Destroying habitats has opened a Pandora's box for new diseases to emerge
GreenBiz
MARCH 24, 2020
The novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics.
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Run away to this 100% off-grid desert retreat
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 24, 2020
In a world of exotic areas to go off-grid, sometimes the most exquisite locations can be found in your own back yard. Located just north of Pioneertown, California, the Whisper Rock Ranch is surrounded by 20 acres of vast desert landscape.
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Paul Polman: How responsible businesses can step forward to fight coronavirus
GreenBiz
MARCH 24, 2020
As the limits on our go-to crisis-management tools become clear, it is increasingly apparent that we need the private sector to join the COVID-19 front line.
UK’s biggest green gas producer to launch biology consultancy
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
On 8 April, Future Biogas – “the UK’s biggest green gas producer” – will launch a subsidiary consultancy service. Called Fern AD, it will focus on the biological expertise required to optimise anaerobic digestion (AD) plant efficiency. The firm says it will mean other AD plant operators are able to benefit from its industry-leading biologists and inhouse laboratory for the first time. “Thanks to years of maximising the outputs of Future Biogas’ 13 AD plants, this te
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.
Gore, Gates funds lead $80M round for protein startup born in Yellowstone hot springs
GreenBiz
MARCH 24, 2020
Nature’s Fynd, formerly Sustainable Bioproducts, started as a NASA research project. It begins production this month at a facility in Chicago’s old stockyard district.
Housing developers can play a major role in tackling the housing and biodiversity crisis, says consultancy
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
Developers must get their strategies right or risk costly delays as they struggle to meet biodiversity net gain requirements set out in the new Environment Bill. Accessible, high quality green and blue space adds the equivalent of £77.9 billion to the value of UK housing stock and is associated with significant improvements in human wellbeing. Housing developers have been handed the opportunity to play a fundamental role in improving the UK’s environment while addressing the country’s crippling
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Monitoring the health effects of slate and tile cutting
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
When working with slate and tiles, certain construction activities are known to produce high levels of crystalline silica dust which, if not monitored and controlled, can lead to a range of chronic respiratory conditions. With an estimated 600,000 workers in the UK exposed to silica dust each year, and an average of 600 silica-related deaths per annum, it is imperative for organisations to understand the health risks associated with slate and tile cutting and how best to protect their workers ag
It’s just numbers: A ROSI view of corporate sustainability
GreenBiz
MARCH 24, 2020
How do you justify a company's sustainability investments? There's an app for that.
Wisconsin's hidden eco-wellness hotspot
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 24, 2020
Madison, Wisconsin, is defined by water. It’s only one of two cities in the US built on an isthmus (the other is Seattle) and it has five lakes. The population of just over a quarter million is overwhelmingly young and educated, thanks to the massive University of Wisconsin. Mad City is one of the Midwest’s more progressive places and regularly features on “best of” lists.
Sustainable business in Asia: 5 trends that will impact a decisive decade
GreenBiz
MARCH 24, 2020
Spoiler: Local teams will become increasingly important.
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.
Adidas unveils lightweight hiking shoe made from ocean plastic
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 24, 2020
Long-distance hiking never looked so comfortable thanks to Adidas’ new shoes made especially for adventure.
WoodMac Trims Global Wind Energy Forecast as Coronavirus Ripples Across Markets
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 24, 2020
Market researcher Wood Mackenzie has trimmed its forecast for global wind installations in 2020 by 6.5 percent, or 4.9 gigawatts, as the industry grapples with the impact and implications of the coronavirus outbreak. Shuttered manufacturing capacity, closed borders and the threat of canceled or postponed tenders all play a part in the downgrade, which could hit major European markets hardest.
Zero Labs handcrafts electric version of the classic Ford Bronco
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 24, 2020
Sometimes what’s old is new again — only better.
Eight Young Women Leaders in Environmentalism You Should Know
Defend Our Future
MARCH 24, 2020
Eight young women leaders in environmentalism you should know. There are no two ways about it – the coronavirus pandemic has been terrifying, and dangerous, and looks to get worse in the coming days or weeks. Everyone should take care to protect themselves, and their communities, as best as they can. And wash. Your. Hands! At a time like this, it can be comforting to remember that as scary as the world can be – and as daunting as challenges like coronavirus, and climate change, are – there are s
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.
