Coronavirus dampens 2020 outlook for clean energy and electric vehicles
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2020
The immediate crisis could undermine long-term strategy.
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Air pollution could make COVID-19 more dangerous
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 17, 2020
Some climate experts are hypothesizing that areas with high air pollution could make cases of COVID-19 worse.
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Could the Ohio River have rights? A movement emerges, testing the power of local control
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2020
Lake Erie recently was granted its own bill of rights. Here's a closer look at the momentum around rights for nature.
Prefab Birdbox is the perfect retreat for nature-lovers
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 17, 2020
Birdbox gets its inhabitants as close to nature as possible while still maintaining comfort and a sleek, minimalist style.
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.
Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail
GreenBiz
MARCH 17, 2020
The environmental damage and human health hazards that these activities create may be both severe and irreversible.
Northern Chinas largest bamboo pavilion covers nearly half an acre
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 17, 2020
The massive pavilion was created to house programmatic activity while showcasing the architectural possibilities of bamboo in modern, low-carbon construction.
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A sculptural office crowns the solar-powered Stellar building in India
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 17, 2020
The eye-catching office boasts a rainwater harvesting tank and solar panels.
EU Green Deal Should Be Canceled Because of Coronavirus, Czech PM Says
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 17, 2020
The Czech Republic’s prime minister, Andrej Babiš, has said the European Union should abandon its Green Deal and focus on fighting the spread of the coronavirus in an early sign of policy battles ahead. Announced in December, Europe's Green New Deal seeks to invest €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion) on the road to making the EU economy net-zero carbon by 2050.
Rubia Tiny House features minimalist, sustainable design
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 17, 2020
The sleek Rubia Tiny House feels much bigger than it really is.
PG&E Wins Court Approval for $23B Bankruptcy Financing Plan As Coronavirus Roils Markets
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 17, 2020
Pacific Gas & Electric on Monday won court approval for its $23 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy by mid-summer, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to drop his opposition to it in the face of plunging stock markets and the economic impacts of the coronavirus. In a Monday telephone hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Dennis Montali approved PG&E’s plan for $11 billion in debt commitments and $9 billion in new equity, along with $3 billion to be raised by issuing new sha
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.
Short-term loans are a safety net as social enterprises face an ‘unexpected OMG moment’
Impact Alpha
MARCH 17, 2020
ImpactAlpha, March 17 – Sidai Africa Ltd. was about to close its Series A financing round when Brexit struck. The Kenya-based company supports more than 200,000 sustainable farmers through its stores and services. Its lead investor, the U.K. agri-technology company Devenish, had to put its planned investment on hold, and Sidai was left in the. The post Short-term loans are a safety net as social enterprises face an ‘unexpected OMG moment’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Can Rooftop Solar Thrive in an Economic Downturn?
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 17, 2020
Savvy business leaders must plan for the unexpected even when business is good. So it was that, when Sunrun briefed investors last month on its record solar installations in the fourth quarter of 2019, CEO Lynn Jurich fielded a question from Michael Weinstein at Credit Suisse about what would happen to the company if the economy hit a "major recession.".
Tigo Expands TS4-A Platform with New Add-on UL-system-certified Rapid Shutdown Solution
altenergymag
MARCH 17, 2020
The TS4-A-S (Safety Add-on) meets module-level rapid shutdown & global safety requirements as a UL-system-certified solution for NEC 2014, 2017, and 2020.
Tesla Fremont factory stays open, workers can stay home if they choose
Charged
MARCH 17, 2020
As the San Francisco Bay Area goes into near-lockdown mode, Tesla’s manufacturing facility in Fremont will remain open. Alameda County’s “shelter-in-place” order makes exceptions for “essential businesses,” and a county spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that Tesla falls into this category. The Palo Alto-based automaker employs about 10,000 people, making it the ninth-largest employer in Silicon Valley.
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.
