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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 06/29/2020 - 02:00. It’s an enviable alliance that has outlasted most marriages. For two decades, Interface and Aquafil have worked together to close the loop on carpeting, an example that other companies have followed. The carpet maker and the nylon supplier moved long ago past the early steps of engagement and strategy.

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These solar-powered cabins are made of natural materials and shungite plaster

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Karg Cabin provides owners with a cozy opportunity for off-grid living with 100% solar-power capabilities (and that’s not even its most sustainable feature).

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni. Heather Clancy. Mon, 06/29/2020 - 02:30. June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . What’s up in the worlds of the 120 alumni from past lists? We reached out this spring to check in, asking those inclined to weigh in on how current events have changed their world views.

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Ottan Studio transforms green waste into home decor

Inhabitat - Innovation

Green design start-up Ottan Studio is committed to producing upcycled decor out of food and green waste. By collecting materials such as fruit peels, expired grains, vegetable residues, tree leaves and grass, the company can create colorful and trendy furniture with absolutely zero waste.

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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.

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2 More Western Utilities Move to Close Coal Plants Early, Shifting to Renewables and Storage

GreenTechMedia

Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed by batteries, joining a broader push in both states to shift to more cost-effective clean energy options even in the absence of state mandates. Tucson Electric Power on Friday released a long-term energy plan that calls for closing its remaining coal plants by 2032, on the way to 70 percent renewables by 2035.

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IceWind demos new residential wind turbine in Texas

Inhabitat - Innovation

Residential micro wind turbines may one day become a popular way for people to produce their own power at home.

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New study finds microplastics in fruits and vegetables

Inhabitat - Innovation

Scientists have detected microplastics in popular produce, including apples, carrots and kale.

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Green Technology: What the Ideal Green Economy Looks Like

U.S. Green Technology

Here's a look at what a new, green economy can look like following the coronavirus pandemic to create more opportunities for all. The post Green Technology: What the Ideal Green Economy Looks Like appeared first on U.S. Green Technology.

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What If Homeowners Could Just Buy Batteries and Plug Them In?

GreenTechMedia

Home battery storage has grown precipitously in recent years, but it still doesn’t match the scale and accessibility of a home appliance. Orison has been trying to change that since 2013. Now, the Wyoming-based startup is preparing to ship its sleek, plug-in home battery panels in July for field tests in Australia, Europe and the U.K., where it has met the safety standards for operation.

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UNStudio unveils future-proof energy-generating education building for TU Delft

Inhabitat - Innovation

UNStudio has unveiled designs for Echo, a new multipurpose academic building for TU Delft that will generate its own energy via solar panels.

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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.

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So, What Exactly Is Green Hydrogen?

GreenTechMedia

Companies and industry groups often join together to promote their products. Far more unusual was the step taken last month by 10 major European energy companies and two of the continent's top renewable industry bodies, which joined up to launch a campaign touting a product that none of them actually sell. That product is renewable or "green" hydrogen.

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Encore Renewable Energy Announces Promotions

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Encore Renewable Energy, a leading commercial renewable energy company, is pleased to announce the following promotions. Blake Sturcke is now President and Chief Financial Officer and Jesse Stowell is now the Chief Commercial Officer.

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LeBron James signals opportunity for ‘empowerment’ media with $100 million raise

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – NBA megastar LeBron James and his long-time friend and business partner Maverick Carter raised $100 million for SpringHill Co, “a maker and distributor of all kinds of content that will give a voice to creators and consumers who’ve been pandered to, ignored, or underserved,” according to Bloomberg. SpringHill, named after James’.

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Wind Vietnam Virtual 2020 #WVV2020

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Win Bids, Deliver Projects, Optimize Progress August 12, @Your Desk | 9:00 - 18:00 Wind Vietnam Virtual will provide a complete update of where the industry is headed to respond to Government Policy. During one-day event, attendees will leave with not only a strategic outlook of Vietnam markets, political support, upcoming tenders, contracts and project updates, but also a technical understanding of how to raise standards throughout the project lifespan.

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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?

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National Coalition Pushes $150 Billion Federal Stimulus Proposal That Could Create 2.3 Million U.S. Jobs

LA CleanTech Incubator

Businesses and Organizations Representing 14 States Urge Congressional Leadership to Restart Economy Through Investments in Transportation Electrification LOS ANGELES, CA – A growing national coalition of cleantech companies and organizations representing business, labor, and startup innovation has joined the call for the Transportation Electrification Partnership (TEP)‘s $150 billion federal stimulus proposal for transportation electrification, urging.

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Wind Vietnam Virtual 2020

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Wind Vietnam Virtual will provide a complete update of where the industry is headed to respond to Government Policy. During one-day event, attendees will leave with not only a strategic outlook of Vietnam markets, political support, upcoming tenders, contracts and project updates, but also a technical understanding of how to raise standards throughout the project lifespan.

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More Record Breaking Heat (Winter and Spring 2020)

Green Market Oracle

Month after month, year after year temperature records keep being broken. Last July was the hottest month ever recorded and 2019 was the second hottest year on record. The five last years have been the hottest on record, as was the decade from 2010-2019. The five warmest decades on record have all occurred in the last 50 years and each successive decade was warmer than any preceding decade.