Let’s make this s storm matter
Impact Alpha
MARCH 24, 2020
ImpactAlpha, March 24 – For the sake of all those who are and will suffer, the pandemic disruption must become the sustainability disruption. Some kind of disruption has figured in every scenario for global progress, from the race to net-zero carbon emissions to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The notion was so commonplace. The post Let’s make this s storm matter appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
SMA releases first 1,500-V solar inverter with direct 480-V output
Solar Power World
MARCH 24, 2020
SMA America announces the Sunny Highpower PEAK3 125-kW as an ideal solution for ground-mount projects with 480 VAC interconnection. This solution is the only 1,500 VDC inverter that can connect to the grid at 480 VAC without an additional transformer. The PEAK3 125-kW is most applicable in community solar, agricultural aggregate metering and other large… The post SMA releases first 1,500-V solar inverter with direct 480-V output appeared first on Solar Power World.
Community wind farm sets up Hebridean Pandemic Response Fund
Business Green
MARCH 24, 2020
Point and Sandwick Trust, owners of the UK's largest publicly-owned wind farm, assigns funds to 'support the community effort we are going to need to get through the pandemic'. The UK's largest community-owned wind farm has announced immediate plans to use the funding it generates to support the coronavirus pandemic response on the Scottish Western Isles.
How to stay current on solar training while in COVID quarantine
Solar Power World
MARCH 24, 2020
These are definitely uncertain times, but we at Solar Power World are going to continue to bring relevant news and advice to our solar community. Coronavirus has forced many of us to work from home and make the best out of a less-than-ideal situation. First, we must take care of the health and safety of… The post How to stay current on solar training while in COVID quarantine appeared first on Solar Power World.
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?
Seisan Partners with Planet to Solve Complex Business Problems Using Daily Satellite Imagery
Planet Pulse
MARCH 24, 2020
Late last year we launched Planet Orbit, a new partner program that allows Planet partners to gain access to high temporal resolution geospatial data, create powerful solutions and differentiate their business. Today we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Seisan , a custom software solutions and systems integration company specializing in leveraging geospatial technologies.
Fermata receives UL certification for vehicle-to-grid EV charging system
Charged
MARCH 24, 2020
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has announced that Fermata Energy’s bidirectional EV charging system is the first in the world to be certified to a new North American safety standard, UL 9741. The standard covers bidirectional equipment that charges EVs from an electric power system (EPS) and also allows the vehicle to export power to an EPS, potentially enabling EV owners to earn money by helping to stabilize the electric power grid when the vehicles are parked.
Op-Ed: The US Must Protect Communities and Workers But We Need Our Leaders to Stop Bending to the Oil and Gas Industry
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 24, 2020
Read time: 6 mins By Megan Milliken Biven. Imagine a sovereign nation with nearly 29 million citizens and the eleventh largest economy in the world. Now imagine that this nation’s legislature only met to represent its citizens and their interests once every two years. The work of governance, regulation, and oversight are instead shifted to a relatively unknown cadre of boards.
Nissan to offer electric options for all new models in Japan
Charged
MARCH 24, 2020
Nissan was an early EV pioneer, but although the LEAF is still a common sight on the streets, sales have been flat in the US. In Japan, however, things look different. According to Nikkei, the LEAF and Nissan’s hybrid models accounted for 25% of sales in fiscal 2018, and the company aims to expand this share to 50% by 2022. Now Nissan has announced that it will soon offer pure electric versions of all new and redesigned models on the Japanese market.
These are the tariffs still impacting the U.S. solar industry
Solar Power World
MARCH 24, 2020
By Nathan Young, Melink Solar & Geo In addition to the uncertainty around the effects of coronavirus and the economy, the growth of solar in the United States continues to be prohibited by tariffs placed on the industry in 2018. The tariffs impacting the solar industry vary by amount and regulation. SECTION 201 The most well-known solar… The post These are the tariffs still impacting the U.S. solar industry appeared first on Solar Power World.
