GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Missing Pieces of Decarbonization Puzzle Realized. Date/Time: November 19, 2020 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). The process to decarbonize power systems is complicated. Grid operators are tasked with balancing affordability and reliability as more renewable energy comes online. Utilities must find the right mix of energy resources to decarbonize while planning for extreme weather events.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Schools in the U.S. are using solar energy to cut down on expensive electricity bills. With funds freed up, schools can then improve the quality of education. As a report by Generation180 shows, over 7,300 schools use the solar power approach to save on utility bills.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Love trees? Prioritize wildfire restoration and fighting deforestation. Heather Clancy. Thu, 10/22/2020 - 02:00. Back in my former life as a tech journo, my coverage was informed by the infamous " hype cycle " phrase coined by research firm Gartner to describe the arc of emerging technology adoption from the spark of innovation to mainstream adoption.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Designed by Horticus, these modular living walls offer a stunning way to reconnect with nature by creating a vertical hanging garden indoors, no matter how small the space.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Two of the new bays at Forth Resource Management, which were installed to hold recycled material made from organic waste delivered by local councils. The organic waste includes garden clippings and trimmings, and waste material produced by gardeners and landscapers. Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government are helping the resource management industry meet the challenges of the coronavirus, allocating more than £820k in grants to waste management firms across the country to adapt in respon
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Sustainable Composites is turning leather scraps into a new product called Enspire Leather.
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2020
The winners of the 2020 AD and Biogas Industry Awards were announced on 8 October in a virtual Awards Ceremony hosted by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA). The ceremony concluded three days of intense industry activity at the 2020 World Biogas Summit and Expo – which were also held virtually.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2020
A new, competition-winning hotel and casino will preserve the dune landscape while boosting the local economy of Middelkerke, Belgium.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2020
IEC 62941 is the only quality system management standard in the photovoltaic industry. Compared with ISO9001, it is more specific to the photovoltaic industry. It is a system of standards with stronger applicability, operability, and technology.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2020
The world's largest solar power station is planned for Australia.
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.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – The different mood at this week’s impact investing gathering reflected not just the contrast between an online event and the annual schmoozefest on San Francisco Bay. On SOCAP’s virtual stage, impact investing leaders grasped to sum up “the state of the field” in a world gone crazy. Talk of market size. The post SOCAP takes stock of impact investing in a changed world appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Chinese automakers have long dreamed of the day they would start exporting vehicles to Europe (and North America) in volume. Thanks to the Continent’s burgeoning interest in EVs, that day may be at hand. As Tom Moloughney reports in InsideEVs , the first 100 Xpeng G3s are now aboard a ship, en route to Norway, the world’s EV capital (where plug-in vehicle market share reached 82% in September ).
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Through her organization Oceans 2050, Alexandra Cousteau wants to shift our history of ocean loss into a tale of restoration - and she's starting with kelp.
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Read time: 9 mins More Americans than ever before — 54 percent, recent polling data shows — are alarmed or concerned about climate change, which scientists warn is a planetary emergency unfolding in the form of searing heat, prolonged drought, massive wildfires, monstrous storms, and other extremes. These kinds of disasters are becoming increasingly costly and impossible to ignore.
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.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Earlier this month, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD) and its parent agency the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), released its final proposed waste-reduction rule, which would require oil and gas operators to capture 98% of the natural gas they produced by 2026.
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2020
BearingPoint and TWAICE have partnered to study the factors that influence batteries’ state of health in both the short and long runs, using predictive analytics. The partnership provides an end-to-end perspective on battery analytics, monitoring and life cycle management through artificial intelligence. TWAICE delivers battery analytics with cloud-based software, enabling real-time simulations and predictions of battery aging processes.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – ImpactAlpha has covered hundreds of investments aiming to drive access to finance and more sustainable agriculture. Two reports from the Global Impact Investing Network provide evidence of impact in each sector. The average financial inclusion investee, for example, provided first-time access to formal financial services to more than 136,000 individuals during.
Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Thank you to our community of users, partners, and influencers that joined us for our second-annual user conference, Planet Explore 2020. We were thrilled to have over 3,000 attendees join us virtually for three days of thought-provoking content. . At Explore 2020, we made a series of exciting product announcements , heard from insightful keynote speakers like Dr.
