thumbnail

This Massive Facebook Solar Project Will Power Shell’s Fracking Operations in Texas

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 10 mins In the heart of the Permian oil patch in West Texas, a massive $416 million solar array began converting sunshine to electricity this summer. One of the project’s main financiers has a very familiar name — Facebook.

article thumbnail

High-tech greenhouses attract institutional investors to food security and climate adaptation (podcast)

Impact Alpha

Concerns about the resiliency of the food supply chain went from conceptual to concrete when the COVID crisis shut down railroads and stranded ships. “It was no longer a theoretical issue. Borders were shut,” Equilibrium Capital’s Dave Chen says in the latest podcast in ImpactAlpha’s Institutional Shift series. Chen was speaking from Singapore, where he’s.

article thumbnail

IMCA PUBLISHES BASIC TRAINING DOCUMENT AIMED AT OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SECTOR

altenergymag

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Basic Safety Training Requirements for Personnel Employed in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector' (IMCA C 018). It provides standard basic safety training requirements for inclusion at contract awards stage covering those employed on-board vessels during the construction and maintenance support phases of offshore renewable energy projects.

article thumbnail

Global Case Studies on Sustainable Freight: Innovation, Waterways, and Last-Mile Delivery

The City Fix

Create quieter delivery solutions. Declutter the roads and improve safety. Deliver goods more efficiently. Fastrack the development of alternative fuel technologies. Those were just some of the solutions explored at the Daring Cities forum last week during two sessions on sustainable. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

article thumbnail

Secha Capital reaches first close of second fund for early-stage enterprises in South Africa

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, October 21 – Johannesburg-based Secha Capital launched its first fund in 2017 to prove the investment case for “boring” companies with solid revenues. Secha will soon close its tenth investment from the 35 million rand ($2.7 million) “proof of concept” fund. Secha has now also reached a first close on its second fund. The. The post Secha Capital reaches first close of second fund for early-stage enterprises in South Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Africa 99
article thumbnail

REPORT: Stimulus Investments in Advanced Energy Would Deliver More Than $200 Billion to Arizona’s Economy

altenergymag

Analysis shows $15 billion in stimulus investment would add $209 billion to Arizona's gross state product, a 14-fold return on investment; increase tax revenues; create jobs; and deliver annual savings to consumers

article thumbnail

Texas Regulators Failing to Act on Pollution Complaints in Permian Oilfields, New Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 10 mins Over the past five years, environmental advocates with the nonprofit Earthworks have made trips to 298 oil and gas wells, compressor stations, and processing plants across the Permian Basin in Texas, an oil patch which last year hit record-high methane pollution levels for the U.S. During those trips, Earthworks found and documented emissions from the oil industry's equipment, and on 141 separate occasions, they reported what they found to the state’s environmental regulators.

article thumbnail

Cleantech San Diego to Host Three-Part Energy Startup Showcase Series in November

CleanTech San Diego

17 Southern California Energy Innovation Network Companies Will Present. SAN DIEGO, CA, October 21, 2020 – This November, the energy innovations of 17 regional cleantech entrepreneurs will be featured during a three-part Cleantech San Diego series showcasing startups in the Southern California Energy Innovation Network (SCEIN). Over three weeks, the series will feature presentations from later-stage (November 5), mid-stage (November 12), and early-stage (November 19) companies with cleantech s

article thumbnail

Dire Scientific Warnings from the Study of Fossilized Shells and Our Hope for the Future

Green Market Oracle

A slew of recent studies corroborate the scientific consensus on climate change. It is both a current day reality and a serious threat to life on Earth. In recent decades we have witnessed a sharp increases in the number of floods, storms, heat waves, droughts, hurricanes and wildfires. This is corroborated by the daily news which shows wildfires in the West and storms in the East.

article thumbnail

EVSE provider SemaConnect secures investment from private equity firm Trilantic

Charged

SemaConnect , a provider of charging infrastructure solutions, has received a substantial minority investment from private equity firm Trilantic North America. Founder and CEO Mahi Reddy and COO Mark Pastrone each continue to own “meaningful equity stakes” in the business, and will lead the company through its next phase of growth. SemaConnect has sold over 10,000 smart charging stations in the US to date.

article thumbnail

PwC: Less than a third of UK banks have net zero targets in place

Business Green

Major new study from consultancy giant reveals UK banks are more engaged with climate risks than ever before, but decarbonisation plans remain underpowered. UK banks and building societies are on track to comply with new rules requiring them to get a better handle on climate-related risks, but a majority are yet to translate that engagement into meaningful decarbonisation strategies.

article thumbnail

Saint-Gobain’s RENCOL Thermoclad bi-metallic tolerance ring for EV motors

Charged

Saint-Gobain ‘s first bi-metallic tolerance ring, RENCOL Thermoclad, is designed to help automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers achieve heat transfer properties in EV motor applications, cutting down on the manufacturing time and space required by adhesives or heat-shrink press-fit. The company says RENCOL Thermoclad’s thermal transfer coefficient is competitive with leading adhesives, yet does not require curing time or energy-intensive processes, so manufacturers can save resources during

article thumbnail

Magic carpet? Interface debuts world's 'first' carbon negative carpet tile

Business Green

US flooring company claims there is less CO2 in in the atmosphere after its new collection of tiles are made than prior to their creation. A US flooring company is celebrating the launch of a range of carpet tiles that it claims suck more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they create throughout their entire lifecycle. Interface, which is based in Alabama but has UK offices in Birmingham, announced yesterday it had developed the "world's first" carbon negative carpet tiles after sourcing ne

article thumbnail

The Brief: Greenhouse food security, early-stage investing in South Africa, social bonds in Europe, electric vehicle infrastructure, catalytic diabetes fund

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Institutional Shift Podcast High-tech greenhouses attract institutional investors to food security and climate adaptation (podcast). Concerns about the resiliency of food supply chains went from conceptual to concrete when the COVID crisis shut down railroads and stranded ships. “It was no longer a theoretical issue.

article thumbnail

Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout

Business Green

Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) aims to overcome technical barriers to energy grids dominated by intermittent wind and solar. More than 30 electricity network operators around the world have joined forces in a bid to "dramatically accelerate" the transition to low cost, reliable power systems characterised by high levels of renewables, confirming a goal to collectively cut power emissions in half over the next decade.

Energy 94
article thumbnail

A Green Recovery Is Best Way To Bounce Back From Covid-19

Forbes Green Tech

The economic havoc wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic is forcing governments into allocating billions, if not trillions, of dollars into supporting their economies. Focusing this support on green measures will create the most jobs, a new report claims.