Record high amount of microplastic found on seafloors
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 6, 2020
Everybody knows that microplastics pose a huge threat to our oceans. A new study shows that this plastic problem has reached a record high.
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Developer sPower Teams Up With Navajo Power to Replace Coal Plant With Solar
GreenTechMedia
MAY 6, 2020
For decades, the massive coal-fired Navajo Generating Station powered the great cities of the desert southwest: Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas. Yet the Navajo Nation that hosted it contains 75 percent of all the households in the U.S. that lack electricity, according to the American Public Power Association. The 2,250 megawatt plant shut down in November, leaving job losses and underutilized electrical transmission infrastructure in its wake.
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Bace presents Rotofarm, an automated garden for your kitchen
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 6, 2020
There’s never been a better time to grow your own herbs and veggies at home. Rotofarm makes it easier than ever.
Siemens Gamesa Swallows Quarterly Loss as Coronavirus Disrupts Travel, Closes Factories
GreenTechMedia
MAY 6, 2020
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the world's second largest wind turbine manufacturer, posted a €165 million ($178 million) net loss for the January to March quarter, with coronavirus weighing on its results. The loss compared to a €49 million profit in the same period during 2019. Revenue in the company’s fiscal Q2 results was down 8 percent year-on-year to €2.2 billion, and down 9.6 percent for H1 2020.
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.
Half-buried home in Brazil is crafted from rammed earth
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 6, 2020
On a windswept hill a three-hour drive from São Paulo sits the modern, rammed earth House in Cunha.
Why PG&E’s Customers May See Even More Blackouts This Year
GreenTechMedia
MAY 6, 2020
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric may need to rely even more heavily on forced blackouts this year, to prevent its grid from starting more deadly wildfires like the ones that drove it into bankruptcy. PG&E’s wildfire mitigation work is well behind schedule, according to data released last week as part of its first-quarter earnings report.
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SoftBank Is Selling $40B of Assets but Stands Firm on Renewable Energy Plans
GreenTechMedia
MAY 6, 2020
The head of SoftBank's renewable energy subsidiary, SB Energy Global, says his firm is committed to growing its presence in international clean energy markets despite ongoing financial struggles at the parent company — and new ones stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. "SoftBank is not exiting the solar business or the renewables business,” SB Energy Global CEO Raman Nanda told Greentech Media.
Climate change could lead to dramatic decline in narwhals
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 6, 2020
Climate change is affecting everybody, even narwhals.
Solar Basics: What are bifacial solar modules?
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. Bifacial solar modules offer many advantages over traditional solar panels. Power can be produced from BOTH sides of a bifacial module, increasing the total energy generation. Learn about this… The post Solar Basics: What are bifacial solar modules?
Your emerging-market pipeline of impact deals is at risk. Here’s what you can do about it.
Impact Alpha
MAY 6, 2020
When the COVID the crisis began, the organic garden and agriculture business Vivero Nambume in Carazo, Nicaragua saw their revenues drop to zero as customers could no longer visit the store. The owners contacted their support network at Agora Partnerships, which immediately helped develop a process to convert their sales model to deliveries and a. The post Your emerging-market pipeline of impact deals is at risk.
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.
Conservative clean energy group asks Congress to prioritize clean energy to stabilize economy
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
To preserve and grow the American workforce and U.S. economy following the devastating impact of COVID-19, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) delivered to House and Senate leadership a letter outlining the value of investment in clean energy as well as the removal of barriers to execute and complete clean energy projects as part of… The post Conservative clean energy group asks Congress to prioritize clean energy to stabilize economy appeared first on Solar Power World.
Residential Buildings Adapting the Sustainable way
Econaur
MAY 6, 2020
The push towards green buildings was triggered out of necessity but customers are fast realizing that it will be the best option in the years to come. As the effects of climate change are getting more visible across the globe, developing nations like India are switching to sustainable building engineering. Today, the green building concept has evolved into a trillion-dollar industry across the globe and India has been consistently ranking in the third position in the top list of countries.