The future of meat may be meatless
Impact Alpha
MARCH 17, 2020
ImpactAlpha, March 17 – When told the coronavirus was brewed in the mix of animals at a Wuhan meat market, future generations may ask, ‘What’s a meat market?’ The carbon footprint of raising animals for meat was bad enough; meat risk now includes the spread of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19. “It’s time to admit that. The post The future of meat may be meatless appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Odawara expands machine build capability for EV stator systems
Charged
MARCH 17, 2020
Odawara Automation , a manufacturer of motor winding and assembly systems, has increased its machine build capabilities to accommodate anticipated growth in the EV market. In January, Odawara expanded its Matsuda, Japan headquarters, adding 58,000 square feet of assembly area. This investment of $16 million complements a $40-million expansion investment that was completed in 2014.
Black bag waste powers new Leeds low carbon heat network
Business Green
MARCH 17, 2020
New district heating scheme to provide low carbon heat to nearly 2,000 homes, while 22,000 will benefit from greener electricity. Veolia has this week started delivering low carbon heat through a new district heating scheme powered by unrecyclable waste in Leeds. The Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF), operated by Veolia on behalf of Leeds City Council, was opened in 2016 in support of the city's zero waste goals.
Are EV drivers really costing states gas tax revenue?
Charged
MARCH 17, 2020
US states have been on an EV-taxing spree over the last couple of years. Many states have established or increased annual taxes on EV ownership—including supposedly EV-friendly states like Oregon and Washington. Proponents of the tax increases invariably argue that they’re needed to make up for a growing shortfall in gas tax revenues (in an earlier article , we explained why such arguments are disingenuous).
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?
Diversified Communications Announces Acquisition of Energy Storage North America, Further Expanding Energy Storage at Intersolar North America
altenergymag
MARCH 17, 2020
New ownership will co-locate premier solar + energy storage events in January 2021 to facilitate cross-vertical learnings, collaboration, and partnerships.
The Brief: Social enterprise safety net, mobility rewards, disruption watch, meatless future, coronavirus tech
Impact Alpha
MARCH 17, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impacts! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Short-term loans are a safety net for social enterprises facing an ‘unexpected OMG moment.’ Mission-driven enterprises and nonprofits jolted by the coronavirus pandemic may not be able to deliver vital services, often to the most vulnerable populations. Depending how long the global lockdown continues, some social enterprises may never.
TerraPro releases coronavirus risk mitigation strategies for solar developers
Solar Power World
MARCH 17, 2020
Comprehensive risk mitigation strategies can be taken now to avoid significant delays and cost overruns to critical community wind and solar projects. In the midst of this expanding public health crisis, TerraPro Solutions understands the uncertainty that this news has triggered. While safety is first priority, TerraPro wants to support the renewable energy community in… The post TerraPro releases coronavirus risk mitigation strategies for solar developers appeared first on Solar Power Wor
'Deeply disturbing': Just 35 banks have handed $2.7tr to fossil fuels since 2015, study finds
Business Green
MARCH 17, 2020
Major study backed by 250 NGOs and environmental organisations claims financing for fossil fuels has risen every year since the Paris Agreement was signed. Just 35 banks around the world have together financed fossil fuel projects to the tune of over $2.7tr over the four years since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, a major new study has found, once again casting the global financial system's worrying exposure to climate-related risks under the spotlight.
Energy Storage North America to co-locate with Intersolar in 2021
Solar Power World
MARCH 17, 2020
Diversified Communications today announced the acquisition of Energy Storage North America (ESNA) from producer ESNA EXPO. Diversified also acquired the Intersolar North America portfolio last year. “Diversified Communications’ entry into the renewable energy industry began last year with our acquisition of the Intersolar North America, EES, and Power2Drive brands,” said Brian Cuthbert, Group Vice President… The post Energy Storage North America to co-locate with Intersol
BYD delivers two K7M electric buses to Anaheim Resort Transportation
Charged
MARCH 17, 2020
BYD has delivered two K7M 30-foot electric buses to Anaheim Resort Transportation (ART) in Anaheim, California. ART, which aims to have a 50 percent electrified fleet by the end of 2020, is scheduled to receive 40 more BYD electric buses this year. Stella Li, BYD North America President, said, “We applaud ART for its bold action in fighting climate change.