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?
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, October 22 – Catalyst Fund supports local fintech entrepreneurs to accelerate access to basic goods and services in emerging markets. A new program supported by Mastercard Foundation and Accra-based MEST will enable Catalyst Fund to dig deeper into economic inclusion by helping Ghana’s micro and small businesses adopt digital services, like electronic payments or.
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2020
VIDEO: In our final Glimpses report looking at potential net zero gamechangers, BusinessGreen looks at the potential for hydrogen use in energy, transport and home heating. Some of the most exciting solutions for a net zero future are right below our noses: hydrogen is the most simple and abundant element, accounting for more than 90 per cent of the observable universe.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, October 22 – Healthcare network Humana is investing $5 million to enable nonprofit Volunteers of America to boost capacity and extend critical funding to local affiliates helping families cope with addiction. Community organizations are struggling to meet demand for their services as the pandemic strains social safety nets and families face added financial and.
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2020
PwC analysis warns global meat consumption is higher than ever and that continued growth carries major implications for water, climate, and land use. If 10 per cent of the global population switched from eating meat to plant-based alternatives, 176 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions could be avoided annually, a study from alternative meat investor Blue Horizon and PwC has found.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – The social impact accelerator Unreasonable Group has for a decade offered high-growth, high-impact entrepreneurs mentorship, networks and resources – without taking a financial stake. Through the new Unreasonable Collective, individuals can pool their money to invest in the ventures of Unreasonable’s global network of more than 234 “fellows.” The ventures, in.
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Beauty arm of US consumer goods giant estimates that new refillable product line will eliminate need for roughly 300 million virgin plastic shampoo bottles. Shoppers will be able to dramatically reduce the plastic generated by their haircare regime by purchasing reusable and refillable bottles of Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences, and Aussie shampoo, according to P&G Beauty.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2020
New Detailed Analysis Shows Clean Energy Electrification Would Save Average U.S.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Former F1 driver Nico Rosberg has taken his commitment to fighting global warming by creating a new racing team that will join the all-electric E Extreme racing series.
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2020
A third of UK adults are planning to use trains more in future and one-in-five intend to fly less, YouGov survey finds. The coronavirus crisis may well spur long-term changes to Britain's travel habits, with more than a quarter of adults motivated to embrace more environmentally-friendly travel options and 'staycations' as a result of the pandemic, according to a new YouGov poll.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2020
- Partnership accelerates access to solar and alternate sources of energy for homeowners - Square D™ Energy Center provides a more resilient, efficient, and aesthetic all-in-one home energy system solution designed for smart homes - Built in energy monitoring enhances user experience, bridging the gap between home automation and digital energy management
CleanTech Group
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Wildfires are getting worse. This summer, the West Coast of the United States has once again been the hardest hit, with 2020 projected.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Forecasts using Cornwall Insight's Renewables Pipeline Tracker report shows that a total of 1.3GW of new wind capacity could come online this winter. This is ~5% rise in total capacity, which could reach 25.4GW.
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2020
NLGPS joins Make My Money Matter pledge to align its £46bn investment portfolio with Paris Agreement's 1.5C goal. The Northern Local Government Pension Scheme (NLGPS) has pledged to align its entire £46bn portfolio with the Paris Agreement's goal to limit average temperature rise to 1.5C, and to explore the feasibility of setting a near-term 2030 investment decarbonisation target.
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Toshiba has developed a series of high-efficiency N-channel MOSFETs for automotive applications, based on the company’s U-MOSVIII-H process technology. The XPN3R804NC and XPN7R104NC both have 40-volt ratings, while the XPN6R706NC and XPN12006NC support 60-volt operation. They all exhibit low ON-resistance values, as low as 3.8 m? (for the XPN3R804NC at 10 volts), plus minimal leakage current.
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Annual analysis from World Business Council for Sustainable Development confirms detailed sustainability reporting is increasingly embedded in the corporate mainstream. Corporate sustainability reporting continues to improve with more businesses embracing international standards and integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their financial reporting.
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