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How 10x tech can drive 10x impact in 10 years

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – The start of a global recession in the middle of a pandemic that has laid bare structural inequality and racism may not be the most auspicious time to revive the tech-utopian vision. Or maybe it is. “We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization. The post How 10x tech can drive 10x impact in 10 years appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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UNEP calls on finance sector to boost biodiversity ambition and engagement

Business Green

The brewing industry is among the nine critical sectors identified in a report published today by UNEP and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance that highlights need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss. The finance sector must urgently set evidence-based biodiversity targets in order to prevent its activity from fuelling the ongoing degradation of ecosystems and jeopardising the stability of the global economy, according to UN-backed research.

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Gates Foundation backs Enko Chem’s eco-pesticides for Africa

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 29 – Massachusetts-based Enko Chem uses technology for pharmaceutical drug discovery to develop new crop treatments. The company, which was incubated within agtech venture capital firm Anterra Capital, is combatting the pest resistance and environmental harm of chemical pesticides. It looks for under-developed methods of killing pests or boosting crop resilience and rapid-tests.

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Swiss highway charging stations to feature ABB energy storage and management

Charged

Swiss electric utilities Primeo Energie and Alpiq E-Mobility have opened a pair of highway charging stations in Switzerland that feature battery energy storage and an energy management solution from ABB. Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office hopes to install chargers at approximately 100 motorway rest areas over the next few years. Many of these locations have little or no power supply, and as they may be served by different utilities, each can have its own specific cost structures and peak demand

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Xpeng Starts Delivery of P7 High-Performance Intelligent EV Sports Sedan

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New P7 manufactured at wholly-owned Zhaoqing plant

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Learn how to collect native plant seeds

Greenability Magazine

The KC WildLands Seed Team is looking for volunteers to learn how to collect native plant seeds in some of the area’s best native landscapes. In an effort to reduce large gatherings, KC WildLands will provide individuals with step-by-step guides and information on how, where and when to collect seeds to support the biodiversity of our local ecosystems.

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Fortum Oslo Varme to Present Klemetsrud Case Study at Energy from Waste 2020

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SMi Group's Energy from Waste conference will feature a presentation on the waste-to-energy plant at Klemetsrud from Fortum Oslo Varme's director of CO2 capture and storage

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Virtual lobby leads latest call for jobs-rich green recovery

Business Green

Ahead of Boris Johnson's speech on the government's economic stimulus plans, MPs will today take part in over 100 digital meetings with constituents to discuss the green recovery. MPs from across the political spectrum will today take part in over 100 digital meetings with constituents to discuss plans for a green recovery, as part of the world's biggest virtual lobby.

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DOE solicits proposals for battery manufacturing innovations

Charged

The DOE is soliciting proposals from the national laboratories and industry partners to pursue radical innovations for American battery manufacturing leadership. The agency will directly fund the national labs to establish public-private partnerships that solve engineering challenges for advanced battery materials and devices, with a focus on de-risking, scaling and accelerating the adoption of new technologies.

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Project speed? UK infrastructure pipeline 'not net zero aligned', warn green groups

Business Green

UK currently staring at a £14bn gap in the green infrastructure investment needed for net zero, warns Green Alliance. The UK continues to plot significant new investment in high carbon infrastructure, despite data showing current public annual public investment in green transport, buildings, nature and industry remains more than £14bn short of what is needed to deliver a net zero economy by 2050, green groups have warned.

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The Brief: 10x in 10 years, LeBron’s impact media, eco-pesticides, impact delta, Mexican alt-dairy, Midwestern founders

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Signals: Ahead of the Curve How 10x tech can drive 10x impact in 10 years. The start of a global recession in the middle of a pandemic that has laid bare structural inequality and racism may not be the most auspicious time to revive the tech-utopian vision. Or maybe it is. The post The Brief: 10x in 10 years, LeBron’s impact media, eco-pesticides, impact delta, Mexican alt-dairy, Midwestern founders appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Fairtrade farmers reap $41m boost from UK shoppers in 2019

Business Green

Latest Fairtrade product sales figures show shoppers care 'more about Fairtrade than ever', organisation claims. UK shoppers "care more than ever" about the sustainability of the products they buy, according to the Fairtrade Foundation, which yesterday released figures showing its farmers in the 'Global South' last year reaped a $41m boost for their local communities from products purchased by UK citizens.

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The Circular Economy Meets Furniture: The Future of Rentals and Sharing

CleanTech Group

According to a 2017 estimate, the global sharing economy will surpass $335 billion by 2025, with a CAGR of 30.2%. The gradual shift.

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Hydrogen Truckmaker Nikola Opens Badger Pickup Reservations–Ahead Of Production Plans

Forbes Green Tech

The upstart truckmaker that intends to commercialize hydrogen-powered semis, is amping up a rivalry with Tesla and Rivian in an emerging market for electric pickups.

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Ballard Applauds Landmark Zero-Emission Trucks Regulation in California

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• Fuel cell solutions offer a compelling value proposition for trucks

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Help glean farm produce to feed hungry

Greenability Magazine

After the Harvest needs volunteers to help glean fresh food from local farms to be donated to agencies that feed the hungry. Gleaners are needed at area farms on July 7, 9, 16, 17, 21, 23 and 30 and throughout the harvesting season, which usually ends in November. After the Harvest is also looking for volunteers to help pick up excess food that is being donated from farmers markets.

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IV International Exhibition and Convention Verde.Tec - Environmental Technologies

altenergymag

Verde.Tec 2020 International Trade Fair and Convention is back with a new date. The IV edition of Greece's only Expo on Environmental Technologies will take place on the 9-11 October 2020 in Athens at the MEC Exhibition Center. Organised by T-Press, the Expo will be spectacular and in accordance with the sanitary protocols established by the country's Authorities to prevent the expansion of COVID-19.