Pivot Energy installing 1.5 MW solar project for Illinois self-storage facilities
Solar Power World
MARCH 17, 2020
National commercial and community solar provider Pivot Energy has entered into an agreement with Safeguard Storage Properties to engineer, procure and construct solar systems on 14 of its self-storage facilities located in Illinois. The agreement will produce nearly 90% of Safeguard’s facilities’ electricity consumption in the Chicago-metro area. “Safeguard has once again shown its leadership… The post Pivot Energy installing 1.5 MW solar project for Illinois self-storage facilities appear
COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout
Business Green
MARCH 17, 2020
UK government insists it is on track to deliver crucial UN Climate Summit in November as planned. The UK government insists COP26 remains scheduled to take place in November, despite growing fears the critical UN climate change summit could become a major casualty of the escalating coronavirus crisis which has thrown much of the global economy into turmoil.
GAF Energy solar system enters Pennsylvania market through Bachman’s Roofing
Solar Power World
MARCH 17, 2020
Bachman’s Roofing, Building & Remodeling is the first roofing company in Southeast Pennsylvania to offer roof-integrated solar from GAF Energy for homeowners. “Solar is the future here in Pennsylvania. With GAF Energy, there’s now a solar roofing system that we’re confident in. GAF has been the leader in roofing for decades, so we trust GAF… The post GAF Energy solar system enters Pennsylvania market through Bachman’s Roofing appeared first on Solar Power World.
Elon Musk Tells Tesla Staff They Can Stay Home, After Tweeting ‘Coronavirus Panic Is Dumb’
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 17, 2020
Musk reportedly wrote in a memo that it was “totally ok if you want to stay home for any reason.
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, EDF Renewables double portfolio of ongoing solar projects
Solar Power World
MARCH 17, 2020
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) and EDF Renewables North America announced an increase to a previously announced partnership to develop a portfolio of distributed solar projects across ODEC member service territories in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. The 15 projects, expected in service in 2021, will generate more than 60 MWac of local solar energy to… The post Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, EDF Renewables double portfolio of ongoing solar projects appeared first on Solar Po
WRAP targets 3.6 million tonne farm food waste mountain
Business Green
MARCH 17, 2020
Waste advisors have stepped up efforts to slash food wasted on farms through new guidance launched for growers. Farmers are being offered access to new support to help them measure food surpluses and waste, and identify how best to cut it, following the publication of expanded guidance from waste advisory body WRAP. The charity's updated food waste reduction roadmap grower guidance , published yesterday, includes two practical guides and tools designed to improve in-field measurement of food was
Tigo rolls out updated rapid shutdown device
Solar Power World
MARCH 17, 2020
Tigo Energy announced a new addition to the add-on TS4 Platform — the TS4-A-S. This add-on safety solution brings the solar market’s only module-level power electronic (MLPE) multivendor UL-system-certified solution for rapid shutdown. Tigo’s safety solution complies with NEC 2014, 2017, and 2020 with more than 100 inverters for residential, commercial & industrial and utility… The post Tigo rolls out updated rapid shutdown device appeared first on Solar Power World.
Siemens unveils UK’s first converted ‘Electric Avenue’
altenergymag
MARCH 17, 2020
-Sutherland Avenue is UK’s first residential avenue fully converted to provide lamppost electric vehicle charging points -Conversions address growing demand for electric vehicles, add 24.
Colorado to allow direct sales model—good news for Tesla and Rivian
Charged
MARCH 17, 2020
The tedious and complicated war between Tesla and the auto dealers continues to drag on. At present, the country is a patchwork—some states explicitly allow Tesla’s direct sales model, some explicitly prohibit it, and in others some sort of compromise has been reached. Tesla recently won an important battle in Michigan , and now it appears that another victory is at hand in Colorado.
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