NYSEIA pushes to include solar in first phase of New York’s reopening
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
Although New York’s PAUSE order halting all “non-essential” business including solar is still in effect until May 15, NYSEIA continues to make the case that solar construction should be deemed essential and treated the same as general construction during the phased reopening. NYSERDA is coordinating with other agencies on standards, meaning solar construction could open… The post NYSEIA pushes to include solar in first phase of New York’s reopening appeared first on
Noodoe EV and EVCS Enter Strategic Partnership - Noodoe Selected as an exclusive Network Provider to Power EVCS’s Growing EV Charging Network
altenergymag
MAY 6, 2020
Noodoe EV, a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, has formed a strategic partnership with Los Angeles based EV Charging Solutions (EVCS), best known for providing Golden State businesses with complete turnkey, scalable charging solutions.
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.
Seraphim releases shingled module that reaches 440 W
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
Chinese solar panel manufacturer Seraphim has rolled out its latest product, the 158 high-efficiency shingled module. According to Seraphim, the new 158 shingled module can generate more power with higher efficiency ratings. By cutting the 158.75-mm cells into six pieces and replacing the traditional ribbon with electrical conductive adhesive, the new 158 shingled module can… The post Seraphim releases shingled module that reaches 440 W appeared first on Solar Power World.
Wärtsilä is delivering a 70MW energy storage system in California to optimise renewable energy system performance and maximise ROI
altenergymag
MAY 6, 2020
Wärtsilä is finalising a 70MW energy storage and energy management system project in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) energy market. Paired with Wärtsilä GEMS platform, this project will maximise system efficiencies and will add renewable power to the grid at times when it otherwise wouldn't be available.
Colorado Plans to Eliminate Emissions from Road Transportation
DeSmogBlog
MAY 6, 2020
Read time: 4 mins Colorado is moving ahead with a plan to get nearly 1 million electric vehicles ( EV ) on its roads by 2030 and, for the first time, has adopted a long-term goal of transitioning to 100 percent electric and zero-emission vehicles.
He Left His Job As A Stanford Professor To Disrupt An Age-Old Industry And Now His Company Is Worth Billions
Forbes Green Tech
MAY 6, 2020
In 2011, Impossible Foods founder Pat Brown could either continue his job as a Stanford Biochemistry Professor or startup a company to take on the animal agriculture industry. He chose the latter.
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?
OpenSolar users now get three months of free utility data access
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
With most of the country in economic lockdown, fewer people are spending their socially-distanced work-from-home moments thinking about going solar. OpenSolar and UtilityAPI are stepping up to help the solar industry survive and emerge stronger once the COVID19 lockdown eases. OpenSolar offers free remote solar design and sales software. UtilityAPI lets users request and securely… The post OpenSolar users now get three months of free utility data access appeared first on Solar Power World.
Potting e-motors and capacitors: Today challenges in resin dispensing technology
Charged
MAY 6, 2020
Sponsored by Demak Group. Established in the early 1980s, Demak Group develops new technologies for the dispensing of resins, by producing equipment for the degassing, meter-mixing, and dosing of epoxy, polyurethane, silicone resins, and many others. In addition to formulating and producing chemicals, it can also supply customers with suitable resins for their processes and productions, thanks to its sister company S.E.
Telecom Transformations for 2020
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 6, 2020
The Biggest Technology Trends That Will Transform Telecoms In 2020 Recent technological advancements and the current COVID-19 pandemic have put a spotlight on the telecom industry. Millions of people are relying on the telecom industry for support as they work from home and shelter in place. The current telecom industry is experiencing a sudden burst.
Humboldt County community choice aggregator signs PPA for 100-MW solar project
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
DP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), and Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) have executed a 15-year PPA for the 100-MW Sandrini Sol 1 Solar Park in Kern County, California. Located near Bakersfield, Sandrini Sol 1 Solar Park is expected to be operational in 2022 and represents… The post Humboldt County community choice aggregator signs PPA for 100-MW solar project appeared first on Solar Power World.
The Brief: Boosting technical assistance, growing circular startups, education lending in India, alt-batteries, community COVID relief bonds
Impact Alpha
MAY 6, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Double Feature: Impact Voices Your pipeline of impact deals in emerging markets is at risk. Three things you can do about it. A quick intervention by Agora Partnerships helped a Nicaraguan nursery turn a COVID-induced market disruption into a new business opportunity. Capacity-development organizations, like Agora, which have sprung up over the last.