Navigant Research Report Shows Offshore Wind Is Expanding to New Markets as Technology Prices Decline and Renewable Energy Becomes More Attractive
altenergymag
MARCH 24, 2020
Despite previous concerns, projects are moving toward construction without subsidies and with willingness to endure fluctuating market prices
The Brief: Making it matter, green stimulus, winding down fossil fuels, alt-proteins, farm-to-consumer in Indonesia
Impact Alpha
MARCH 24, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impacts! Featured: The Impact Alpha Let’s make this s**tstorm matter. The world’s shift from extraction and inequality to regeneration and inclusion was always going to require some screeching of the brakes and quick three-point-turn in another direction. The brakes have screeched. Time to pivot. “We’re facing a complete economic reset opportunity,” says Cynthia.
QuantAQ Builds Distributed Air Quality Sensor Networks to Quantify the Pollution Sources that Impact your Air
Greentown Labs
MARCH 24, 2020
Here’s the problem: we don’t have the extensive air quality information we need to reduce pollution. Existing air quality sensors are the size of a trailer, meaning they’re stationary, and cost roughly $1 million apiece. They’re overly complicated, requiring significant capital and labor to maintain and operate, and they only deliver hourly or daily data.
Fossil fuel wind-down
Impact Alpha
MARCH 24, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 24 – You know the ground has shifted when nationalization of the oil industry is considered “a moderate proposal” as The New Republic put it. The market has already written down the oil majors as growth stocks and values them mostly as cash cows. The government could snap up the four biggest U.S. The post Fossil fuel wind-down appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Powering Chicago offers free solar safety training for area fire departments
Solar Power World
MARCH 24, 2020
Powering Chicago, the voice of Chicago’s unionized electrical industry, announced a free solar safety training program for Chicago area fire departments designed to help firefighters safely handle solar panels while on the job. Launched in late 2019 as a pilot program, more than 150 firefighters from 12 suburban departments have successfully completed the training to… The post Powering Chicago offers free solar safety training for area fire departments appeared first on Solar Power W
Creative destruction
Impact Alpha
MARCH 24, 2020
ImpactAlpha, March 24 – “Economic data in the near future will be not just bad, but unrecognizable.” Credit Suisse titled its U.S. economy briefing GDP Shuts Down. By April, Credit Suisse expects air travel to have fallen 60%; hotel spending 50%; in-person recreation services 70%; and restaurants 25%. “This would be many multiples of the. The post Creative destruction appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
QuantAQ Builds Distributed Air Quality Sensor Networks to Quantify the Pollution Sources that Impact Your Air
Greentown Labs
MARCH 24, 2020
Here’s the problem: we don’t have the extensive air quality information we need to reduce pollution. Existing air quality sensors are the size of a trailer, meaning they’re stationary, and cost roughly $1 million apiece. They’re overly complicated, requiring significant capital and labor to maintain and operate, and they only deliver hourly or daily data.
Five Tips (And Other Advice) for Establishing a Successful Green Marketing Strategy
Sustainability Consulting
MARCH 24, 2020
Enjoy this post from the SSC Archives. Do you need to enhance the marketing strategy for your green products? Grab a copy of Greener Products by Al Iannuzzi, senior director of Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) at Johnson & Johnson for some tips and inspiration. The book draws upon numerous case studies as well as the author’s personal experience from leading sustainable marketing strategies for a worldwide brand.
What’s the most common installation error in a solar or battery installation?
Solar Power World
MARCH 24, 2020
Continuing education is important in all industries, especially solar. As technologies evolve, new installation techniques arise to make solar systems safer and more efficient. The best place to learn these new skills is often at tradeshows and conferences, when more industry peers are together to exchange tips and tricks. On account of coronavirus halting gatherings… The post What’s the most common installation error in a solar or battery installation?
Greencoat Renewables passes 500MW mark with French wind farm deal
Business Green
MARCH 24, 2020
Leading renewables investment firm completes first acquisition in continental Europe with €30m purchase of French portfolio. Greencoat Renewables continued its ambitious expansion plans yesterday, confirming it has acquired a portfolio of operating windfarms from John Laing Group in a deal worth €30.3m. The deal, which marks Greencoat's first investment in continental Europe, adds 51.9MW of operating capacity to its portfolio, taking it to a total installed capacity base of 528.1MW.
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