10 years of Sustainable Living: Unilever calls on government and corporates to end 'business as usual'
Business Green
MAY 6, 2020
As consumer goods giant marks anniversary of industry-leading sustainability plan, chief executive Alan Jope promises beefed up new strategy and urges companies, governments, and NGOs to reject a return to 'business-as-usual' in the wake of Covid-19 crisis. Unilever's chief executive Alan Jope has called on governments and businesses to "double down" on environmental commitments in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in order to establish a more climate-friendly model of capitalism.
Canada can take clean stimulus lessons from Obama
Clean Energy Canada
MAY 6, 2020
“This is a meaningful, shovel-ready project that will create jobs for local workers.”. This 2009 quote , from then-prime minister Stephen Harper announcing federal stimulus dollars for a new highway passing lane in Nova Scotia, pretty much sums up his government’s approach to pulling Canada’s economy out of recession a decade ago: if it’s ready to go and creates some jobs, write a cheque.
Geronimo Energy buys 415 MW of First Solar Series 6 modules for 2022 projects
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
First Solar has entered into a framework supply agreement with Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company. Under the agreement, First Solar will supply 415 MWDC of its Series 6 solar modules in 2022. This latest transaction has grown the relationship between the two companies to over 1.4 GW of both systems and module technology sales. “Geronimo sees value… The post Geronimo Energy buys 415 MW of First Solar Series 6 modules for 2022 projects appeared first on Solar Power World.
Investors’ Advice for Startups Seeking Venture Capital and Strategic Value During this Uncertain Time
Greentown Labs
MAY 6, 2020
Grant Allen, general partner at Schneider Electric, SE Ventures, spoke to Greentown Labs members at the third Investor Speaker Series panel. Three investors whose organizations are active in the energy transition and have made major investments in Greentown Labs member companies joined the community in April to discuss venture capital, how it can offer strategic value to startups, and how entrepreneurs can seek this type of funding during the current economic downturn.
REC Solar completes first phase of solar + storage system for Hawaiian freight company
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2020
REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, has completed a solar microgrid solution for ocean and air freight company DHX (Dependable Hawaiian Express). The vision for renewable generation combined with energy storage as a backup power supply came long before DHX opened its environmentally friendly facility in Honolulu last August. “When your company’s first… The post REC Solar completes first phase of solar + storage system for Hawaiian freight company appeared first on Solar Pow
Xpeng Launches First Production Electric Car Using Nividia’s High-Powered Xavier Chip
Forbes Green Tech
MAY 6, 2020
Chinese electric vehicle startup Xpeng has just launched its second production model, the P7 sedan which is the first production vehicle to utilize the Nvidia Xavier chip to power its L3 conditional automated driving system.
The seven steps to a green and resilient recovery
Business Green
MAY 6, 2020
Backed by high and low carbon businesses alike, the Energy Transitions Commission has outlined seven key priorities for delivering credible, net zero-focused recovery packages. The support for green recovery packages has been vocal, wide-ranging, and not a little surprising. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis calls went up for green stimulus plans, but while they gained some traction support was largely confined to environmental campaigners and clean tech industries and the opportunity to
Education lender Varthana secures $15 million loan from DFC
Impact Alpha
MAY 6, 2020
ImpactAlpha, May 6 – Tens of millions of students in India attend low-cost private primary and secondary schools. The quality of education these schools provide varies significantly. Bangalore-based Varthana offers financing to boost the quality of India’s low-cost private schools by rehabilitating facilities, training teachers and securing resources for students.
Heat: A policy chasm on the route towards net zero
Business Green
MAY 6, 2020
Richard Lowes at the University of Exeter argues that the encouraging rhetoric in the government's latest green heat proposals conceals a paucity of ambition that looks to be way off track against the UK's net zero emission goals. BEIS released a suite of documents regarding 'clean heating' policy last Tuesday including most importantly details of what will follow on from the RHI.
REC Solar and DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express announce completion of solar microgrid project
altenergymag
MAY 6, 2020
• Completion of first project phase provides reliability, savings and more to leading Hawaiian-based freight hauler • New microgrid system combines solar and battery storage for a zero-emissions energy system with a backup power supply
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